Notice of Approval of New Credentialing Organization for Healthcare Workers for Certain Immigration Purposes, 85229 [2024-24213]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
[CIS No. 2784–24; DHS Docket No. USCIS–
2024–0009]
Notice of Approval of New
Credentialing Organization for
Healthcare Workers for Certain
Immigration Purposes
Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
The Department of Homeland
Security (DHS or the Department), U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services
(USCIS) is issuing this document to
inform the public of the approval of a
new credentialing organization for
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certain health care workers for certain
immigration purposes.
DATES: USCIS approved the application
from International Education
Evaluations, LLC on October 25, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Charles L. Nimick, Chief, Business and
Foreign Workers Division, Office of
Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship
and Immigration Services, Department
of Homeland Security, 5900 Capital
Gateway Drive, Camp Springs, MD
20746; or by phone at 240–721–3000
(this is not a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sections
212(a)(5)(C) and 212(r) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (the
Act), 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(5)(C) and (r), as
well as the DHS regulations at 8 CFR
214.1(i) and (j) and 212.15(a) and (n)(3),
require that an individual who seeks
admission to the United States as a
nonimmigrant or immigrant, or who is
the beneficiary of a change of status
request, or who is applying for
adjustment of status, in the United
States for the purpose of performing
labor in certain health care occupations
is inadmissible unless he or she
presents a certificate from an authorized
credentialing organization. DHS
regulations at 8 CFR 212.15(e)(1)
through (3) expressly authorize the
Commission on Graduates of Foreign
Nursing Schools (CGFNS), the National
Board for Certification in Occupational
Therapy (NBCOT), and the Foreign
Credentialing Commission on Physical
Therapy (FCCPT) to issue such
certificates. In addition, DHS
regulations list CGFNS as authorized to
issue alternative certified statements
under INA section 212(r), 8 U.S.C.
1182(r). See 8 CFR 212.15(h).1 DHS
regulations also establish detailed
standards for the approval of additional
credentialing organizations after
consultation with the Secretary of
Health and Human Services, and USCIS
has created an adjudicatory framework
for the filing and adjudication of those
applications using Form I–905,
Application for Authorization to Issue
Certification for Health Care Workers. 8
CFR 212.15(j) and (k). The regulations
also provide for periodic review and, if
necessary, termination of credentialing
organizations. 8 CFR 212.15(l) and (m).
Finally, the regulations direct DHS to
notify the public of the approval of
additional credentialing organizations
1 On July 22, 2021, USCIS approved an additional
credentialing organization, Josef Silny & Associates,
Inc. as authorized to issue healthcare certificates
and certified statements. See 86 FR 40867 (Jul. 29,
2021). USCIS maintains the full list of approved
credentialing organizations on its website—https://
www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/
temporary-workers/health-care-worker-certification.
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by publishing notices in the Federal
Register. 8 CFR 212.15(e) and (h).
Further guidance on certificates for
health care workers is available at
https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-theunited-states/temporary-workers/healthcare-worker-certification.
In accordance with 8 CFR 212.15(e)
and (h), USCIS is providing notice that,
following consultation with the
Secretary of Health and Human
Services, it has approved the
application from International
Education Evaluations, LLC, as an
organization authorized to issue
certificates and certified statements
under sections 212(a)(5)(C) and 212(r) of
the Act, 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(5)(C) and (r),
for individuals seeking to enter the
United States for the primary purpose of
working as registered nurses, licensed
practical nurses, and licensed
vocational nurses.
Ur Jaddou,
Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services, U.S. Department of Homeland
Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[CIS No. 2784-24; DHS Docket No. USCIS-2024-0009]
Notice of Approval of New Credentialing Organization for
Healthcare Workers for Certain Immigration Purposes
AGENCY: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS or the Department),
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing this
document to inform the public of the approval of a new credentialing
organization for certain health care workers for certain immigration
purposes.
DATES: USCIS approved the application from International Education
Evaluations, LLC on October 25, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles L. Nimick, Chief, Business and
Foreign Workers Division, Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security,
5900 Capital Gateway Drive, Camp Springs, MD 20746; or by phone at 240-
721-3000 (this is not a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sections 212(a)(5)(C) and 212(r) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (the Act), 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(5)(C) and
(r), as well as the DHS regulations at 8 CFR 214.1(i) and (j) and
212.15(a) and (n)(3), require that an individual who seeks admission to
the United States as a nonimmigrant or immigrant, or who is the
beneficiary of a change of status request, or who is applying for
adjustment of status, in the United States for the purpose of
performing labor in certain health care occupations is inadmissible
unless he or she presents a certificate from an authorized
credentialing organization. DHS regulations at 8 CFR 212.15(e)(1)
through (3) expressly authorize the Commission on Graduates of Foreign
Nursing Schools (CGFNS), the National Board for Certification in
Occupational Therapy (NBCOT), and the Foreign Credentialing Commission
on Physical Therapy (FCCPT) to issue such certificates. In addition,
DHS regulations list CGFNS as authorized to issue alternative certified
statements under INA section 212(r), 8 U.S.C. 1182(r). See 8 CFR
212.15(h).\1\ DHS regulations also establish detailed standards for the
approval of additional credentialing organizations after consultation
with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and USCIS has created
an adjudicatory framework for the filing and adjudication of those
applications using Form I-905, Application for Authorization to Issue
Certification for Health Care Workers. 8 CFR 212.15(j) and (k). The
regulations also provide for periodic review and, if necessary,
termination of credentialing organizations. 8 CFR 212.15(l) and (m).
Finally, the regulations direct DHS to notify the public of the
approval of additional credentialing organizations by publishing
notices in the Federal Register. 8 CFR 212.15(e) and (h). Further
guidance on certificates for health care workers is available at
https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/temporary-workers/health-care-worker-certification.
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\1\ On July 22, 2021, USCIS approved an additional credentialing
organization, Josef Silny & Associates, Inc. as authorized to issue
healthcare certificates and certified statements. See 86 FR 40867
(Jul. 29, 2021). USCIS maintains the full list of approved
credentialing organizations on its website--https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/temporary-workers/health-care-worker-certification.
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In accordance with 8 CFR 212.15(e) and (h), USCIS is providing
notice that, following consultation with the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, it has approved the application from International
Education Evaluations, LLC, as an organization authorized to issue
certificates and certified statements under sections 212(a)(5)(C) and
212(r) of the Act, 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(5)(C) and (r), for individuals
seeking to enter the United States for the primary purpose of working
as registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and licensed
vocational nurses.
Ur Jaddou,
Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Department of
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2024-24213 Filed 10-24-24; 8:45 am]
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