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Hello everyone
I'm a french nurse and massage therapist as well. I do Reflexology, Manual Lymphatic Drainage, REIKI, Meditation ... I help people to manage stress.In that purpuse I use a method which help the body trought the care of the mind. I also teach my method in France.
My husband and I plan to come to live and work in the USA. But I don't know how I can practice my work. In France i'm "auto entrepreneur" ( like LLC). But I don't know how it works in USA.
Do I need specific deploma or formation ? Are my french certificates enough to work in the USA or not ? Can I work in a wellness structure or as independant ? For the teaching part, could I do that in the USA and how ?
What are you advising to me for this project ?
Thanks for your help !
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Permalink Reply by Allen on
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Pueppi Texas is right. You need to consider the state you will be living in, as each state has similar, but different requirements for licensing. There are only three states that currently do not require a license, Wyoming, Minnesota and Kansas. California is a voluntary licensing, but most spas and clinics will only hire you if you have a license. Check out this link it will give you a quick reference to state requirements and offices: https://www.abmp.com/members/state-requirements
You will have to directly contact the state board office in charge of MT licensing to see if your French credentials will be acceptable. This will vary from state to state. Don't be surprised that they will want you to take one of the two national MT certification tests.
All schools that I know of will require you to be licensed in order to teach unless you want to live in Wyoming, Minnesota or Kansas.
Reiki and meditation practice will most likely not need a license; but you should have liability insurance if you are in practice.
Double check to make sure., but if your putting your hands on people you need a license.
Hope this helps and good luck.
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I should add that if you are registered as a nurse, in CO at least, you can practice massage without a separate MT license so ling as it is in the scope of your respective practice.
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I don't know about the licensing requirements for nursing. I'm clueless as well.
As I think about her situation... There is a big demand for nurses in the US. Seems to me the easiest thing would be to come over on a immigrant visa based on her nursing skills rather than MT, especially if she has any advanced degree, but perhaps Comte Legrand Laureline already knows that.
Also, U.S. employers can sponsor certain skilled workers who will be hired into permanent jobs. Be careful with this one though. Once the US employer has got you here, you just can't go and find another job. If you are fired, laid off or whatever, back you go. Your spouse, if a foreign national too, cannot work. Unless the law has changed.
In some specialized fields, U.S. law allows prospective immigrants to sponsor themselves. In addition, U.S. law provides a number of special immigrant categories, as well as an immigrant investor program.
Comte Legrand Laureline needs to speak with the closest American Embassy methinks. There are many categories of visas and each has there own restrictions. I would recommend that she get her own visa independent of her husband, if that is at all possible, if they both want to work.
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Permalink Reply by Comte Legrand Laureline on
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Thanks for all those precious informations.
Actually in France i'm working as therapist in Traditionnal chinese Medecine and in therapy that improuve the link between the mind and the body.
I've get some informations from the French and US CCI (chamber of commerce).
I'll contact the American Embassy this week to get more.
Our project concern two (maybe three) states : Washington and Ilinois (maybe Californie). It depends of my hunsband, mostly so I'll have to deal with his futur work opportunity.
Keep searching, thanks a lot !
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