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by Debbie McGoldrick

Debbie is the editor of our sister publication, The Irish Voice, and is an expert on immigration issues.

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Friday, February 17, 2012 at 09:10 AM

What the E3 visa would mean for Irish - Explaining what the visa currently before Congress would involve

So basically, more than 7,500 E-3s are untaken each year. If an E-3 Irish visa comes to pass, it’s a sure bet that the quota will be used.

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Friday, February 03, 2012 at 08:33 AM

How to go about getting a nursing visa

"I have a cousin in Ireland who is a qualified nurse, the equivalent of our registered nurses. She is working part-time there and is completely fed up of the situation. She would like to come to the U.S., and I think I remember reading that nurses can get visas pretty easily here. Is this true, and how would she go about getting one of these visas?”

It used to be true that nurses had an easier path to legal status here – actually, easier isn’t the correct word to use, but rather, there used to be a dedicated visa category, the H-1C, devoted solely for nurses.

The H-1C category was created in 1999 as part of an act called the Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act. The category was designed specifically to address the shortage of nurses in designated disadvantaged areas throughout the U.S., including inner cities and some rural locations.