Permanent residency in the USA?
I'm from Sri Lanka, and considering to study in the USA, an associate degree in Nursing... I was wondering, once graduating this course, am i eligible to work there? How do i go about applying for PR?
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I think you should browse the USCIS web site.
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Well, if you get a high paying job, you will have no problemo getting PR. And, if you are good looking, I could marry you, and you could get your PR, and all you would have to do, is just pay my bills, and cook for me.
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No you would not be eligable to work in the US automatically. First you have to pay for the student visa application, pay for your plane ticket, pay for your tuition, pay for your room, pay for your board, have health insurance, and have enough money to live off of for two years without the help of the US government. Then once you graduate you can try to apply for a work visa but there is no guarantee that you will get one. Most likely since it is an associates and not a BSN or MSN you application will be rejected due to the fact there is enough associate degreed nurses in the US to fill the roles by US citizens.
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If you have a Nursing degree your going to have no problem. They are in foreign countries looking for nurses
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There are other requirements aside from getting an associate degree in Nursing in your country for you to be able to work here in the USA.Aside from hospital experience you have to pass the State Board or NCLEX and there is also a requirement that you should have an employer here in the USA.
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No. You need a BSN (4 year degree) and a minimum of 2 years of work experience. An ASN (2 year degree) is not eligible for a work visa.
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Go online and find nursing schools that are accepting international students and enquire as to what is required educationally or just email a cross section of nursing schools across the USA asking about their international student programs. The link below provides a list of every nursing school in the country. Just send out emails until someone can help you. I have a feeling they want you to be a RN already or enrolled in a RN program in your own country and the international student programs are for transfers or post graduate courses but it doesn't hurt to enquire but I am pretty sure they don't offer visas for the associate degree program. http://www.a2zcolleges.com/Nursing/index.html Apply in lots of different locations in the US otherwise immigration can be suspicious of your motives. You will need an F1 visa if accepted which is not PR status but once qualified you can apply for a visa screen to get PR status and yes, you would be eligible to work if you are a trained nurse then. If you want to be a PR immediately you will have to train in your own country first and then apply to work here. You will have to pay for your own tutition fees which will run to thousands of dollars unless they offer scholarships which are generally very competitive etc and you will need to have good English skills, although clearly you already have a pretty good grasp of the English language. Your school transcipts must be available and translated and you will have to prove your ability to support yourself financially while in the USA when studying. I am not hopeful they take international students without an existing nursing degree but I wish you luck anyway.
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An associates degree is not sufficient. You need at least to get a bachelor's degree for anyone to sponsor you for a green card.
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