[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 207 (Friday, October 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 85229]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 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

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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