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New ‘Enfermagem Sem Fronteiras’ pathway readies Brazilian nurses for U.S. green-card jobs
A joint programme launched in Porto Alegre on 23 Feb 2026 integrates English fluency, NCLEX coaching and U.S. licensing guidance into Brazil’s nursing degree, creating a turnkey route to employer-sponsored H-1B/EB-3 visas and eventual green cards for nurses and their families. The initiative helps U.S. hospital systems fill a projected 440,000-job gap while giving Brazilian talent a structured, compliant path abroad.
Brazilian postgraduate boom: scholarships push F-1 visa numbers back above pre-pandemic levels
Open Doors data released this month show an 18 % rise in Brazilians on F-1 visas, driven by fully-funded STEM graduate programmes and the 36-month OPT extension. Experts urge early immigration planning to protect future H-1B options, while employers see a cost-effective avenue to up-skill talent overseas.
Physicians eye fast-track U.S. licences as seven states relax rules for international MDs
Seven U.S. states have opened provisional or supervised licence routes for foreign-trained doctors, creating a realistic bridge from Brazil to high-salary American practice. Applicants still need ECFMG approval and USMLEs, but can bypass multi-year residencies, accelerating green-card timelines for critical-shortage regions.
E-2 vs L-1: which U.S. visa best serves Brazilian entrepreneurs with dual citizenship?
A detailed comparison published on 23 Feb shows why Brazilian entrepreneurs who also hold EU passports must weigh permanence, investment risk and corporate-documentation burden when choosing between the E-2 investor visa and the L-1 executive-transfer visa as gateways to U.S. expansion and potential green cards.
Brazil’s new visa-free policy for Chinese visitors kicks off Lunar-New-Year tourism surge
Xinhua reports that Brazil’s unilateral visa waiver for Chinese ordinary-passport holders, effective January 2026, is already fuelling a double-digit rise in Chinese arrivals during Lunar-New-Year holidays. The policy completes a reciprocal arrangement and shortens lead times for corporate visits, but companies must still monitor 30-day stay limits.