If she is a licensed nurse in Germany, she could apply as a Foreign Licensed nurse to take the NCLEX and get licensed in the US. The first place to contact would be:
Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS):"Welcome to the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS). Throughout this website, we are pleased to share with you some of the exciting and rewarding opportunities that await you at CGFNS. We hold strong to the values of excellence, which have sustained CGFNS for almost a quarter of a century. As we enter the new millennium, this is a critical time for the nation, for health professionals and for our organization and its divisions, the International Commission on Healthcare Professions (ICHP), the International Consulting and Educational Service (ICE), and the International Consultants of Delaware, Inc. (ICD). We are privileged to be in the public policy arena, helping to ensure that United States immigration policy is objective and effective."
Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools
3600 Market Street, Suite 400
Philadelphia, PA 19104-2651 USA
Business Office: (215) 222-8454
Applicant Inquiries: (215) 349-8767
Facsimile: (215) 662-0425
Telex: 402409 CGFNS PHA
Cable: CGFNS, Philadelphia, USA
E-mail: info@cgfns.org
http://www.cgfns.org/
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If she is unlicensed, a nursing assistant or CNA in Germany, then she'd need to apply for a working visa to work here like anyone else.
Nurses are in high demand in almost every country of the world right now, can't see her having a hard time finding work here if she was legal.
Hope it works out for you both.
Andrew Lopez, RN
http://www.nursingentrepreneurs.com