H1C visa but employer froze hiring

hi guys, i have submitted the Visa screen and other paper works to my lawyer, how long does it take to process h1c?

Can please send me you e-mail address and phone number so that I can inquire about visa screen certificate, I have already passed NCLEX RN exam and I want to get visa screen certificate,

bye and tc,

Prince.

Prashant in Lomita, California said: Can please send me the agency name and e-mail, so that I can also apply for H1C
visa.

Hi Prashant,

Did you try in Montebella, Beverly hospital for your H1C?

Are you already working in some other program?

Thanks
Jayashree

Benjamin Guth in Toronto, Ontario said: Hello Verna,
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Happy Searching!
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Rita

Good afternoon Rita,
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If they brought you in, they have to pay (employ)you, otherwise the hospital needs to terminate your position, cancel your H-1C, notify USCIS, and buy you a return ticket. - I agree. The H1C visa was granted to you because the hospital petitioned to USCIS that it needed to recruit a foreign nurse after having diligently recruited American RNs and none applied or none qualified for that specific position. That hospital is MANDATED by law to employ you.
As to lowering wages - it is against the law to give lower wages to foreign recruits. In my case, I get the same pay as a blue-eyed American does.
By the way, I am on an H1C visa and paid NADA, ZERO, NOTHING to any recruiter. I just applied on my own.
I did not know that the employer was supposed to pay the plane fare back home, but now I know. Knowledge is power.

Can you please send me your e-mail address or phone number, because I also want to work as RN like you, I am also foreign graduated nurse from India,

bye and take care,

Prashant

AttyRN in Lumberton, North Carolina said: If they brought you in, they have to pay (employ)you, otherwise the hospital needs to terminate your position, cancel your H-1C, notify USCIS, and buy you a return ticket. - I agree. The H1C visa was granted to you because the hospital petitioned to USCIS that it needed to recruit a foreign nurse after having diligently recruited American RNs and none applied or none qualified for that specific position. That hospital is MANDATED by law to employ you.
As to lowering wages - it is against the law to give lower wages to foreign recruits. In my case, I get the same pay as a blue-eyed American does.
By the way, I am on an H1C visa and paid NADA, ZERO, NOTHING to any recruiter. I just applied on my own.
I did not know that the employer was supposed to pay the plane fare back home, but now I know. Knowledge is power.

Prasant, Do you pass the RN exam,have visa screen. i know one hospital who do the H1C. i just try for you if you got all the papers, but there is no guarantee. please give me an idea what papers you have. bangochacko@yahoo.com

verna in Plano, Texas said: I am a foreign trained RN, passed the NCLEX with license in California and Illinois (currently processing). Arrived in the US 2 months ago through H1C visa, then got a call from my employer who said that they froze their hiring as of the moment and gave me approximately 6 more months of waiting. I need a job ASAP (to pay for the $ 4,000 that the agent asked me upon signing the contract for the processing of my visa) but my status (H1c visa) does not permit me to work in another institution. Does anybody have suggestions regarding my situation?

I suggest you exercise your right and get a lawyer, you need to report this matter to the UCIS (immigration) check the immigration regulation for H1C , the sponsor/ employer should start paying you once you reported to work.

We are an international Placement Agency and actively recruiting H1C Nurses for Hospitals in Texas., contact or email info@nurseonline.us if you need help.

Benjamin Guth in Toronto, Ontario said: Then I guess my target market is those who are on their second year of the H1-C program. When the visa expires in the US, if the holder has begun the Canadian Immigration program early enough, they can immigrate to Canada (with their families) as Permanent Residents.

There are so many registered nurses in Canada that are still unemployed, one of them is my sister who is already a Canadian permanent resident and an NCLEX-RN passer here in Illinois USA. But as soon as she submits her requirements to the Calgary and Ontario Board of Nursing, they insist that she needs to study two (2 ) more years to be eligible as a registered nurse. The shortest way is to just apply as an LPN, because she will just need less than a year of study. Philippine nursing education is not comparable to Canadian Nursing education.

I graduated nursing school with BSN in MA, having an active RN license in MA.
I worked in a hospital for one year with OPT but I left my working place because I could not apply for H-1 nor Green card.

Currently I am a graduate nursing student(nursing education) in the Master of nursing, and will graduate in 2010. Does anyone know how I can get H-1 or any possibility to apply for EB2, and hospitals/agencies who support a RN with MSN?

