How a green card freeze will exacerbate the nursing crisis

The stream of international nurses coming to work in the United States could soon slow to a trickle because of a backlog of green card petitions at the State Department.

The department announced in its May bulletin it moved the cut-off date for visa eligibility to June 1, 2022 — meaning only those who filed petitions before that date will be able to continue with their applications this fiscal year — because of soaring demand. Anyone who filed a green card petition in the past year, which could include thousands of nurses, won’t be able to proceed with their applications.

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