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Healthcare in Crisis: Exploring Immigration as a Vital Solution for the United States

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Previously published in Healthcare News and Healthcare Michigan. A recent commentary offers a stark glimpse into future healthcare demands (Harris & Marshall, 2024). During the first two years of the pandemic, the U.S....more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Healthcare Authority Newsletter - June 2024 #3

News Briefs - New Foreign Nurse Visas Frozen by State Department - The State Department has essentially frozen foreign nurse visas for the rest of the fiscal year amid high demand, and health groups are warning it threatens...more

Clark Hill PLC

July 2024 Visa Bulletin: Keep Calm and Carry On Sponsoring Nurse Green Card Cases

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Foreign nationals and their sponsoring US employers eagerly await the release of the US Department of State (DOS) monthly Visa Bulletin, to confirm when they will be eligible to apply for permanent residence in the US....more

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April 2024 Visa Bulletin Continues To Move in the Right Direction on Employer Sponsored Nurse Green Card Cases

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Foreign nationals and their sponsoring US employers or US family members have been closely monitoring the monthly releases of the US Department of State (DOS) Visa Bulletin for the past year to confirm when they will be...more

Dickinson Wright

Major Nursing Shortages? Foreign National Nursing Intervention as a Plan of Care.

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Originally published in Healthcare Michigan, Volume 40,  No. 11 - The nursing profession’s vital signs are unstable and require an intervention. The single largest occupation of health care workers is Registered Nurses (RN)....more

Clark Hill PLC

[Webinar] The Time is Now: Foreign Nurse Immigration Sponsorship and the US Healthcare Staffing Crisis - November 15th, 9:00 am PT

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The healthcare industry is facing a nurse staffing crisis in the wake of the pandemic. Many US healthcare facilities are looking abroad to meet the demand for patient care, but are unsure about how visa processing delays...more

Harris Beach PLLC

National Nursing Shortages May Streamline Process for Immigrant Nurse Visas

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We recently reported on our Immigration Blog that hospitals and medical centers, facing challenges in staffing during the pandemic, content with heightened struggles to find and hire sufficient numbers of registered...more

Harris Beach PLLC

Nursing Shortages Open a Path to Immigrant Nurse Visas: Process Explained

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As hospitals and medical centers continue to face challenges in staffing during the pandemic, the struggle is heightened to find and hire sufficient numbers of registered professional nurses. In the rural and medically...more

Foster Garvey PC

Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act

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Companion pieces of legislation have been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate that aim to alleviate some of the long delays for medical professionals seeking to live and work in the United States...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Health Care Organizations and Immigration: Employer Considerations

Health care organizations of all types, including hospitals, health systems, insurers, pharmaceutical companies and research universities, seek to employ the best and the brightest to deliver quality care and pursue the...more

Burr & Forman

"H" is Not for Healthcare - Comments on the New Guidance for H-1B Visas for Nursing Occupations

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In a recent Policy Memorandum, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services ("the Service") acknowledged some trends and changes in the nursing profession and offered some updated guidance to its officers who review...more

Baker Donelson

Man Convicted of Forcing Foreign Nurses to Work in U.S. Nursing Homes

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A Colorado businessman was convicted last month by a federal jury in Denver on 89 counts including mail fraud, visa fraud, human trafficking and money laundering....more

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