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lawrence01 · Apr 4, 2006

hi to everyone, i would like to know 2006 if there will be another retrogression this coming oct 2006? is this true? how long do i have to wait for my approval? they have received my RFE last jan. 27 2006 and still no approval. how many months do i still have to wait? I am worried that the retrogression will catch up on me..about ds-230, how long do this kind of processing will last?do this kind of processing needs the approval b4 ds-230 can be processed or not? pls. guide me accordingly... :o

No one knows for sure on what exactly will happen but you may refer to this threads:

https://allnurses.com/forums/f75/possibly-no-more-numerical-caps-rns-until-2017-a-151671.html

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/03/20060327-1.html

http://www.shusterman.com/cgi-bin/ex-link.pl?news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060403/ap_on_go_co/immigration;_ylt=Asp4ZEIRsCETAlzbBr9yZblg.3QA;_ylu=X3oDMTA3b2NibDltBHNlYwM3MTY-

What service center was your petition filed? Also depends if your employer or agency is really following-up on your petition. I know some who got petitioned much earlier than others but her employer/agency keeps delaying the fee and other requirements. So, sometimes you will be hearing some applicants finishing faster or slower than others eventhough one got petitioned much earlier or later. But usually for what I'm hearing is that mostly or generally direct hires are "faster" because the facilities are prompt in following-up the petition process and those undergoing thru agencies are generally "slower" because of late fee payments, etc.. I even know of some agencies that only let their clients sign with the hospital only upon arrival in the U.S. So, we don't know really who "petitioned" the nurse. Sometimes this is where the trouble starts because I think (not sure, ok) the consul makes sure if the "employer" or the one who made the petition really have the resources to pay the salary of the nurse. Also,s ome agencies likewise will say to their clients that their petition were already filed but in reality it wasn't. A lot of factors coming in. On what maybe 6-12 months of processing (if done properly) may easily go beyond 12 mos because of negligence.

Suzanne, knows more about this. Let's wait for her post.

jigsaw · Apr 5, 2006

lawrence01, thankx for the info, by the way im from the philippines..

suzanne4, RN · Apr 5, 2006

Currently, the 50,000 visas are expected to be used up by September or October. There are meetings going on in Congress right now, to change some of the immigration programs. We keep hearing different bills almost on a daily basis. No knows that this time which will be approved, and which will not.

And as Lawrence stated above, all information needs to be in to them before any approval is granted. You do not get an actual visa number assigned until the end of the process. So, it is going to be a hard one to guess on with your case. You need initial approval before going on to anything else. Things go one step at a time only with immigration.

Unfortunately, none of us have crystal balls. But I do expect things to slow up with nurses coming from the Philippines, if no more that a thorough review of each of the schools there. It seems that there are some programs that haven't been true when filling out the forms that are submitted to US immigration about length of program, hours completed per semester, etc. Some are over 50 credits per semester and we all know that you cannot physically do that. Period. Not sure what the fall out from that is going to be. But I definitely expect something. Not sure when.

Unfortunately, some try to cut corners and make it bad for everyone else.

Roy Fokker, BSN, RN · Apr 9, 2006

So the imperative is to get here ASAP, with an NCLEX and a job and submit your immigration papers on or before October 2006?

suzanne4, RN · Apr 10, 2006

Submitting in October will be way to late for this group. You need to have a visa number assigned by then, and that is the last step, not the first.

Those that are getting petitioned now are going to be right on the border with being included or not being included. Forget even about petitions that are submitted next month, if the nurse is overseas.

sarahluo · Apr 10, 2006

will NVC issue an anouncement about the cut-off day during september or october 2006? it seemed they issued the news months before the last retrogression.

suzanne4, RN · Apr 10, 2006

Yes they will. Even if they announcethe cut-off from these visas, there should be coming up afterwards. We just do not know when.

It is part of an immigration bill in Congress right now, and they never got it completed before they left for a two week vacation.

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But that cut-off date is for the issuance of an actual visa number, not the time to submit your documents. If your petition is not already submitted and you are overseas, it is going to be almost impossible to get one of those numbers.

Roy Fokker, BSN, RN · Apr 10, 2006

Just how much of a difference in time exists between applying from abroad and simply altering your visa status if you do graduate from the US?

I know this is a very vague, generalized, broad question :imbar

suzanne4, RN · Apr 10, 2006

First, you are not altering your visa status.......wrong word, you are adjusting your visa status. AOS. Adjustment of Status.

If you are overseas, the attorney for the agency or the hospital will send you documents that need to be completed and sent back to the attorney to file the petition on your behalf. Then you wait for the approval time, then the visa bill needs to be paid. Then the DS-230 is completed, then medical and interview..........that is it in its most simple explanation.

Already in the US, you meet directly with attorney, all questions answered and papers can be filed right away. You get an EAD after about two to three months on average. You still need the medical, actually it is requried to be submitted with the petition here, but some get around that requirement, highly recommended that you submit it to the attorney at the same time. Fee for visa is given to the attorney when you hire him.

You are not waiting for the mail to be sent or received, things happen much faster face to face.