Category: Health Workers

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has issued a memorandum (PDF) clarifying the standards for adjudicating H-1B petitions filed on behalf of beneficiaries seeking employment in a health care specialty occupation. Among other things, the memo notes that if the petitioner provides documentary evidence that the beneficiary has a valid license to practice a health… Read More

The Department of State (DOS) issued a final rule effective October 20, 2008, that adopts as final without change the Department’s interim rule published at 67 Fed. Reg. 77158 (Dec. 17, 2002). The rule requires certain health care workers seeking admission to the U.S., excluding physicians, to present certificates establishing competency in a specific health… Read More