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this is GREAT NEWS!!!!!!

http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin/bulletin_3236.html

category rest of world china india mexico the philippines

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EMPLOYMENT-BASED VISA AVAILABILITY DURING THE COMING MONTHS

from the DOS website: The current level of demand in many of the Employment-based categories has been MUCH LOWER than anticipated. As a result, the June cut-off dates have been advanced significantly in an effort to maximize number use under the annual numerical limits. At this time it appears likely that there will be additional advances during the coming months.

this is great news for all of us waiting for visa numbers and for all of us who thinks that the CIR bill is the only way to get in immigrant visa.....let me remind you that the dates moving forward is NOT always the case. Visa numbers can retrogress and go back a few years as what happened before but this gives us a glimmer of hope

how to use the Visa Bulletin chart. example: if a Philippine-born nurse files his/her I-140 BEFORE JUNE 01, 2005 it means that an immigrant visa number is available for you and your family and processing will continue. This is applicable for both Consular Processing and Adjustment of Status.......

Since I have been getting multiple pms and e-mails asking me questions, I am going to answer it one summation here.

To start at the beginning, and this does not matter which country that you were born for what I am going to explain. Since it seems like many attorneys and agencies never did this, and it is their responsibility to do so, and they are paid for such. And I do all of this as a volunteer.

It does not take a year to get approval on the I-140. Plain and simple. When all of the appropriate and required documentation is submitted by yhe attorney, approval is just months, sometimes can be six or so. But that is not the norm..Unfortunately, most of you have signed a document giving the agency and attorney to act on youtr behalf. And this is not always a good thing, because you may not be notified that addtional information was requested because something was left out to start with. And it gets blamed on immigration when it had not one thing to do with them. The entire process should take a year or less, when everything is done in a timely manner. Not these three year cases that we have been hearing about. That is strictly the fault of the agency and/or attorney, not immigration. Sure, immigration does make mistakes, they workers are human, but not to the extent that they are getting blamed for something. Far from that.. If they are given the information that is required, then they act on, they do not like to leave open files just sitting there.

Even when the last retrogression affected only nurses from the PIC countries, the rest were being processed for the green card in just about 8 months maximum from start to finish. So when there is someone from the UK that has been waiting for two years or longer, that is strictly not immigration, or they would have been in the US last year.

Now as to what it is going on with the June Bulletin. Sure, they have moved the PD dates, however, as they said it is a trial to see what they can get done and completed; and subject to change. The protocol with those dates does not go into effect until the 1st of June. They just send out advance notice of what they will be doing, but it does not start until June. Then they need to go thru and see how many are actually still waiting for the green card from the newer PD dates. And those dates are for all of the EB-3 category, not just nurses and physical therapists. So yes, there have been some that have had earlier PD dates than many of you for whatever reason. They still have not stated how many visas are being recaptured as of yet. And they will not start reviewing files until the 1st of June, or later. Not before. That is why I seriouly doubt that you will see a forward move for the July Bulletin, there is no way that they are going to be able to get thru all that they have waiting. And they are not going to go forward until the clear up some of the earlier ones. And yes, depending on the country where you were born will play a part in most cases, as visas are normally made available as so many per country, not classification of profession in this case. The majority of professions are under the EB-3 category.

Example: When they made the 50,000 visas under the Schedule A available the last time; less than 20,000 went to nurses, the rest were to their dependents. Schedule A is still not in the Bulletin. This is why I do not want you to get your hopes up that much until you get actual word from the US Embassy in your country that you have an interview scheduled.

In many cases, visa bills still need to be paid, and then the other paperwork still needs to be submitted and approved. And many here are basing things on the fact that they only have approval of the I-140 and nothing further than that. The fact that the PD has moved up, still does not mean that agencies are going to be in a hurry to pay the bill, since we still do not know for sure when the RN will be back under Schedule A or something else similar.

For those of you that have a PD before the cut-off date and have a completed file, and were notified that your file was at the US Embassy or in the process of getting sent, you will have the best chance of getting something. But again that is only with the PD of 2005. Currently, even those that have a completed file and were just waiting for a visa, but their PD date was March, 2006; they will not be included initially with this grouping.

We have seen in the past where agencies and attorneys have promised someone that they were going to get a visa by a certain time, but they have absolutely no control over that, visas are handled by US Immigration only, and are subject to their rules. I do not want to see any of you get hurt by this and then get delayed again. Better to be hopeful by the anticipation of getting one now, but again, we do not know how many will actually go to nurses.

So please be careful. Yes, it is great news that we are seeing movement, but they are talking of all EB-3s and that is something that you need to be aware of. There has been no mention of anything specific for nurses, and that is what it going to cause issue right now.

And I checked in with news sources frequently today when I could, and there was not one mention of anything other than dealing with illegal immigration and they still could not get anything done with that. Until that is a done deal, there is not going to be anything with the nurses. This issue still takes priority here right now.

