International Education Evaluations, LLC Now Authorized to Issue Visa Screens

As of October 25, 2024, USCIS has added International Education Evaluations, LLC to the list of organizations authorized to issue certificates and certified statements for Registered Nurses. Notice of the organization’s addition was provided in the Federal Register.

Immigration regulations require that when filing a nonimmigrant or immigrant petition for certain healthcare occupations, including Registered Nurses, the Petitioner must include a healthcare worker’s certificate (sometimes called a Visa Screen) from an authorized credentialing organization.

The immigration regulations 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 valid healthcare workers’ certificates.

USCIS may also approve additional organizations for issuance of certificates by providing notice in the Federal Register. MU previously published an August 2021 blog post on the addition, via Federal Register notice, of Josef Silny Associates, Inc. to the list of authorized organizations.