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This bill, the National Urgent Recruitment for Skilled Employees Visa Act of 2024 or the NURSE Visa Act of 2024, amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide nonimmigrant status to nurses working in certain facilities. The key provisions are: 1) increasing the number of visas available for nurses from 500 to 20,000, and restricting these visas to nurses working in shortage areas designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration; 2) requiring healthcare facilities to have a policy in place regarding the provider-to-patient staffing ratio; and 3) directing the Secretaries of Health and Human Services and State to issue regulations to implement these changes within one year of the bill's enactment. The bill applies to petitions for nonimmigrant visas under the H-1C category for registered nurses.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/9079/all-info