La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLV-401

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section XLV-401 - Provisional Temporary Permit Pending Application for Visa

A. The board may issue a provisional temporary permit to an applicant for any license or permit provided for by these rules who is otherwise completely qualified for such license or permit, save for possessing an H-1 or equivalent visa as may be required by these rules, provided that the applicant has completed all applicable requirements and procedures for issuance of a license or permit and is eligible for an H-1 or equivalent visa under rules and regulations promulgated by the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS).

B. A provisional temporary permit issued under this Section shall be of the same type and scope, and subject to the same terms and restrictions, as the license or permit applied for, provided, however, that a provisional temporary permit issued under this Section shall expire, and become null and void, on the earlier of:

1. 90 days from the date of issuance of such permit;

2. 10 days following the date on which the applicant receives notice of INS action granting or denying the applicant's petition for an H-1 or equivalent visa; or

3. the date on which the board gives notice to the applicant of its final action granting or denying issuance of the license or permit applied for.

C. The board may, in its discretion, extend or renew, for one or more additional 90-day periods, a provisional temporary permit issued hereunder which has expired pursuant to §401. B 1, in favor of an applicant who holds a provisional temporary permit issued under this Section and who has filed a petition for H-1 or equivalent visa with the INS, but whose pending petition has not yet been acted on by the INS within 90 days from issuance of such provisional temporary permit.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLV-401

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 17:1101 (November 1991), repromulgated LR 27:843 (June 2001).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1270 and 37:1275.