Daughter is RN in the Phil, is now taking NCLEX, I want her with me in the US

Hello This question is about my 28 yo daughter whom i wanted & wished her to come & work here in the US. She's now taking her review class in NCLEX & hopefully she can pass the exam come July, 2009. Job experienced wise she's overqualified because she been working 8 yrs as OR Nurse. My question is if lucky enough she can pass the exam is there any other exam that she has to take? they say its retrogression for Nursing jobs nowadays, but I am thinking if can help her in my own little way I can submit her resume to some Hospitals here thru my Pinays friend working here as nurses for many yrs already. an H1-B visa is possible for her from the prospective employer? How long is can be process? Can you pls guide me. I'm newbie here.Thank You

-mamalousa

Welcome to the forum.

If she has that much experience and on a specialty field such as being an OR nurse then she may be  qualified for the H1B visa. 

Th H1B visa is a working visa w/c is given on an annual basis but as far as this current year, only 44,800 or so visas are used up as of the moment.  The annual cap is 65,000.  So, there are still H1B visas available. 

The term 'retrogression' is not for nursing jobs but for non-working visas as majority of nurses going to the US are petitioned via EB3 or more commonly known as green card/permanent visas.  It is 'retrogressed' because there are more demand than visas available. 

The H1B working visa is diff. from EB3.  The H1B working visa has it's own pros and cons or limitations as compared to being petitioned  as a permanent resident.

Besides from asking potential employers to petition your daughter under H1B, it is also impt. to consult a reputable immigration lawyer. 

Hello This question is about my 28 yo daughter whom i wanted & wished her to come & work here in the US. She's now taking her review class in NCLEX & hopefully she can pass the exam come July, 2009. Job experienced wise she's overqualified because she been working 8 yrs as OR Nurse. My question is if lucky enough she can pass the exam is there any other exam that she has to take? they say its retrogression for Nursing jobs nowadays, but I am thinking if can help her in my own little way I can submit her resume to some Hospitals here thru my Pinays friend working here as nurses for many yrs already. an H1-B visa is possible for her from the prospective employer? How long is can be process? Can you pls guide me. I'm newbie here.Thank You

-mamalousa

Hi Mamalousa. Welcome to www.foreign-nurse.lefora.com

So nice of you to have decided joining us here.

As what the T-cell said, your daughter may qualify for H1B because she is working in a specialized field of nursing. But you have to take note as well that only a few number of nurses goes to US through this kind of visa.  With or without retrogression, majority of us prefers to apply for Immigrant visa instead. 

The timeline for H1B processing is of course shorter than if u have to apply for EB3. It can only take up to one year being the most.

Passing NCLEX is not enough, your daughter must also pass the english language proficiency exam e.g IELTS, TOEIC, TOEFL....

God Bless

Hello This question is about my 28 yo daughter whom i wanted & wished her to come & work here in the US. She's now taking her review class in NCLEX & hopefully she can pass the exam come July, 2009. Job experienced wise she's overqualified because she been working 8 yrs as OR Nurse. My question is if lucky enough she can pass the exam is there any other exam that she has to take? they say its retrogression for Nursing jobs nowadays, but I am thinking if can help her in my own little way I can submit her resume to some Hospitals here thru my Pinays friend working here as nurses for many yrs already. an H1-B visa is possible for her from the prospective employer? How long is can be process? Can you pls guide me. I'm newbie here.Thank You

-mamalousa

Hi mamalousa.I would highly recommend her to ABBA PHILS. a licensed recruitment agency here in the Philippines.If she'll pass her exams for the NCLEX and have an English Proficiency exam. she can qualify for H1B visa which VHR INC(Vintage Health Resources) and Cambridge Health is offering to qualified RN.She's O.R. experienced so rest assured she can qualify just she needs to complete and passed the above mentioned exams.

You may google ABBA Phils, for further browsing their wesite.

Goodluck!Hopefully your daugther and you would rejoin the sonnest possible time.

Thank you so much guys for the input, this website is great, informative & friendly, I already sent this link to my daughter in the Phils.& encourage her to join soon so she can learn more & be informed. Pls keep up the good work. God Bless.

Thank you so much guys for the input, this website is great, informative & friendly, I already sent this link to my daughter in the Phils.& encourage her to join soon so she can learn more & be informed. Pls keep up the good work. God Bless.

-mamalousa

You're most welcome mamalousa.She can also browse www.workabroad.ph.She can find a lot of local agencies with U.S. Opening for H1B visas for Nurses.

Goodluck to both of you and to her exams!