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Any news about retrogression?

You are funny too, there are tons of study on nursing shortage, but not such study on PHDs. But you get a point by saying demand determines, for example, Canada has a special immigration policy for strip dancers because they are high in demand.

you are very funny :roll

the US churns out TONS and TONS of PhD's yearly....there is NO PhD shortage here in the US whether in the finance sector or in the health sector....i repeat: "THERE IS NO PHD SHORTAGE HERE IN THE USA"

US immigration allots visas based on DEMAND.....not in how long you took your degree :roll

Specializes in Medical-Surgical.
If the law is passed, it will be so unfair to other professions. Why a 2-year associate degree nurses can make an express immigration way, while people with PhD degrees from India or China has to wait 3 years for PD to be current? This just doesn't make sense at all to many people.

For Philippine nurses, A BSN is required for them to qualify for immigrant visas and that is four years in nursing school.

Specializes in Medical-Surgical.
i disagree with you, dear rhp123 and ready to explain.

first of all, the vast majority of the us nurses are from china and india, it is understandable, you have more than 2 billion population. however, it is not the blame of nurses from other countries that you are too crawded.

secondly, the us economy and healthcare system needs rn, not phd. you as a phd have a great opportunity to immigrate to canada, for example. they will give you an additional bonus if you are ready to immigrate, so canada needs phd, hurry up!!!

majority of the foreign nurses are filipinos, followed by indians and chinese. filipino nurses have been immigrating to the us since the 1960's.

in the place where i work, there are only two indians and twenty of us are filipino nurses.

You are funny too, there are tons of study on nursing shortage, but not such study on PHDs. But you get a point by saying demand determines, for example, Canada has a special immigration policy for strip dancers because they are high in demand.

canada has a special immigration policy for strip dancers? are you serious?

canada has a special immigration policy for strip dancers? are you serious?

Well, I didn't make it up.

Canada has Visas specifically for exotic dancers, or strippers, which are used to fill positions at strip clubs in Canada. It might be recently cancelled due to underage prostitution involved.

If the law is passed, it will be so unfair to other professions. Why a 2-year associate degree nurses can make an express immigration way, while people with PhD degrees from India or China has to wait 3 years for PD to be current? This just doesn't make sense at all to many people.

Due to the shortage of registered nurses in the US, they are being expedited. This has been going on for several years........it has nothing to do with the level of schooling but what the skills are. There are also temporary work permits available for others, but not for RNs.

A foreign nurse that trains outside of the US needs to have at least a BSN, the only way that the two year degree is accepted is if they train physcially in the US. Not accpeted if the training is done in other countries.

The above is not a new law at all. There has been the Schedule A for the past few years, and that also covered Physical Therapists, and a fwe other areas as well.

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And to clear up things, the average wait for a green card for other fields is five years, not three years. But you can be in the US working, the nurses need to wait to come to the US.

Majority of the foreign nurses are Filipinos, followed by Indians and Chinese. Filipino nurses have been immigrating to the US since the 1960's.

In the place where I work, there are only two Indians and twenty of us are Filipino nurses.

I know that. In fact, considering the population base, Filipinp may has the highest percentage of population immigrate to US, other than Mexicans. Going through nuring route is one of their major way to immigrate.

Dear Suzanne! I would like to ask you.

1. Of course, It is difficult to predict an advance, however it is critical issue:

is it possible if the retrogression will last for 3-4-5 years? I have noticed from your forum that we could expect the good news sometimes in the next summer, but is it real expectation or the matter of previous experience only? You are the best advisor and expert here, Suzanne, have you any facts to support our hopes? I am asking about that only because I am not ready to wait 5 years, and many foreign nurses are at the same boat.

2. From NVC site: "If your case is not current, we will send you a letter informing you that we have your file at NVC and will hold it until your case becomes current". Does it mean that it is impossible to receive any documents from NVC during retrogression period, including packets 2 or 3, consequently it is too early to submit payment for visas?

Thank you, Suzanne, for your kindness.

Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
Dear Suzanne! I would like to ask you.

1. Of course, It is difficult to predict an advance, however it is critical issue:

is it possible if the retrogression will last for 3-4-5 years? I have noticed from your forum that we could expect the good news sometimes in the next summer, but is it real expectation or the matter of previous experience only? You are the best advisor and expert here, Suzanne, have you any facts to support our hopes? I am asking about that only because I am not ready to wait 5 years, and many foreign nurses are at the same boat.

2. From NVC site: "If your case is not current, we will send you a letter informing you that we have your file at NVC and will hold it until your case becomes current". Does it mean that it is impossible to receive any documents from NVC during retrogression period, including packets 2 or 3, consequently it is too early to submit payment for visas?

Thank you, Suzanne, for your kindness.

no one knows how long it will last but the normal waiting time is 5 years for the category we are in. Only for the last couple of years nurses have been expediated through the system, hopefully by summer we will have a rough idea what is happening. With NVC you can progress as far as packet 3 and then your file is on hold until a visa is available for you

Does anyone knows if there is going to be another 25,000 visa allotment for nurses?

Does anyone knows if there is going to be another 25,000 visa allotment for nurses?

There is not, that is just another rumor circulating.

There are a few visas that were never used that will be made available, but there is no Schedule A as of the February Bulletin. So unless you were already past the DS-230 approval point, you will not be considered for one of them.

Do not exepct to see anything change before next summer. It would be impossible for anything to happen before then, with the time that it takes for the any new visas to get processed, etc. Anything before is just a rumor. Since the H1-b is not available for nurses, and hope that it never becomes available again, I am sure that something will be done in the next few months, you just need to be patient and focus on getting thru the required paperwork.

US immigration (USCIS) is accepting petitions and is continuing to process for those going thru Consular Processing. They are accpeting payment for visas and sending out the DS-230 forms......everything up to the medical exam and the actual date for an interview with the US Embassy is being processed. However, with that being said, I am seeing attorney's offices tell clients that USCIS has put everything on hold, that is just not true. It is because the employer does not want to pay the bill until they know when things will be done. Nurses that I know that are paying the bill for their immigration are proceeding along just fine and have received their DS-230 forms.

There are a few visas that were never used that will be made available, but there is no Schedule A as of the February Bulletin. So unless you were already past the DS-230 approval point, you will not be considered for one of them.

Ms. Suzanne, will there really be visas for some of those past DS230 approval--as in recapture like the last time? Something that would happen before the foreseen long debate on CIR is settled? I'm one of those caught up by retrogression (PD Dec 2005,Case complete Oct 2006) so what you said is interesting to a lot of us..

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