HELP!! Midwife wanting to move to USA..
#31
Re: HELP!! Midwife wanting to move to USA..
Whilst I accept what everyone has said, the thing to remember is that we are under contract to them because they paid for all the organization of getting the green cards including costs associated with the immigration etc etc which includes the condition of employment from them so we are bound to them on that basis.Criticize us if you like, but as we are old fashioned we wont back out of our responsiblies, but just complain and whinge as we British do.
This is america ..land of litigation ...
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No, not quite correct, the agency actually employs the nurse and contracts them out to a hospital who requires them albeit at a higher price but the nurses are highly qualified in their own fields.So its the Agency who are the employers.
#33
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let them sue ..would be a very interesting case ..
They won't of course ...
#34
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Whilst I accept what everyone has said, the thing to remember is that we are under contract to them because they paid for all the organization of getting the green cards including costs associated with the immigration etc etc which includes the condition of employment from them so we are bound to them on that basis.Criticize us if you like, but as we are old fashioned we wont back out of our responsiblies, but just complain and whinge as we British do.
Now here's my next idiot question....I am assuming they have obtained a GC for you but you will not be working for them. Therefore why can't you have your card so that you can come over and find a job in the area you want to live in.
Your wife will obviously accompany you but will wait for the agency to find her job (but not really).
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You can't be British about this. One thing I have learned since living here is ....If you want something, be noisy and pushy, stamp your feet.
Now here's my next idiot question....I am assuming they have obtained a GC for you but you will not be working for them. Therefore why can't you have your card so that you can come over and find a job in the area you want to live in.
Your wife will obviously accompany you but will wait for the agency to find her job (but not really).
Now here's my next idiot question....I am assuming they have obtained a GC for you but you will not be working for them. Therefore why can't you have your card so that you can come over and find a job in the area you want to live in.
Your wife will obviously accompany you but will wait for the agency to find her job (but not really).
It seems that we lost track of the original OP but by hearing one experience they may learn the problems we encountered and understand thats its not that easy, as it may seem so,at first.
#37
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Won't you have to show you GC to get back into the US ...
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I thought PRs are required to live in the US - maintain a residence, bank account, file taxes (!!) etc.
You can file an I-90 to get a replacement GC. You can get a new SS card from any SS office (and the card itself is not needed to take up employment - you just need to know the number).
As far as the agency is concerned, I would consult with an immigration attorney.
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Re: HELP!! Midwife wanting to move to USA..
WTF are they doing with YOUR green cards and YOUR social security cards??? This sounds extraordinarly f'ed up. I'm with Elvira. Get to a lawyer at once. What happens if you don't get an assignment for several months and USCIS decides that you've abandoned your permanent residence? I also would be reporting the cards as lost and ordering replacements.
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Does anyone else think this sounds too far-fetched to work?
Ian
#44
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Yes ..
he has the I-551 stamp ...
But I would remember the rule ..you must carry your GC card at all
times ..a sheriff will gladly recover it to ensure you follow the law..
he has the I-551 stamp ...
But I would remember the rule ..you must carry your GC card at all
times ..a sheriff will gladly recover it to ensure you follow the law..
#45
Re: HELP!! Midwife wanting to move to USA..
WTF are they doing with YOUR green cards and YOUR social security cards??? This sounds extraordinarly f'ed up. I'm with Elvira. Get to a lawyer at once. What happens if you don't get an assignment for several months and USCIS decides that you've abandoned your permanent residence? I also would be reporting the cards as lost and ordering replacements.