Good news for healthcare workers! If you work in nursing or child care, you can ask the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to process your work permit application more quickly.

This new process applies to you if:

USCIS introduced this new process after ASAP members began experiencing long delays in receiving their work permit extensions, Asylum Support reports.

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Many ASAP members, including health care workers and child care workers, lost their jobs because USCIS failed to renew their work permits in time.

Qualified health professionals in all their specialties are in high demand throughout the United States as they see in them a vital sector that they can occupy as their country of origin does not abuse it. Photo: Istock

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health workers

If you are a healthcare professional, you may be eligible for your work permit under this process. USCIS recognizes several types of workers as health care workers. Some examples are:

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The requirements are slightly different for initial work permit applications and work permit renewal applications. Photo: Istock

You can find the full list, translated by Google, here (see pages 7-9 of this document). Original document in English here. Please note that USCIS may require proof of your employment.

babysitters

If you are a child care worker, you may be eligible to receive your work permit faster under this process. USCIS recognizes people as child caretakers if they work with children in the following places:

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Childcare can include a variety of tasks, including dressing, feeding, bathing, supervising play activities, and more. Photo: Istock

Kindergarten teachers and primary school teachers are unfortunately not eligible for this new trajectory, unless they work in special education.

Childcare can include a variety of tasks, including dressing, feeding, bathing, supervising play activities, and more.

You can find a full definition here, under Section 39-9011, Child Care Workers.

You do not need a lawyer to make this request. If you still want legal help, you can look for help here. If you have any questions, you can also email us at info@asylumadvocacy.org.