Question #12:  What is the best way for a nurse to file, through AOS or consular process?

Carl Shusterman:  Whether to adjust status in the United States or to consular process depends on a number of factors.

For example, if you are from the Philippines, there are a tremendous number of nurses in line to consular process. If you are from Canada, Britain, or most European countries, there is no line at all to consular process.

However, in general, I would advise nurses to adjust their status in the United States unless their case is squeaky clean :)

If anything could go wrong, it probably will, and it's a great comfort for most nurses to have their attorney sitting next to them during the interview.

Our firm has obtained green cards for over 5,000 RNs :) during the past 18 years,  mostly by adjustment of status. I believe that most of my clients would agree with me that this is the better way to obtain permanent residence.

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