Re: IELTS needed to file immigrant petition?? Originally Posted by schumi 
Hi! I'm a nurse from the Philippines. I signed up with an agency in the US last January 2007 and up to now, they still haven't submitted my petition to the USCIS, because according to them, I still haven't taken the english exam like IELTS, and the USCIS will not approve the application without IELTS. All the while, I was under the impression that they have already petitioned me and I was just waiting for my Notice of Receipt...until I asked them last month about the status of my petition. And then that was just the time that they asked for my IELTS, and I learned that I have already wasted 6 months and was waiting for nothing. Before I signed up with them, I have attended several hiring events of hospitals and agencies, and according to these agencies, the english exam (i.e. IELTS) is not a requirement for them to submit my petition or visa application with the USCIS and for my petition to be approved, since the said exam is needed only for visa screening and packet 4 (US embassy interview). I am really frustrated with my agency. Are they telling the truth? Is passing an english exam really a requirement for filing and approval of immigrant petition, or is it just for visa screen and embassy interview? Please help me. I would like to cancel my contract with them as soon as possible, if it is still possible. Thanks.
That might only be a requirement of your agency. Its never been a requirement to have a visa screen on hand when filing the I-140. We are all aware that in the past it was the english exam was real cause of delay for some nurses due to the fact that they don't have the visascreen at the time of interview all because of not passing the TSE.
But with the IELTS now being accepted other that toefl /TSE or toefl ibt ,I believe nurses have there visascreen sooner that before.
That might be the reason why most agency require this now before starting the petition process. I even encountered an agency that their major requirement for them to accept you as their candidate is for you to have a passing english exam result and they will pay for your CG and NCLEX exam.
They should have told you beforehand and not using the USCIS as an excuse of their own requirement
. Just my 2 cents.
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