H1B Visa vs. H1C Visa for Nurses

I am foreign educated Registered Nurse. I have obtained nursing license for RN from Arkansas State Board of Nursing. Due to my F1 visa status I am not able to get RN jobs in the USA. At present I stay in Little Rock, AR and looking for a job as RN. I come to know about your law firm and having hope to get Nursing job through H1C visa. I would like to apply for that. Thus, Will you help me to change my visa status from F1 to H1C? If so, what are the processes and criterias?

Very few hospitals qualify to sponsor a foreign nurse for an H1C visa. In fact, I am only aware of 14 such hospitals which are listed on our web site here. Hospitals not on the list may apply through the DOL for H1C certification so they may sponsor H1C visas but they must meet stringent requirements. We encourage foreign nurses to apply through the H1B program rather than the H1C program if they cannot find H1C sponsorship from one of the 14 hospitals on our web site. A nurse may obtain an H1B for certain specialty or supervisory nursing positions such as a clinical nurse specialist or certified nurse practitioner. The applicant must also hold a BSN, other Bachelor’s degree or equivalent if applying as a nurse manager or administrator.

Posted on August 13, 2012 at 10:25 pm by Immigration Lawyer Peter Messersmith · Permalink
In: H-1B Visa, H-1C Visa · Tagged with: ,

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  1. Written by sukhi
    on June 30, 2015 at 11:00 pm
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    Hi,

    I am Canadian citizen and  I am registered nurse. I have done my visa screen for USA. I want to move to states. Please guide me.

    Please find my resume for details.

    Thanks

    Best regards 

    sukhi 

    15879820291

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