{"id":47900,"date":"2023-02-08T08:26:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T14:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accesolatino.org\/?p=47900"},"modified":"2025-10-20T18:08:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T00:08:22","slug":"los-estados-que-permiten-que-trabajadores-indocumentados-obtengan-licencia-profesional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accesolatino.org\/en\/los-estados-que-permiten-que-trabajadores-indocumentados-obtengan-licencia-profesional\/empleabilidad-y-emprendimiento\/","title":{"rendered":"States that allow undocumented workers to obtain a professional license"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Undocumented immigrants can practice their profession despite the fact that certain careers require an occupational license or professional license to do so legally.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Several states have laws that allow professionals with irregular immigration status to access a professional license and practice their profession as professionals in teaching, architecture, medicine, law, nursing, among others, however, they must meet certain requirements.<\/p>

In January 2015, California<\/strong> became the first state to allow undocumented workers to obtain a professional license, thanks to the approval of Bill S.1159 promoted in the state senate.<\/p>

This law allows all people who have a Personal Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) or Social Security Number (SSN) to obtain a professional license. Anyone, regardless of whether their presence is legal or irregular in the country, can access a license to practice their profession, if they meet other professional and academic preparation requirements.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Likewise, for seven years the state of Illinois<\/strong> has allowed Dreamers who are beneficiaries of Deferred Action (DACA) to obtain a license to practice as lawyers within the state.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Asimismo, desde hace siete a\u00f1os el estado de Illinois<\/strong> permite a los dreamers beneficiarios de Acci\u00f3n Diferida (DACA) obtener licencia para ejercer como abogados dentro del estado.<\/p>

On the other hand, in Nevada<\/strong>, there is the possibility of licensing immigrants with EADs only in case there is a shortage of teachers.<\/p>

Utah<\/strong> also allows professional licensing of qualified therapists or therapist assistants, regardless of whether their education and degree was obtained inside or outside the United States.<\/p>

More recently, states such as New<\/strong> Jersey<\/strong>, Arkansas<\/strong>, Colorado<\/strong> and New<\/strong> have been added to this list. \/strong> Mexico<\/strong>, however, the laws of each state specify which professionals.<\/p>

In the case of New Mexico, professional licenses have been opened to professionals in physical therapy, optometry, and real estate. In New Jersey some occupations that require a license are accountants, architects, cosmetologists, doctors, dentists, engineers, nurses, therapists, pharmacologists, social workers, veterinarians, among others.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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NCSL<\/strong><\/p>

https:\/\/www.ncsl.org\/immigration\/professional-and-occupational-licenses-for-immigrants<\/a><\/p>

CBPP<\/strong><\/p>

https:\/\/www.cbpp.org\/blog\/more-states-adopting-inclusive-policies-for-immigrants<\/a><\/p>

NORTH JERSEY<\/strong><\/p>

https:\/\/www.northjersey.com\/story\/news\/new-jersey\/2020\/09\/01\/gov-phil-murphy-law-undocumented-immigrants-professional-licenses-new-jersey\/3455489001\/<\/a><\/p>

FWD <\/strong><\/p>

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Undocumented immigrants can practice their profession despite the fact that certain careers require an occupational license or professional license to do so legally.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":47901,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1931,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-empleabilidad-y-emprendimiento","category-empleo"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t