how many green card left from 50k ?

None of us have actual numbers, but if you filed last year, you are safe.

What if you are filing this year say next month?

You are just fine...................

nobody crucify me for this.

but i stumbled upon this item in the latest shusterman bulletin.
this item came up in item #6 which discusses a "step-by-step guide for
RNs, Hospitals, & Recruiters." http://www.shusterman.com/siu.html

"The bad news is that the State Department predicts that at the present rate of usage, the 50,000 visa numbers reserved for RNs and PTs may be used up between October and December of this year. All the more important to submit your applications immediately!"

this might be old news already, but this is the only item i found which says something about the status of the 50K visas.

if you have info contrary to this, please feel free to share it with us.

thanks.

If you have already filesd, then you should be fine.
Will there be visas available Janauray, 2007? No one knows for sure, but currently they are available. And that is all that you need to worry about. The government doesn't post anything as to how many are left, nor about how many have been used.

Hi Suzane...

Its been long time since I have logged into all nurses. Hope ur in good sprit and time. Right now I am in NewYork and enjoying my stay and work here. I am expecting my plastic card by next month.

Well this is something which I want to inform everybody and was searching for the right forum. I heard from many diffrent people and sources that, after the end of recaptured 50K US is going to stop issuing green card for Nurses and PTs. Instead of Green Card they are going to issue H1 visas where they will be on Non Immigrant status. And I heard a strong lobbying has started on this issue. The main disadvantage of this will be the non employment of spouses in H4 status.

I heard this from many immigrant sources and thats the reason why I took it serious. But when I was searching net I wasn't able to find any article on this regard.

If anybody come across this issue please let us all know. Mean while I will try updating on this.

Nimisha

I have not heard one thing about this and I hope that H1 visas never, ever return for nurses. First, there is way too much paperwork for facilities to handle, and most won't so the availability for jobs will be quite low in comparison to what is available now. It takes a staff of three or more just to keep up with that paperwork.

You may have heard it from agencies, because then you belong to them and they can dictate exactly what you are going to do and not do. You essentially are owned by them. Soemthing that I want no part of, if it comes to that, you will hear major protests around the world from me. No one should ever, ever agree to work in the US on an Ha visa is they ever return. If your empoyer fires you, you will have about 30 days to leave the US, it will be very hard to find another employer under that rating.

I do not see it happening.

I hope that does not happen. I've been on H1b visa for a while (non-nursing field). The quota for H1 is used up every year even before the fiscal year starts. There are additional H1 visa quota reserved for people who have Advanced degrees.

I guess if nurses have to use some H1 visa, then I do not need to worry about quota issue since I already have H1 within 6 years. Also I will be eligible for advanced degree H visa.