H1 for medical assistant

[rouge]

can a medical assistant be eligible for H1 visa. I have a sponsor but we dont know whether medical assistant job is eligible for a H1 visa. Please let me know if this is possible. I am a medical school graduate. the hospital is a private practice. I am currently on student visa(I-20).

[hebbar77]

as far as I know medical assistant position does not require a degree and hence does not get entitled to highly skilled H1 category. Once this is not a skilled profession, one will have to prove that there are no citizens/gc candidates available for this position.
There could be a category of H1 visa for this. talking to lawyer is ur best bet.

FYI:
My wife is B.A.M.S, after researching all options, started studying nursing (accelerated bechelor of nursing ). During her research she did not find any other choice worthwhile!

[rouge]

thank you for the reply hebbar77, actually I also started the associate nursing program but they are saying currently there are no green cards for nurses. and I think there are no H1 for nurses. am i right? and is your wife a doctor too. what is BAMS?