Here is the situation. Several healthcare facilities filed petitions for RNs from 2008 to 2010. USCIS approved the petitions long ago, leaving the nurses to wait the usual 4 to 7 years for their priority dates to become current. Now it is time to apply for their immigrant visas and report to work in the U.S. but the facilities no longer have enough open RN positions available.
There is no fault or blame in this; business needs change over time and future plans do not always work out as was expected. Now we are left with many skilled RNs ready to immigrate, but only if we find new healthcare employers. These nurses have been waiting for many years for their chance at U.S. Permanent Residence, an agonizing experience shared by many of you. If no new employers are found, their hopes of a life in the U.S. will be lost.
These are experienced nurses, some with years of experience in Saudi, New Zealand, Canada and elsewhere. Most have already passed the NCLEX and are licensed in some U.S. state.
Any new healthcare sponsor must have a legitimate R.N. position available and must prove they will pay the appropriate wage for the position. Additionally, as with most immigrant workers, the company may also be asked to assist with certain fees, orientation and travel assistance. Although the company will be required to file a new immigrant petition for the nurse, the employee will still be able to use the earlier priority date, greatly reducing or eliminating completely the wait time before they can enter the U.S. and begin working.
If you are a nurse or physician, consider the possibility of one or more
of these nurses being placed with your employer. If there are persistent RN openings in your area, this may be a
good opportunity for a company to bring in skilled RNs available for employment
in a matter of months instead of many years.
If you find someone who would like more information or wishes to view
the credentials of these applicants, please have them contact me directly at jim@austinferguson.com. All applicants will be available for
telephonic/video interviews.
Please feel free to also share this with your friends who may know of a facility willing to consider employing on or more of these deserving nurses. After years of waiting, it would sad to see this opportunity wasted.
Please feel free to also share this with your friends who may know of a facility willing to consider employing on or more of these deserving nurses. After years of waiting, it would sad to see this opportunity wasted.
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