Notice2026-05942
Notice of Approval of New Credentialing Organization for Health Care Workers for Certain Immigration Purposes
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Published
March 27, 2026
Issuing agencies
Homeland Security DepartmentU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Abstract
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS or the Department), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing this document to inform the public of the approval of a new credentialing organization, The Evaluation Company, for certain health care workers for immigration purposes.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 59 (Friday, March 27, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 14865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05942]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
[CIS No. 2824-25; DHS Docket No. USCIS-2025-0009]
Notice of Approval of New Credentialing Organization for Health
Care Workers for Certain Immigration Purposes
AGENCY: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of
Homeland Security.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS or the Department),
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is issuing this
document to inform the public of the approval of a new credentialing
organization, The Evaluation Company, for certain health care workers
for immigration purposes.
DATES: USCIS approved the application from The Evaluation Company on
March 27, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Business and Foreign Workers Division,
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services, Department of Homeland Security, 5900 Capital Gateway Drive,
Camp Springs, MD 20746; or by phone at 240-721-3000.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sections 212(a)(5)(C) and 212(r) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (the Act), 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(5)(C) and
(r), as well as the DHS regulations at 8 CFR 214.1(i) and (j) and
212.15(a) and (n)(3), require that an alien who seeks admission to the
United States as a nonimmigrant or immigrant, or who is the beneficiary
of a change of status request, or who is applying for adjustment of
status, for the purpose of performing labor in certain health care
occupations is inadmissible unless he or she presents a certificate
from an authorized credentialing organization. DHS regulations at 8 CFR
212.15(e)(1) through (3) expressly authorize the Commission on
Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS),\1\ the National Board for
Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT), and the Foreign
Credentialing Commission on Physical Therapy (FCCPT) to issue such
certificates. In addition, DHS regulations list CGFNS as authorized to
issue alternative certified statements under INA section 212(r), 8
U.S.C. 1182(r). See 8 CFR 212.15(h).
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\1\ On December 18, 2024, CGFNS International, Inc. filed
Articles of Amendment with the Pennsylvania Department of State to
change its name to TruMerit.
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DHS regulations also establish detailed standards for the approval
of additional credentialing organizations after consultation with the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, and USCIS has created an
adjudicatory framework for the filing and adjudication of those
applications using Form I-905, Application for Authorization to Issue
Certification for Health Care Workers. 8 CFR 212.15(j) and (k). The
regulations also provide for periodic review and, if necessary,
termination of credentialing organizations. 8 CFR 212.15(l) and (m).
Finally, the regulations direct DHS to notify the public of the
approval of additional credentialing organizations by publishing
notices in the Federal Register. 8 CFR 212.15(e) and (h).
USCIS maintains a complete list of organizations authorized to
issue health care certifications and certified statements on its
website along with guidance on certificates for health care workers at
<a href="https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/temporary-workers/health-care-worker-certification">https://www.uscis.gov/working-in-the-united-states/temporary-workers/health-care-worker-certification</a>.
In accordance with 8 CFR 212.15(e) and (h), USCIS is providing
notice that on March 27, 2026, following its review of the Form I-905,
Application for Authorization to Issue Certification for Health Care
Workers, submitted by The Evaluation Company and consultation with the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, it has approved the application
from The Evaluation Company as an organization authorized to issue
certificates and certified statements under sections 212(a)(5)(C) and
212(r) of the Act, 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(5)(C) and (r), for aliens seeking
to enter the United States for the primary purpose of working as
registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and licensed vocational
nurses. Pursuant to 8 CFR 212.15(k), the authorization is valid for 5
years starting on March 27, 2026, and ending on Thursday, March 27,
2031.
Joseph B. Edlow,
Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, U.S. Department of
Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. 2026-05942 Filed 3-26-26; 8:45 am]
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