VISA SCREEN TELECONFERENCE PLANNED
FOR MARCH 9
Hammond Law Group LLC is pleased to announce a free teleconference for all
clients set for March 9 , 2004 at 2PM ET / 11 AM PT. The conference will
cover all aspects of the Visa Screen and will include Donna Richardson,
CGFNS' Director of Operations and Governmental Affairs. To sign up, please
email
lms@hammondlawfirm.com.
http://www.hammondlawfirm.com/alerts/02.25.2004healthcare_alert.htm
CGFNS TO SCHEDULE EXAM DATES ONLINE
Beginning with the March 10, 2004 exam, CGFNS will no longer issue admission
permits for the CGFNS Qualifying Exam. Instead, it will schedule applicants
for the exam and post the location on the CGFNS web site.
http://www.cgfns.org/cgfns/index.html
HLG WELCOMES NEW TALENT
Hammond Law Group, LLC welcomes a new attorney to our team. Cindy Unkenholt
comes to the Hammond Law Group from New York City where she practiced with a
firm specializing in immigration law. A significant part of her practice is
immigration for foreign-born physicians. A Cincinnati native, Cindy has
lived and practiced in Minnesota, Connecticut and New York. She has six
years of immigration law experience. We look forward to her valued
contribution.
http://www.hammondlawfirm.com/attorneys_main.htm
CGFNS TO BECOME MORE EFFICIENT
CGFNS has announced that it is now able to retrieve educational transcripts
and English examination results that were submitted with previous
applications. The practical effect is that a nurse who submitted educational
documents and/or English examination results as part of the CGFNS exam will
not need to re-submit the educational documents as part of the VisaScreen
process. However, CGFNS will still require the nurse to resubmit current
license verification because CGFNS requires current proof that the license
is unencumbered.
http://www.cgfns.org
CGFNS, AHA OPPOSE IMPLEMENTATION OF JULY 2004 VISA
SCREEN
The Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) and the
American Hospital Association (AHA) have asked the CIS to delay the
implementation of the forthcoming July 26, 2004 health care worker
credentialing rule. (a.k.a. Visa Screen, which is CGFNS' name for the
process).
http://www.hammondlawfirm.com/alerts/02.20.2004healthcare_alert.htm
http://www.cgfns.org/cgfns/newsandevents/whatsnew.html
MIKE HAMMOND FEATURED SPEAKER AT CANADIAN
RECRUITMENT FAIR
Mike Hammond, Esq. was a featured immigration lawyer at the Heath Careers
Interaction 2004 Health Career Fair in Toronto, Canada on February 7 and 8.
The event attracted thousands of Canadian nurses and put them in touch with
both U.S. and Canadian employers.
http://marskell.jobscience.com/torontoFEB.htm
US CONSULATE - CHENNAI: VISA SCREEN MAY BE
SUBMITTED LATER
The US Consulate at Chennai, India (formerly Madras) continues to bolster
its reputation as one the most forward-thinking US Consulates. In a recent
correspondence with an HLG attorney, the Consulate confirmed that if an
applicant has already completed and passed her exams, and is simply waiting
for the visa screen certificate, she may attend the interview as scheduled
and then submit the visa screen certificate when she receives it.
http://chennai.usconsulate.gov/
H-1 CAP REACHED
The quota for new H-1B visa filings was reached on February 17, 2004. No new
H-1B visas will be accepted for filing until April 1, 2004. No new H-1B
visas can be authorized prior to October 1, 2004.
http://www.hammondlawfirm.com/alerts/02.18.04alert.htm
USCIS BULLETIN: SPONSORING FOREIGN NURSES
The USCIS' Office of Business Liaison recently produced a Guide to Hiring
Foreign Nurses. The Guide is a good reference tool and primer.
http://uscis.gov/graphics/services/employerinfo/EIB19.pdf
HLG TO BE REPRESENTED AT AONE ANNUAL MEETING
Steve Albert, Esq. will be attending the AONE Annual Meeting and Exposition.
This year's conference is to be held in Phoenix, Arizona from April 17-21.
If you are attending, please contact Steve, as he's always looking to
meet-up with HLG clients and friends. Steve's email is
sda@hammondlawfirm.com
http://www.hospitalconnect.com/aone/edandcareer/annualmeeting.html
