US Visa Singapore

H1C nurse visa is for nurses who wishes to work in health professional shortage areas.  The H1C nurse visa is valid for three (3) years and cannot be extended.

H1C nurse visa applicants must meet the following requirements:

 

• Licensed in a foreign country OR obtained a nursing degree in the US; and

• Passed the NCLEX-RN exam.

 

The DOL identified the following 14 hospitals as currently eligible to participate in the H1C program:

 

• Beaumont Regional Medical Center, Beaumont, Texas

• Beverly Hospital, Montebello, California

• Doctors Medical Center, Modesto, California

• Elizabeth General Medical Center, Elizabeth, New Jersey

• Fairview Park Hospital, Dublin, Georgia

• Lutheran Medical Center, St. Louis, Missouri

• McAllen Medical Center, McAllen, Texas

• Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland

• Mercy Regional Medical Center, Laredo, Texas

• Peninsula Hospital Medical Center, Far Rockaway, New York

• Southeastern Regional Medical Center, Lumberton, North Carolina

• Southwest General Hospital, San Antonio, Texas

• St. Bernard Hospital, Chicago, Illinois

• Valley Baptist Medical Center, Harlingen, Texas

 

The DOL has acknowledged that there may be other hospitals eligible to participate.

There are only 500 H1C nurse visas granted annually, so many applicants prefer to apply for a "National Interest Waiver" nurse visa.