Thanks.

We still have few slots left for H1C before the deadline, and some of our clients can sponsor with H1B., please email your resume for review and evaluation, no promises but we'll try the we can for all RNs needing sponsorship. info@nurseonline.us

Hi, I am currently working in the said hospital at Chicago, IL. I believed the problem is not with the recruiter/immigration lawyer alone but even with the hospital mgt. Your H1-C could not have been approved unless the hosp mgt approved the hiring and submitted the necessary docs with USCIS. I also paid $4000 to the recruiter plus $5700 via monthly salary deduction of $150. We did not get any receipt from the recruiter/lawyer..am not sure if there is any IRS issue here. We understand there are more than 30 nurses whose h1c has been approved but could not be employed because there is no vacancy. dont worry though, even if you have not started working, USCIS will extend your stay to complete the 3 years.

Hi all,

I am RN from India, I have gotten RN license here in California this year. But right now I am having very hard time to get job. Everyone is asking RN experience.
I don't have status problem; I can work with any hospital.
I would be very thankful, if one could help me to find job.

jv in Alamo, Texas said: We still have few slots left for H1C before the deadline, and some of our clients can sponsor with H1B., please email your resume for review and evaluation, no promises but we'll try the we can for all RNs needing sponsorship. info@nurseonline.us

JV in Alamo, Texas. My Brother who just arrived here and just passed his NCLEX is looking for an employer especially in Texas who sponsors. Could you email me more information about your hospital so my brother can apply? Thanks. (redillor@hotmail.com)

anyone? someone said that filing of H1c visa is only until December 2009,, can anyone please give me the website that states such? I also want to apply for such visa, but if it's no longer available, then i guess i just have to wait for the H1B visa processing thanks to move... i really wna work in the united states, i also passed NCLEX and holds visa screen certificate.

*then i guess i just have to wait for the H1B visa processing to move.. thanks

*and hold visa screen certificate

im also an nclex passer in the state of arkansas do you know of anyone sponsoring for H1B or H1C? I have Hemodialysis training and ER Training.

We have facilities who sponsor qualified RN'S please call me info nurseonline.us

verna in Plano, Texas said: I am a foreign trained RN, passed the NCLEX with license in California and Illinois (currently processing). Arrived in the US 2 months ago through H1C visa, then got a call from my employer who said that they froze their hiring as of the moment and gave me approximately 6 more months of waiting. I need a job ASAP (to pay for the $ 4,000 that the agent asked me upon signing the contract for the processing of my visa) but my status (H1c visa) does not permit me to work in another institution. Does anybody have suggestions regarding my situation?

Have you tried consulting with a lawyer? you should find another employer who will be able to petition you right away because if you wait to long the 1st employer might say the same thing 6 months later. It is best you to talk to other employers and a lawyer.

they said that H1c expires last dec 2009? does that mean that there's no H1c filing anymore to any states??
im also a Phil-RN, NCLEX-Rn, with visascreen. with 2.5 years exp in hemodialysis and emergeny. hope someone can help us.

confused! help!

it is a fact that hiring for h1c visa has been stopped. unfortunately, some of the nurses who worked here with h1c visa may go home after their contracts because their contract may not be extended. i suggest that you apply to another countries.

bango in Mission, Texas said: Prasant, Do you pass the RN exam,have visa screen. i know one hospital who do the H1C. i just try for you if you got all the papers, but there is no guarantee. please give me an idea what papers you have. bangochacko@yahoo.com

I just obtained my license as registered nurse here in texas. I am looking for a hospital that can sponsor H1C. Im here on tourist visa. Can you help?

H1C ended last year.... they didnt even renew it.

You need to file for greencard and wait in the EB3 line which will take 10 years to get green card.

bye and take care,
Jaya

To JV in Houston Texas:

Hi there. My case is somewhat similar to those RNs with H1c visa..Just that I am a H1b holder, petitioned by a certain Agency in the US. I have been issued the visa since last year of July (2009) and until now I am still here in the Philippines waiting for deployment. I am just a ticket away to the US, yet my agency informed us they are having a problem marketing us candidates (ICU and ER nurses) to employers. It's been almost a year and the long wait is really disappointing. Time is gold and we should have been deployed by now.

Can you help me find an employer in the US?By the way, I am an ICU nurse with 1.6 years of experience (I could have incurred 2years of work experience had my agency made a bad judgment about resigning last AUgust 2009). I believe I have all the necessary credentials since I am just a ticket away to the US.