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So please be careful. Yes, it is great news that we are seeing movement, but they are talking of all EB-3s and that is something that you need to be aware of. There has been no mention of anything specific for nurses, and that is what it going to cause issue right now.

Ya..I think this is right.. Most of normal schedule A applicant with PD by Jan 2005 are in US with their green cards..and competing with current EB3s , nurses have slim chances for a visa..

Specializes in Neuro-Psychiatry,Cardiac ICU,ER/Trauma,.

I just have a HUGE thank you for excelent explanation that Suzanne gave to all. It cannot be clearer than this.

Thank you Suzanne:kiss

For all of you there...waiting...:bowingpur

Do you know where from the word PATIENT comes from?...

From all our patients that are waiting in ER to get checked by US.

Soooo, be PATIENT...and everything will come to a resolution.

"Life is not a destination,it is an adventure"

You are quite welcome. Hope that it will be helpful to others as well.

hi to all. am so hapi with the june 2007 bulletin. my PD was dec 2003 and we already had our interview last nov 2006 but unfortunately, i failed to present my visa screen.

i have lOng been waiting for the time when i could submit my visa screen... and NOW is the time, RIGHT?

pls pray for me....

Again, the thing to be concerned with is why is your PD four years old in the first place. Something is not right with that, you should have been in the US long ago.

I suggest that you get your VSC submitted, and if you did have your interview last November, why did you not get it submitted as soon as you could? You were one that had a visa number assigned back then, if you had the interview in the first place. Your VSC should have been hand carried to the US Embassy as soon as you had it. Not sure what they have done with your case at this point, suggest that you follow up with them ASAP.

hi guys,

below are my details:

nov 11 2005 - i-140 petition filed with the service center

nov 28 2005 - i-140 receipt notice received from the service center

jun 13 2006 - iv fee bill received from the national visa center

aug 1 2006 - iv fee bill returned to the national visa center with payment.

aug 24 2006 - information on ds-230 form(s) is confirmed.

aug 24 2006 - packet iii received from the national visa center

aug 25 2006 - packet iii and ds-230 form returned to the national visa center for processing.

ns - case forwarded to consulate.

ns - consulate interview scheduled / packet iv received from the consulate.

ns - nurse attends interview / visa received.

do you see any problem with the processing dates that it took so long?

since i'm waiting for my case to be forwarded to consulate, does it mean my documents are all complete and i'm just waiting for my pd? which is nov 2005.

thanks in advance for the help. this site is a great place for people like us who needs information. thanks again..

First question would be was your file actually complete when it was filed initially? That is where most of your time was consumed. Next, why six weeks plus to pay the visa bill? There is no mention of the DS-230 being approved and accepted and that needs to be done before the file will go to the Embassy for an interview.

And the next issue is that your PD is after the date in the June Bulletin, not before. Your PD date has to be before the date that is listed there.

So this does not help you at this point.

Specializes in Mostly Surgical.

What are the odds of the july visa bulletin jumping forward 11 months for eb3

All Charge-ability Areas Except Those Listed?

The April bulletin had this catagory retrogressed to Aug 2002. So in two months it has moved forward about 3 years.

to my understanding, it is very important that your case is already completed in the nvc to have a better chance of a visa allocated to you.... mypd is dec 2005....if the visa bulletin advances to my pd (i'm hoping) and i'm stuck in packet 3...what happens.... after the retrogression, i inquired nvc about my case and this was their reply:

this petition is not yet eligible for further processing. the petition will be retained at the nvc until a visa number is available. the petitioner, beneficiary, or attorney of record will be notified when further consideration can be given to processing this petition.

the petition's priority date determines when a visa number is available for the beneficiary. the priority date is the date when the petition was filed at a department of homeland security (dhs) office or submitted to an embassy or consulate abroad. in employment immigration the priority date may be the date the labor certification application was received by the department of labor (dol). you may call (202) 663-1541 or visit our website at http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi_bulletin.html for priority dates being processed.

the beneficiary should not make any firm plans, such as disposing of property, giving up jobs, or making travel arrangements at this time.

does this mean my case is already completed or still in process? do i get a better chance id my pd will become current?

thanks in advance for the inputs........

Hurray! that' a good news. But I still have a questions still hanging around my head so I still need some clarifications. Here's my case:

PD July '04...packet 3 received june '06 but failed to comply with the requirements because I'm still reviewing for my NCLEX,however passed last Sept. 06. Then forwarded the necessary requirements last Oct '06 then received a letter from NVC through my agency that I still have a missing document that I need to submit. This however was never informed to me by my agency and it was only last March'07 that they were able to informed me so I filed a police clearance (missing document) in the country where I've worked and I'm still waiting for it. With the PD's seen in the latest visa bulletin, a glimpse of hope is coming over me...Would I have a chance to receive a packet 4 even if I have not submitted the police clearance or they would still wait for it before NVC endorsed me to the US embassy. (by the way, I have completed the necessary requirements like visa screen certificate,NCLEX,etc)....Please enlightened me guys....thank you....

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