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... , then you may avoid most of the paperwork required under PERM - the first stage of the typical employment based green card process - which involves a testing of the labor market for potential job applicants. The Department of Labor ... having jurisdiction over the proposed area of employment. The employer must also provide notice that the employer intends to file a green card application for a registered nursing position to the pertinent bargaining representative or publicly post the notice for a ...

... I have a bachelor's degree in Nursing and work as a regular staff nurse. Reply: In order to qualify for a Schedule A green card as a Nurse, you must have a job offer for employment as a professional nurse and possess one of the following: ... of intended employment. 20 C.F.R. § 656.5 (a) (2). With respect to the types of nursing positions available for a Schedule A green card, there is no requirement that you work as a Manager or Director of Nursing. The basic requirements are that the job duties ...

... citizen, and did not have any immediate plans to depart the U.S., we recommended that his wife sponsor him for a green card. We prepared the I-130 immigrant petition, and Adjustment of Status application, along with an application for an ... of Status application, the applicant attended his adjustment interview at the local USCIS office. The following week he received his green card application approval notice. This case illustrates that TN visa workers who have spent a substantial amount of time in ...

The following Canadian-born TN visa holders may continue to process the final stage of their employment-based green card application (i.e., file immigrant visa processing or adjustment of status): Any Canadian born TN visa holders with approved I-140s in the First and Second employment-based preferences. These categories have remained current. Canadian born TN visa holders with approved I-140s in the Third employment-based preference and with a priority date earlier than Oct. 15, 2002. These ...

... second installment than that of a football player whose many names have earned him the nickname the "law firm." The player in question: BenJarvus Green-Ellis, a former first-team all-SEC running back, who like many Am Law 100 firms, has fallen on leaner times. ... about to go for another Red Sox reference, even if it meant using another Beantown sports figure in the Youk's stead.) Green-Ellis wasn't the only one who had a tough time last weekend. Pepperdine law grad and Texas Tech head coach Mike ...

Hello: There are different categories of applying for Naturalization. You would need to apply under the 5 year provision. You would not need to be on good terms with your wife for this provision. There are several other elements, but I would need to confirm with you whether you qualify. Sincerely, Brian D. Lerner Attorney at Law californiaimmigration.us

... , provided a written report to the Director of USCIS recommending that USCIS should make efforts to process Schedule A nurse green card applications as expeditiously as possible. Calling America's current nursing shortage an "extreme emergent situation" and "humanitarian situation," the Ombudsman recommended two actions: (1) prioritizing Schedule A green card nurse applications by automatically expediting the adjudication process; and (2) centralizing Schedule A green card nurse ...

... ? Reply: Yes, it is permissible provided you intend to work at XYZ and commence employment there once the green card application is complete. CBP often considers a pending green ... or admission to the U.S. under, a TN. However, if you select to pursue the green card through immigrant visa processing ("IVP"), you can mitigate the issue of ... and attend an interview at the U.S. consulate before you may obtain your green card. If you're approved at the interview, the consulate will issue an immigrant visa, ...

... materials for nursing departments. Not a typical RN position, but we believed it would qualify as a RN under the Schedule A green card provisions based on favorable language from the Occupational Outlook Handbook, which stated that Nurse Informaticists are RNs who "manage and ... issue. The Texas Service Center approved the I-140 this week. Once an immigrant visa number becomes available under the EB-3 category, the beneficiary will complete the green card process at the U.S. consulate in Montreal.

... I-130 Petition. A U.S. citizen may file an application for lawful permanent resident status (i.e. a "green card") on behalf of a foreign citizen spouse, who is currently present in the U.S. under TN visa status. Generally, the ... the immediate relative classification, the petition is not subject to the annual numerical limitations applicable to the other family-based green card categories like the First through Fourth preference categories. This means that the petition may move from the first step ...