I would like to include the information by the way, that according to my agency, in case we find a facility or hospital who will hire us, there is still a need for the employer to agree with the terms of my agency since they are the ones who petitioned us.

Please help. It would be nice to hear from you.

Thank you in advance.

Could you please tell me which agency filed H1B for you.....

Hi Jaya,

I don't think I will recommend my agency..Please try to read again about my sentiment about it..I bet you wouldnt want to face the same problem I am currently having..

It should be kept open atleast people wont get into the same trap.

Write the name of the agency atleast people will be aware of....

just my comment.

JD in Chicago, Illinois said: There are so many registered nurses in Canada that are still unemployed, one of them is my sister who is already a Canadian permanent resident and an NCLEX-RN passer here in Illinois USA. But as soon as she submits her requirements to the Calgary and Ontario Board of Nursing, they insist that she needs to study two (2 ) more years to be eligible as a registered nurse. The shortest way is to just apply as an LPN, because she will just need less than a year of study. Philippine nursing education is not comparable to Canadian Nursing education.

There are a lot of long term care facilities looking for RPNs as well with this US experience. They appreciate the foreign earned credentials. If your cousin would like, she can contact me directly and I can provide her with a few options (including a few online programs she can take).

Happy Monday!

Find yourself a company that can sponsor H1B, this is available for various qualified professional, not all nurses can qualify.

There are talks in congress that H1C will be extended, and or the Green card retrogression will be lifted. so far nothing.. my best advice prepare for possible need for departure. If your H1C is expiring in less than a year then you really need to see what's your alternative, talk to your HR, your lawyer what are they going to do about it. Some hospitals started to recruit local nurses to replace the H1Cs.. and simply ignore the expiring H1Cs.

hi there! i have an h1c visa and working right here in usa. however, the uscis only granted 1 year. i just want to know if some people out there have the same case with mine? is there a higher chance that the uscis would allow to extend it for two more years since the h1c has a 3 year effectivity? thanks!

There is no H1C visa available. When did you get your H1C visa stamped.... Since H1C program is cancelled it is not possible to get an extension better you try to apply for green card....

wyckes in Harlingen, Texas said: hi there! i have an h1c visa and working right here in usa. however, the uscis only granted 1 year. i just want to know if some people out there have the same case with mine? is there a higher chance that the uscis would allow to extend it for two more years since the h1c has a 3 year effectivity? thanks!

hi! ihave an H1C US visa valid only this year...but the employer who petitioned me ceased hiring. What will I do with it? is it possible for me to go to the US and apply there directly at the other hospitals? what can you advise?

hi there.. in my case i am a tourist here in illinois, and i am a NCLEX-RN passer.. im looking for a hospital or any institution who is open to sponsor me.. is there any institution you know?' and im still thinking if i will extend my stay here and look for a sponsor, or just go home in my country?'

please help.. thanks..

H1C visa is retiring. I don't know of any hospital that will sponsor when there are plenty of US nurses and you can't be employed for 5+ years.

I am a nurse here in the U.S, I signed a 3 year contract with my employer, got an H1C visa stamped in Philippine consulate last December 2009, which is valid for 1 year only (I-797C, Notice of Action form states - Approval Notice Class: H1C, Valid from 12/09/2009 to 12/08/2010) which is set to expire this December 2010. But in the port of entry, I was given 3 years on my I-94 which is valid until February 2013. I know that H1C is valid for 3 years and it cannot be renewed nor extended beyond 3 years but I really don't understand why I was given 1 year while some of us was given a full 3 years. My questions are:
1. Which I am going to follow for my period of stay, the I-94 or my visa? Since my visa will expire this December, am I allowed to work legally after the expiry using using our I-94?
2. Since H1C is valid for 3 years? Do we need to file an extension of visa to the USCIS? Since H1C visa has already expired last December 21, 2009, is the extension allowable?
3. If ever our visa can be extended at a USCIS branch, what documents do we need to bring? Also do we need to have an Immigration Lawyer with us?
4. With our case will it jeopardize our pending immigrant petition using our I-94?

hopefully someone could answer this question..

