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Looks like things look dim for the CIR.

This just happened today as of this post.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/07/washington/07cnd-immig.html?ref=us

Reid's gonna try to do cloture again tonight. If the senate wont go for it again, he just might abandon CIR.

I have a friend here in the states who has filled for her AOS from F-1 to an I-140, is she able to file for EAD right way?

Is your friend doing this through an attorney? With OPT she would have EAD for a year while the AOS is processing. But with OPT after the year is up it is not renewable. But if AOS is approved that might change things.

I-140 is still processing but not sure what happens if retrogression continues after the EAD expires. I would be very careful to make sure she is never out of status. You can be barred from entering the US for 10 years if you are found to be out of status.

CIR is officially dead

This is a good news for us nurses coz it sets us apart from CIR which was focused on illegals. Still not sure if nurses were ever a part of CIR or not, but its off the discussion for this year. This paves the road for bills that focus only on schedule A. I hope to see some movement b4 senate breaks!

Hi fellow nurses, I'm watching fox news today and it said that immigration bill dies on the senate today. Is it a good news to us or not? any feedbacks about this?

Specializes in Critical Care.
CIR is officially dead

This is a good news for us nurses coz it sets us apart from CIR which was focused on illegals. Still not sure if nurses were ever a part of CIR or not, but its off the discussion for this year. This paves the road for bills that focus only on schedule A. I hope to see some movement b4 senate breaks!

CIR being dead likely IS good news for nurses. As long as that monster was on the table, a side amendment somewhere offering some relief to immigrating nurses wasn't an option.

Not saying it is now, but it is certainly a better prospect now that the CIR dragon appears to be temporarily slain.

Only don't completely write CIR off as dead. Only the current version is dead. Congress knows full well it can't go back to the voters in '08 without addressing the illegal situation. Some form of CIR will rear its ugly head again, almost certainly this session of Congress.

~faith,

Timothy.

Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
I have a friend here in the states who has filled for her AOS from F-1 to an I-140, is she able to file for EAD right way?

No she will not get EAD currently due to retrogression all that is processed is I140 unless as previously stated they have OPT. If they are on a tourist visa and doing AOS the likely hood is better to go back home as nothing except I140 can be filed and could be several months before anything can be filed and they could then be out of status and risk a ban

I agree with Tim and I hope it stays dead at least for this year, so that a separate bill specifically for nurses can now be entertained, such as the 90,000 visa recapture that was planned months ago. There will be no more excuses not to entertain stand-alone immigration-related bills now that CIR has been pulled out.

I have a friend here in the states who has filled for her AOS from F-1 to an I-140, is she able to file for EAD right way?

If your friend was under the F-1, meaning international student, then they possibly could have gotten the OPT. Without having that, they cannot work as there are no visas currently avaiable. The I-140 is the only petition that can be submitted, and that does not adjust the status nor get the person an EAD. And actually if they graduated and do not have the OPT, then they have only 60 days to remain in the US if they are not continuing on with their studies. If they check the I-94 in their passport, it will more than likely state D/S in the expiration date section, that means dependent on the school ending. They are unable to adjust their status right now, if they do not continue on with schooling until there are visas available, they have to leave the US. They will be out of status in 60 days after graduation, and then considered here illegally.

I got the information below from the USCIS bulletin, I would like to know if a nurse with BSN or MSN will be classified as stated below:

Second : Members of the Professions Holding Advanced Degrees or Persons of Exceptional Ability: 28.6% of the worldwide employment-based preference level, plus any numbers not required by first preference.

Is this H-1 or simply a different classification of an I-140? Please Susanne4 and Lawrence HELP WITH AN ANSWER!

This is for the EB-2 status, not the EB-3. A nurse with an MSN could be considered under this category, but it also depends on the job that they are hired for. If as a bedside nurse, then the MSN may not help and they would be under the EB-3 classification only.

There are not any H1-B visas for nurses, this is for the green card only.

The CIR is dead in the water right now, but that can actually be a good thing for nurses. They are now able to move forward with the various bills for the RNs, if they will.

I still have always thought that RNs should be under their own bill and not lumped in with illegal immigrants, or temporary guest workers. You deserve more than that.

Good or Bad news.....Here is the link...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6730035.stm

Rgds

Specializes in med/surg.

I hope you're right Suzanne. For those of us patiently (or even not so patiently) awaiting the Senate to vote on something it's a real roller coaster of a ride!!

At the moment many of our lives are "on hold" as we can't plan anything because we have no timetable to work to or plan to.

I truly hope that this will mean that a vote can now take place to end the retrogression and we can all breath a collective sigh of relief. I just pray that my hospital does not withdraw it's job offer because of all this waiting and uncertainty!

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