Rep. Shelia Jackson-Lee (D-TX) introduced a bill which would expand the H-1c visa category, allowing health care facilities to use H-1c much like other businesses use the H-1b visa class. This advancement could help to create efficiencies in the immigration and recruitment process. The House has yet to vote on the bill.
CGFNS has asked the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to review the Test of English in Communications (TOEIC), and the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) as alternatives English language proficiency exams. CGFNS is pushing for a determination to be made by March 1, 2003.
http://www.cgfns.org/cgfns/newsandevents/visa&immigration.html
Nurses can get an earlier NCLEX testing date in Guam than in Saipan. Nurses who register to take the NCLEX in Guam will have to wait only 2 to 3 weeks to take the exam while a nurse who registers in Saipan will have to wait up to 6-7 weeks. Our source indicates that both facilities have very limited availability and that the centers continue to expand both technology and staff to fulfill the increasing demand.
OBTAINING AN H-1b VISA FOR A PROFESSIONAL NURSE
Mike Hammond, Principal and Founder of Hammond Law Group, offers a discussion of current acceptable usage of the H-1b visa category for nursing professionals and illustrates proven strategies. This article was recently featured on the leading immigration news portal, ILW.com.
http://www.ilw.com/lawyers/colum_article/articles/2003,0205-hammond.shtm
On January 24, 2003, the INS eliminated the asylum surcharge for many nonimmigrant and immigrant filings. As an example, the filing fee for an I-140, Schedule A petition is now $99.
http://www.hammondlawfirm.com/alerts/01.24.03alert.htm
Indian Nurses Sought To Staff U.S. Hospitals by Saritha Rai (NYT) February 10, 2003
http://www.hammondlawfirm.com/nyt_article.htm
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