Immigrant Health Care Workers in the U.S.

2 04, 2004

Is Immigration the Answer to America’s Health Care Worker Shortage?

By |2004-04-02T14:00:36-06:00April 2nd, 2004|Categories: Immigrant Health Care Workers in the U.S., Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|

Is Immigration the Answer to America’s Health Care Worker Shortage? April 2, 2004 A report recently issued by the American Immigration Law Foundation (AILF) brings to light an issue of great urgency and importance to our society. The report, entitled, [...]

28 11, 2003

Important Policy Change for Healthcare Professionals in the U.S. Seeking Green Cards

By |2003-11-28T14:00:36-06:00November 28th, 2003|Categories: Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., Employment-Based Immigration Law, Green Cards, Immigrant Health Care Workers in the U.S., Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B, U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|

Important Policy Change for Healthcare Professionals in the U.S. Seeking Green Cards November 28, 2003 In the past week, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service’s headquarters in Washington, declared an important reversal of policy, lifting a significant burden off the [...]

13 03, 2003

New Testing Options for RN’s Seeking CGFNS or ICHP Certification

By |2003-03-13T14:00:36-06:00March 13th, 2003|Categories: Immigrant Health Care Workers in the U.S., Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B, Removal / Deportation Proceedings and Court Hearings|

New Testing Options for RN’s Seeking CGFNS or ICHP Certification March 13, 2003 Without many temporary work visa options available to registered nurses, most R.N.’s seeking to enter or remain in the U.S. have had to proceed directly to the [...]

2 08, 2002

Significant New Benefits For Employment-Based Green Card Applicants

By |2002-08-02T14:00:36-05:00August 2nd, 2002|Categories: Employment Authorization / Work Cards in the U.S., Employment-Based Immigration Law, Green Cards, Immigrant Health Care Workers in the U.S., Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S.|

Significant New Benefits For Employment-Based Green Card Applicants August 2, 2002 For qualifying applicants in the U.S. seeking U.S. lawful permanent residence (“green card”) by way of a job offer, the process has just gotten quicker. Essentially, what used to [...]

6 12, 2001

The Truth about Nurses and U.S. Immigration Law

By |2001-12-06T14:00:36-06:00December 6th, 2001|Categories: DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Employment-Based Immigration Law, Green Cards, Immigrant Health Care Workers in the U.S., United States Embassies Abroad|

The Truth about Nurses and U.S. Immigration Law December 6, 2001 It is no wonder everyone and his brother wants to become a nurse recruiter. The demand for registered nurses in the U.S. is sky high and the supply is [...]

15 06, 2001

U.S. Senate Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Health Care Professional Shortage

By |2001-06-15T14:00:36-05:00June 15th, 2001|Categories: Employment-Based Immigration Law, Immigrant Health Care Workers in the U.S., U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|

U.S. Senate Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Health Care Professional Shortage June 15, 2001 It is no secret that many places in the U.S. are suffering from a severe shortage of healthcare professionals, especially Registered Nurses. The exact nature of the [...]

22 06, 2000

Chicago’s INS Office Apparently Lifts Hold on Processing of R.N. and P.T. Permanent Residence Applications

By |2000-06-22T14:00:36-05:00June 22nd, 2000|Categories: DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Employment-Based Immigration Law, Immigrant Health Care Workers in the U.S., Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., Non-Immigrant Visas for Temporary Workers / H-1B|

Chicago’s INS Office Apparently Lifts Hold on Processing of R.N. and P.T. Permanent Residence Applications June 22, 2000 For more than a year, the U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service’s Chicago District Office had been refusing to decide hundreds, if not [...]

9 06, 2000

Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Healthcare Workers Awaiting Immigration Benefits

By |2000-06-09T14:00:36-05:00June 9th, 2000|Categories: Employment-Based Immigration Law, Family-Based Immigration Law, Immigrant Health Care Workers in the U.S., Lawful Permanent Residence in the U.S., U.S. Immigration Law and Legislation|

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Healthcare Workers Awaiting Immigration Benefits June 9, 2000 In November of 1996 the U.S. Congress enacted into law Section 343 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act which requires all health care [...]

11 02, 2000

Nurses, Immigration and the Philippines

By |2000-02-11T14:00:36-06:00February 11th, 2000|Categories: Employment-Based Immigration Law, Green Cards, Immigrant Health Care Workers in the U.S., United States Embassies Abroad|

Nurses, Immigration and the Philippines February 11, 2000 In recent weeks, I have received an unprecedented number of inquiries relating to immigration issues affecting nurses from the Philippines. Is it really true that visas are now available for foreign nurses [...]

17 12, 1999

INS Grants Expedited Processing for Relatives of U.S. Healthcare Workers

By |1999-12-17T14:00:36-06:00December 17th, 1999|Categories: DHS / Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Family-Based Immigration Law, Immigrant Health Care Workers in the U.S.|

INS Grants Expedited Processing for Relatives of U.S. Healthcare Workers December 17, 1999 No question about it, in recent years registered nurses and physical therapists applying for permanent resident status in the U.S. have gotten the short end of the [...]

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