November Visa Bulletin came out!

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November Visa Bulletin came out!

For Nurse and Physical Therapists, all countries's cut-off date is 01-Oct-2005

http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin/bulletin_3046.html

If you do not have an interview date already assigned to you, then chances are that there is not a visa for you from this group. You should have been given a date already, but Manila is behind in processing.....and it is suspected that the visa numbers that were available have already been allocated to those in front of you.

You will have to wait and see if you get a letter in the next few days or not.

Suzanne,

I have applied for Advance Parole and hoping to have it soon. But i have heard some stories that even if you have AP you may be deported back home (it would be up to an immigration officer)

I would like to visit my family this spring. But i am afraid that I wont be able to come back. Can that happen?

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Suzanne,

I have applied for Advance Parole and hoping to have it soon. But i have heard some stories that even if you have AP you may be deported back home (it would be up to an immigration officer)

I would like to visit my family this spring. But i am afraid that I wont be able to come back. Can that happen?

Sorry, but one more rumor floating around. If you have the proper documents then there is no issue. Unless the person has done something wrong that the US does not want here, they will not get sent home.

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If you do not have an interview date already assigned to you, then chances are that there is not a visa for you from this group. You should have been given a date already, but Manila is behind in processing.....and it is suspected that the visa numbers that were available have already been allocated to those in front of you.

You will have to wait and see if you get a letter in the next few days or not.

Hello Suzanne,

Thanks for that piece of information. Sadly, it looks like I am affected with retrogression. I have waited almost a year now since I got selected only to be disappointed once again. Sigh...

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Hi! I would just like to know if my case will still be affected by this retrogression. My family and I were interviewed last Oct. 11. the consul asked a letter of explanation from the NBI re- the remarks "no criminal record" stated in my spouse's NBI clearance. the letter of explanation together with our passports were submitted back to the US embassy on the following day, Oct. 12. We were told that the consul will again review the case. Up to now we still haven't got our passports back. Will we still be affected by this retrogression even if we've had our interview already? Our PD is Nov. 15, 2005. This really worries me.

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If you already had an interview date, then a visa is reserved for you. They are reserved before the interview date is even scheduled.

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Hello Suzanne,

Thanks for that piece of information. Sadly, it looks like I am affected with retrogression. I have waited almost a year now since I got selected only to be disappointed once again. Sigh...

Selected? Not following you........things are dependent upon when the visa bill is paid and the file is completed. Manila at times can be about three to four months before you will get the interview, and probably longer right now, with all of the last minute pushes, etc.

You should have gotten a letter stating that your file has been sent onto the US Embassy in Manila for final processing. Not sure what else to tell you, other than you need to be patient.

But, if you were offered the job last November, why did it take the agency several months to initially file for you? I would ask them that.

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Hi! I would just like to know if my case will still be affected by this retrogression. My family and I were interviewed last Oct. 11. the consul asked a letter of explanation from the NBI re- the remarks "no criminal record" stated in my spouse's NBI clearance. the letter of explanation together with our passports were submitted back to the US embassy on the following day, Oct. 12. We were told that the consul will again review the case. Up to now we still haven't got our passports back. Will we still be affected by this retrogression even if we've had our interview already? Our PD is Nov. 15, 2005. This really worries me.

Hi linRN2. Pls update me with your case. I have a friend who has the same situation as yours regarding the letter of explanation. When I hear something from her I will let you know.

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Selected? Not following you........things are dependent upon when the visa bill is paid and the file is completed. Manila at times can be about three to four months before you will get the interview, and probably longer right now, with all of the last minute pushes, etc.

You should have gotten a letter stating that your file has been sent onto the US Embassy in Manila for final processing. Not sure what else to tell you, other than you need to be patient.

But, if you were offered the job last November, why did it take the agency several months to initially file for you? I would ask them that.

Hi Suzanne!

Yes, I was selected last year. And as far as I-140 filing goes, my agency says it has been approved. Been trying to ask them for detailed informations like USCIS Receipt Number if I am right and date of approval of I-140. The latest update they told me was my papers were already reviewed at NVC last Aug 22, 2006 and has remarks as completed except that til now I have no embassy interview sched. Most of those that were selected along with me last year were already done with interview, have departure dates while some are simply waiting for the interview date. Yeah, I have been asking them for an explanation why it took them so long to file my case if let say Aug 22, 2006 is my PD. Considering the timeframe I got selected, it is nearly a year. That's too long while one friend of mine who processed her papers with another agency early part this year already got her visa last week. Til then I will just update everyone here for any progress. Looks like a lot of us are on the same boat.

Once again, thank you Suzanne for your reply. I am sure a lot of us benefited from that information.

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If you already had an interview date, then a visa is reserved for you. They are reserved before the interview date is even scheduled.

Thanks Suzanne4! We finally got our visas yesterday. :balloons: Thank GOD and thank you for your inputs. You have really been a great help to us ALL. GOD BLESS YOU.

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Thanks Suzanne4! We finally got our visas yesterday. :balloons: Thank GOD and thank you for your inputs. You have really been a great help to us ALL. GOD BLESS YOU.

Wow, Congrats. :monkeydance: :balloons:

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i send my paperwork for green card on september 21.received the work permit on october 11 and was fingerprinted on october 1o.. how does the cutt off dates affect me/.

HELP !

karolina

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as for me...i took and passed my nclex-rn last midmarch 2006, my i140 was received by uscis last june 29, 2006, and my ds230 submitted around end of sept. 2006...and basically i dunno where my visa processing stage is right now coz the agency is taking care of it. do you think its possible to be issued a visa for my case by end of next year(2007) or am i dreaming too much? do you think it would take 2 years more of waiting time esp. now w/ the retrogression which i think affected my case? i really have no idea.:idea:

to ms.suzanne and lawrence = :bow::yelclap::bowingpur:cheers::yeah:

...i do commend you for all the help. all hail.

:melody:

:nurse:ree,rn

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you'll never know what you have 'til it's gone.:w00t:

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