on june 6 dos ammended their june visabulletin by adding a new category for nurses (schedule - a) and making it as 'current'. that means, all wait is over for nurses now and gates are re-opened officially on june 6th.
- update by nyrntx june 2005
update 2 : - for new comers
as the regular readers of allnurses.com know, this thread can be connsidered as the continuation of the thread "worst news for rns from india, phili..." (click here to view that thread : https://allnurses.com/forums/showthread.php?t=87149). worst news thread was started when darkness and gloom hit intl. nurse community when dos announced (dec 11 2004) the retrogression for nurse immigration from these 3 countries.
I have already checked the site. The first three letters of a case number as we all know stands for the Embassy in which for example MNL means us embassy manila. The next four numbers means THE YEAR IT WAS RECEIVED BY NVC FROM USCIS. So having a number MNL2005XXXYYY does not mean your PD is 2005. or MNL2004XXXYYY does not mean your PD is 2004. These cases were simply received by the NVC on that year. The next three digits are the julian date as the variable XXX. And the variable YYY is case order it was created. I hope that MNL2005XXXYYY cases are Schedule A nurses who has PD's around 2004. I think the main backlog of nurses going for CP are 2004.
Dhel please check your agency if there are other nurses who has interview appointments. Or any nurse in this forum in the Philippines who has received interview appointments so that we can estimate the pace of interview dates by the U.S. Embassy so that we can help other nurses prepare who are in line. This is very good news though.
Thanks for the update.
DALE
HI DALE /THANKS FOR KNOWLEDG/E/delhi june bull shows many about 100 E 3 CASES for interview /now since the visas have not been sanctioned for non A THEY have to be nurses /the numbers are like this NWD2003XXXYYY TO NWD2005XXXYYY so cases which reached nvc in 2005 are also being called/COMMENTS (WHAT IS JULIAN DATE)
HI DALE /THANKS FOR KNOWLEDG/E/delhi june bull shows many about 100 E 3 CASES for interview /now since the visas have not been sanctioned for non A THEY have to be nurses /the numbers are like this NWD2003XXXYYY TO NWD2005XXXYYY so cases which reached nvc in 2005 are also being called/COMMENTS (WHAT IS JULIAN DATE)
Julian Calendar- days are counted there are no months. For example January 1 in julian calendar is 1, January 31 in julian calendar is 31, February 1 in julian calendar is 32, December 31 in julian calendar is 365.
Could u please explain about the documents and stuffs in
Packet 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
I am completley head over heals on this.
Please help me
nimisha
PACKETS are stages in the immigrant visa processing.
Packet 1 is the application at the USCIS I-140 or the start of the petition of the employer. Sometimes filing of labor certifications/exemptions.
Packet 2 is the approval from the USCIS
Packet 3 is the processing of the NVC going to the consulates. DS230 applications forms and visa fees are paid here.
Packet 4 are medical appointment and interview schedules.
Packet 5 ( i have not heard of this one. i only know there are four packets) Maybe packet 5 is the time you get your green card or immigrant visa. Just a thought though.
So these are the stages of visa processing. Hope this gives you clarity.
Julian Calendar- days are counted there are no months. For example January 1 in julian calendar is 1, January 31 in julian calendar is 31, February 1 in julian calendar is 32, December 31 in julian calendar is 365.
Dale
SOME CONFUSION/2004 (MEANS YR RECEIVED BY NVC FINE)NEXT THRE ARE 782 (what does that mean)last three are 007(that is a no fine )//maybe in 782 7 means august -one ie 8 -1 that is 7 (that means pd is august ) i am not sure CORRECTIONS WELCOME GOOD DAY
SOME CONFUSION/2004 (MEANS YR RECEIVED BY NVC FINE)NEXT THRE ARE 782 (what does that mean)last three are 007(that is a no fine )//maybe in 782 7 means august -one ie 8 -1 that is 7 (that means pd is august ) i am not sure CORRECTIONS WELCOME GOOD DAY
Case Number: The National Visa Center (NVC) gives each immigrant petition a case number. This number has three letters followed by ten digits (numbers). The three letters are an abbreviation for the overseas embassy or consulate that will process the immigrant visa case (for example, GUZ for Guangzhou, CDJ for Ciudad Juarez).
The digits tell us exactly when NVC created the case. For example a case with the number MNL2001747003 would be a case assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Manila. 2001 is the year in which NVC received the case from the BCIS (formerly INS). The Julian date is 747 plus 500, so this case was created on September 4, 2001, the 247 th day of the year. The 003 shows that it was the third case created for Manila on that day.
This case number is not the same as the BCIS receipt number, which is written on the Notice of Action, Form I-797, from the BCIS. A consular section abroad cannot find a case if all you have is the BCIS receipt number.
Please subtract 500 then you will get the julian date.
Case Number: The National Visa Center (NVC) gives each immigrant petition a case number. This number has three letters followed by ten digits (numbers). The three letters are an abbreviation for the overseas embassy or consulate that will process the immigrant visa case (for example, GUZ for Guangzhou, CDJ for Ciudad Juarez).
The digits tell us exactly when NVC created the case. For example a case with the number MNL2001747003 would be a case assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Manila. 2001 is the year in which NVC received the case from the BCIS (formerly INS). The Julian date is 747 plus 500, so this case was created on September 4, 2001, the 247 th day of the year. The 003 shows that it was the third case created for Manila on that day.
