International healthcare careers
Start with a country-specific guide, compare live employer-confirmed sponsorship jobs, and organize the licensing and credential steps required for U.S. practice.
Choose your country guide
These launch markets are based primarily on first-time internationally educated NCLEX-RN candidates seeking U.S. licensure in 2024. Country of education is a current demand signal; it does not establish citizenship, immigration eligibility, or a guaranteed job pathway.
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The Philippines was by far the largest education market for first-time internationally educated NCLEX-RN candidates seeking U.S. licensure in 2024. Filipino nurses also represented 27% of immigrant registered nurses already working in the United States in 2021.
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India was the second-largest education market for first-time internationally educated NCLEX-RN candidates seeking U.S. licensure in 2024. India is also a major source of immigrant U.S. registered nurses and physicians.
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Kenya was the third-largest education market for first-time internationally educated NCLEX-RN candidates seeking U.S. licensure in 2024, making it one of the clearest current growth markets for U.S.-bound nurses.
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Nepal was the fourth-largest education market for first-time internationally educated NCLEX-RN candidates seeking U.S. licensure in 2024, narrowly ahead of South Korea by annual candidate volume.
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South Korea was the fifth-largest education market for first-time internationally educated NCLEX-RN candidates seeking U.S. licensure in 2024, only slightly behind Nepal by annual candidate volume.
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Ghana was one of the six largest education markets for first-time internationally educated NCLEX-RN candidates seeking U.S. licensure in 2024, with candidate volume close to Nigeria.
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Nigeria was one of the seven largest education markets for first-time internationally educated NCLEX-RN candidates seeking U.S. licensure in 2024. Nigerian nurses are also among the leading foreign-born groups already working as U.S. registered nurses.
Sponsorship guides & tools
Country pages cover the local starting point. These cross-country guides go deeper on the parts of the U.S. pathway that are the same wherever you trained — finding employers that sponsor, understanding the EB-3 green card, and deciding between an agency and direct hire.
A live, continuously updated list of U.S. employers with sponsorship-confirmed nursing roles — built from real job inventory, not a static blog post.
Open guideHow employer-sponsored EB-3 green cards work for registered nurses: the step-by-step process, PERM, timelines, priority dates, and typical costs.
Open guideCompare international nurse recruitment agencies with applying directly to sponsoring employers — fees, contracts, timelines, and what to watch for.
Open guideCurrent EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 priority-date cutoffs by country — including India, China, Mexico, and the Philippines — refreshed each month from the State Department bulletin.
Open guideHow to use these pages
Use your country page to understand the market signal and the records candidates commonly need to organize.
Licensing and immigration requirements depend on the state, occupation, employer, and individual case—not nationality alone.
JibJob links to employer applications. Confirm sponsorship terms directly and avoid anyone promising a guaranteed visa or license.