She only has 2 years of experience. She's passed all the board exams, the Washington requirements as well, such as the health tests, AIDS classes, etc. I live in Seattle and we want to know the fastest way for her to start working here. Which VISA application should she fill out, and is there a way to expedite the process? Would it help is she had an employer sponsor her? Basically, since NAFTA doesn't cover dental hygienists, we are looking for the fastest way to get her working down here. Thanks. PS - personal experience descriptions are encouraged. Thanks again! She wants to work here so that we can live together. Currently I live in Seattle and she lives in B.C. My girlfriend has actually passed the National Board Exam AND the Regional Board Exam. She did all of the stuff she needs to do to be licensed in WA, including the part where she has to get a volunteer patient. Now we just need to know how she should apply for her visa. Which papers to fill out, should she try to get a sponsor, etc. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks, Ryan.
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Yes, that would be good if she had an employer sponsor her. Why does she want to work here in Washington? Just curious. Here are some website to look at.
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Sadly dentistry is not like the medical field. She would most likely have to take the US national written board test AND the regional clinical exam for washington area. Groups of states in the USA have their own regional exam. Which means a hygienist from massachusetts CANT transfer to CA because they would have to take a whole new clinical exam to get a license in CA from Mass. And it is hard to do. First of all the test is about 800 dollars and you have to find a specific type of patient to work on and a testing site (a school) that will allow you to test there. The US government has basically made it impossible for a hygienist to leave a set amount of states and work in another region of the USA. She would most likely have to retest. She needs to contact your state's dental board to find out what she needs to do.
