Few things about Nursing in US. 1. A registered nurse needs to have either ADN or BSN degree and should have passed NCLEX exam. 2. 500 visas are availabe if they wish to work in underserverd area, known as H1C, and its already gone for this year. 3. Their catagoy is known as Schedule A, and is placed in EB3 catagory. 4. They don't require labor certification, but has to file labor within department of labor. 5. Once the dept of labor clears their petition, they can apply I-140 and I-485. 6. I-140 can be applied anytime once the DOL clears the petition, but in order to file for I-485 the cutoff date should be current or should be under the priority date. The date you file your I-140 establishes your priority date for Nurses. 7. For nurses if they are going to adjust their status, they need to have Visa Screen Certificate as well. But I-485 can be filed without it, later you have to provide VSC once you get RFE from USCIS. 8. Not all hospitals sponsor the petitions, but many hospitals in Arizona does sponsor them, given the fact that they have passed their NCLEX exam. 9. The current visa bulletin fiasco has extended the timeline to file the petition till August 17th. But since its almost impossible for nurses to file their I-140 within few days (as the labor needs to be granted from DOL), they are more likey unable to file I-485. In order to file I-485 until August 17th, your priority date should be before July 31st. 10. Nurses can file their I-140 anytime. Due to heavy hike in fees starting July 30th, now they have to pay $485 for I-140 instead of $195. 11. Most of the hospital covers for their attorney fee and the USCIS fee, but it seems like there won't be any visa available. 12. Advise: Find a job in a hospital or whosever is willing to sponsor you, if you are in OPT. Once your I-140 is filed, you should only need to wait for the cutoff date. Due to high demand of nurses, they might ease out some solution which gives you immediate entry than others. 13. Any questions or concerns, please email me: laborperm@gmail.com