Get a lawyer ASAP, you can not legally work after December 2010. You can not legally work on a tourist visa. The H1C expires in December and can not be renewed. You have to wait until your petition date is current which is about a 5 year wait.

hi! regarding the h1c. the uscis only granted 1 year for my visa which is only valid from dec,2009 - dec, 2010. as far as i know, the h1c is good for 3 years so it means that i still have 2 years to maximize my visa. would it be possible for my employer to file another 2 years for me since im just using 1 year?

If you are out of status you are breaking the law. Your employer can file for H1B, but you need to meet the requirements for that visa which is intense.

I am a nurse in the Philippines. I have been working for one year in the ICU unit of a hospital here. I graduated with top honors from a prestigious nursing school here, and during my training days, I also got awards. Can anyone help me find a visa sponsor in Calgary, Alberta or anywhere in Canada since I have a sister who lives there?

am currently working at. st. bernard hospital. i love the place. ya it's true that the area is not that safe as others told you on in here but you can always stay at their dormitory which is located at the hospital compounds. and that is safe. the community is all black people. and they are the ones doing the shootings, gangbanging, and what else. it's not like if you go outside the hospital, black people are going to rob you on the streets or punch you or what not. it's not like that. i do not live in the dormitory. i live outside at the far north side. this area is in the south side. since i started working there january of 2010, i have not encountered getting robbed or shot at yet. i only go there to work. i do not go there to stroll around the area or hang outside. something not good might happen. so if you are cautious like me then you will be far from harm's way. the hospital is full of filipino nurses. majority of the nurses are filipinos. the minority are nurses who either immigrated from africa or from the caribbeans. so you would be very at home if you choose to work here. but as we all know, the H1C visa already closed december 2009. so even if you decide suddenly now to work here because of what i say on in here, it would still be impossible as H1C is closed already.

hi, i m a nurse from india, cleared my nclex rn and always wanted to work in usa as a rn.but herein india, the recruitment has been on hold since 2007 because of recession in usa (told by agencies).its sad that after lots of hard works and hopes ,we r not getting what we have dreamt.there are thousands of nurses in india who has cleared nclex but cant fulfil their wishes.so thats why many nurses go to uk ,australia after giving ielts..as we dont have any option left.please guide us and tell us where we can contact and get some information regarding this.
with your guidance , i beleive that u will fulfil the dreams of thousands of indian nurses who wish to work there.
i will be very thankful to u.

am sorry the h1c visa all around the country including st. bernard hospital is no longer active. the visa already closed december 2009. my h1c visa is about to expire this september 2011. and i will stay here illegally after it expires.

i love st. bernard in Chicago, Illinois said: am sorry the h1c visa all around the country including st. bernard hospital is no longer active. the visa already closed december 2009. my h1c visa is about to expire this september 2011. and i will stay here illegally after it expires.

I am in the same situation as you although my h1c will expire Nov 1, 2011. so you plan to stay here out-of-status when yours expires? please remember that hr1933 has been passed by the US house of reps and is now in the senate. If you are OOS, you may not be able to reapply for an H1c visa WHEN the senate approves this bill.

i am in the same situation as you although my h1c visa will expire end of Oct, 2011. Have you considered the possibility that hr1933, renewing the h1c program, which is now in the senate may be passed and if you are out-of-status, you may not be allowed to reapply for a h1c visa when this bill is approved?

i love st. bernard in Chicago, Illinois said: am currently working at. st. bernard hospital. i love the place. ya it's true that the area is not that safe as others told you on in here but you can always stay at their dormitory which is located at the hospital compounds. and that is safe. the community is all black people. and they are the ones doing the shootings, gangbanging, and what else. it's not like if you go outside the hospital, black people are going to rob you on the streets or punch you or what not. it's not like that. i do not live in the dormitory. i live outside at the far north side. this area is in the south side. since i started working there january of 2010, i have not encountered getting robbed or shot at yet. i only go there to work. i do not go there to stroll around the area or hang outside. something not good might happen. so if you are cautious like me then you will be far from harm's way. the hospital is full of filipino nurses. majority of the nurses are filipinos. the minority are nurses who either immigrated from africa or from the caribbeans. so you would be very at home if you choose to work here. but as we all know, the H1C visa already closed december 2009. so even if you decide suddenly now to work here because of what i say on in here, it would still be impossible as H1C is closed already.

Hi there i love st. bernard in Chicago, Illinois
i saw your post, are you still connected and working to st bernard hospital? I'm RN also from the philippines, I passed the nclex last june, I hope you can share some advice how to apply H-1C visa in st bernard.

Many Thanks
Armand Dizon