As ofOctober 25, 2024, USCIS has added InternationalEducation Evaluations, LLC to the list of organizations authorized to issuecertificates and certified statements for Registered Nurses. Notice of theorganization’s addition was provided in the Federal Register.
Immigrationregulations require that when filing a nonimmigrant or immigrant petition forcertain healthcare occupations, including Registered Nurses, the Petitionermust include a healthcare worker’s certificate (sometimes called a Visa Screen)from an authorized credentialing organization.
The immigrationregulations expressly authorize the Commission on Graduates of Foreign NursingSchools (CGFNS), the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy(NBCOT), and the Foreign Credentialing Commission on Physical Therapy (FCCPT), toissue valid healthcare workers’ certificates.
USCIS mayalso approve additional organizations for issuance of certificates by providingnotice in the Federal Register. MU previously published an August 2021 blog post on theaddition, via Federal Register notice, of Josef Silny Associates, Inc. to thelist of authorized organizations.