This case number is not the same as the BCIS receipt number, which is written on the Notice of Action, Form I-797, from the BCIS. A consular section abroad cannot find a case if all you have is the BCIS receipt number.
Please subtract 500 then you will get the julian date.
dale
I just got off from a phone call to NVC and my papers is still with them waiting for the priority date to become current. It seems that retrogression is not yet lifted and the schedules in the US embassy manila are for the PD June 2002. This might be the "real" case or the agents answering in NVCs are not updated! so much for the fuss about lifting of retrogression on June 1! Let's go on with our life and stop waiting and start living! I hate to be the bringer of bad news and I will really be more than happy to be wrong right know and I really wish that what I heard from NVC was wrong!!!
hi dale thanks for update EG 2004 XXXYYY NONE OF THESE DISCLOSES THE PRIORITY DATE AND ALL THE CALCULATIONS ARE BASED ON PD s THESE AMERICANS ARE REALLY SMART good day COMMENTS
its same old news but again /must have some basis/nurses are on /rest are not/ makes u feel wanted / and why not / we have been at the receiving end for some time/ the SMARTEST LAW was that the VISAS WERE ONLY FOR NURSES //thank god //LIKE I SAID THESE AMERICANS AREV DAMM SMART // IT FEELS NICE TO KNOW WE HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE IN THE SCHEME OF THINGE //THNK U AMERICA WE WIL REMEMBER THIS AND PAY BACK WITH DEDICATION DILEGENCE AND WHAREVER ELSE IS EXPECTED OF US/A god bless america good day
I enjoyed reading your posts and well researched articles.
Keep up the good work!
Rep, :)
Case Number: The National Visa Center (NVC) gives each immigrant petition a case number. This number has three letters followed by ten digits (numbers). The three letters are an abbreviation for the overseas embassy or consulate that will process the immigrant visa case (for example, GUZ for Guangzhou, CDJ for Ciudad Juarez).
The digits tell us exactly when NVC created the case. For example a case with the number MNL2001747003 would be a case assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Manila. 2001 is the year in which NVC received the case from the BCIS (formerly INS). The Julian date is 747 plus 500, so this case was created on September 4, 2001, the 247 th day of the year. The 003 shows that it was the third case created for Manila on that day.
This case number is not the same as the BCIS receipt number, which is written on the Notice of Action, Form I-797, from the BCIS. A consular section abroad cannot find a case if all you have is the BCIS receipt number.
Please subtract 500 then you will get the julian date.
will it be a last minute climax scene like a super hit movie, that dos will publish the supplimental june visa bulletin (vb) to declare the pd for schedule a as 'c' (current) ?
since monday being a holiday here due to memorial day, dos has just one day (tuesday) left before june 1 (wednesday) , the date many well known lawyer firms predict dos will make pd for schedule a as 'c'. as posted in some of the websites, memebers of aila (american immigration lawyers association) are anxiously waiting.
many attorneys have lots of nurse application (i 140 / i 765/ i 485 ) well packaged and ready to be mailed. if pd will be current on june 1, experienced law firms send their client's application thru overnight mail on may 31. thats because, if the application reach respective service centers when pds are not current (may 31), it will be rejected and send back to them. eventhough, law firms convincebly predict that 50k visas are enough for nurses and families for the next three years, none of them will take a chance. they want to make sure that their cleints applications reach uscis on the very first hours on the day pd becomes 'c'.
i am sure that all immigration law firms will be on constant touch with dos on may 31st because they want to shoot their applications thru fedex overnight mail with an early morning delivery confirmation.
having said that, its also to be noted that, dos can declare the pd to be 'current' on any date; not neccessary that it must happen on the beginning day of the month. meaning, they can declare the pd as current from, say, june 7, if they wish.
lets wait and watch.
as we know, many immigration lawyers including shusterman/murthy predicted that dos will publish an updated visa bulletin to reflect the new 50k visas for schedule a.
time is running out on this deadline but unfortuantely dos has not yet (eob, wednesday) published the upated visa bulletin with a new schedule a category having pd as 'c'. that means we have only 3 business days left for the all important june 1. (may 30 is a holiday in us due to memorial day).
its same old news but again /must have some basis/nurses are on /rest are not/ makes u feel wanted / and why not / we have been at the receiving end for some time/ the SMARTEST LAW was that the VISAS WERE ONLY FOR NURSES //thank god //LIKE I SAID THESE AMERICANS AREV DAMM SMART // IT FEELS NICE TO KNOW WE HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE IN THE SCHEME OF THINGE //THNK U AMERICA WE WIL REMEMBER THIS AND PAY BACK WITH DEDICATION DILEGENCE AND WHAREVER ELSE IS EXPECTED OF US/A god bless america good day
Can I just say I find it very difficult to read and understand your posts. I do not want to offend you but I am getting to the stage that I just bypass them because it takes me too long to read. I am sure you are writing very relevent interesting posts and I am wondering if occassionally you could write in sentences which I can understand thank you :)
I am English born and bred and it is my first language so if I am having difficulty then some of the other guys who's first language is not English may be having more problems than I am.
:smiley_aa 
:yelclap:
kid80
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HI DALE /THANKS FOR KNOWLEDG/E/delhi june bull shows many about 100 E 3 CASES for interview /now since the visas have not been sanctioned for non A THEY have to be nurses /the numbers are like this NWD2003XXXYYY TO NWD2005XXXYYY so cases which reached nvc in 2005 are also being called/COMMENTS (WHAT IS JULIAN DATE)