Immigration regulations requirethat when filing a nonimmigrant or immigrant petition for certain health care occupations,including Registered Nurses, the Petitioner must include a healthcare worker’s certificate(sometimes called a VisaScreen) from an authorized credentialing organizationfor the Beneficiary listed in the petition.
The Commission on Graduates ofForeign Nursing Schools (CGFNS), the National Board for Certification inOccupational Therapy (NBCOT), and the Foreign Credentialing Commission onPhysical Therapy (FCCPT), were previously the only authorized credentialingorganizations listed in the immigration regulations.
On July 22, 2021, USCIS approved the application for Josef SilnyAssociates, Inc., to be added to the list of organizations authorized to issuecertificates and certified statements for Registered Nurses.