Re: Stuck... waiting... but hopeful.
It is never advised to go to the US an plan on going the AOS route. You will need to be in the US for at least five months before you will be able to start working legally. Most do not have the funds to wait that long. And there is nothing that can be doen to speed that up, or you have a higher chance of getting the petition denied. And if it gets denied, everything else gets cancelled.
You are always much further ahead to go the CP route. If the hospital HR website cannot be accessed out of the US, then that should tell you something; they do not petition foreign nurses.
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