Question #5: What is Schedule A?

Carl Shusterman: Schedule A is a list of categories designated by the US Dept. of Labor as not requiring an alien labor certification.

Schedule A, group 1 is a list of occupations which the Secretary of Labor has deemed to be in short supply in the United States.

For the last decade, there have been only two occupations on this list.

#1: Physical therapists and

#2 - Registered nurses.

That is why it is easier and less expensive for physical therapists and nurses to obtain green cards, than it is for anyone else applying through their employment.

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