Can Nurses Work in Any State

Tanya Freedman, CEO of Connetics USA Nursing Agency: Can an overseas nurse apply for work in a different state other than the state where she holds the license?

Atty. Michael Hammond: Yeah, absolutely. The requirements for an I-140 EB3 Green Card card is in NCLEX passage, it does not require a license in the state that you're going to work.

Now, obviously, to work there, you have to have a license. And so you're going to have to coordinate how to move your license from whatever license state it's in now, to the state you're going to work, but it does not impede the immigration process whatsoever.

Tanya: Thank you, Mike. So that is a good question. Very confusing. On the licensing side. Please also keep watching. We have a show coming up on licensed endorsements. Obviously, there are some states where nurses cannot even apply to take the NCLEX because they require Social Security. And because you don't have a green card, you won't have a social security. So the license endorsement process can be tricky. But we do have a department that can help you with that. And as Mike said, it really shouldn't be a problem.