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H-1B visa processing

How does H-1B visa processing go? Can you pls. tell me?:bow:

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Let us know when they're caught and deported. It's going to happen sooner or later.

hehehe, even though they have taken a risky route i still pray and hope that the best will always come to them. :yeah:

hehehe, even though they have taken a risky route i still pray and hope that the best will always come to them. :yeah:

oh i almost forgot let me also know how many times you will take the ncelx exam, coz is gonna happen sooner or later :lol2:

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oh i almost forgot let me also know how many times you will take the ncelx exam, coz is gonna happen sooner or later :lol2:

Not sure what you are talking about, care to update me? This makes no sense as to what we are talking about here.

yup me too, 2 friends of mine got thier H1b visas. one only had 3 months of working experience as a nurse, now how good is that?:smokin:

Peepo, I have sent you a pm but you have not replied. If you don't mind, I have something to ask. Hope you can reply soon. Thanks:wink2:

Peepo, I have sent you a pm but you have not replied. If you don't mind, I have something to ask. Hope you can reply soon. Thanks:wink2:

Hey, have you visited the agency I told you about yet? or Abba? I just e-mailed my friend. I'll pm you more details about her agency once she replies.

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Question: Why do some agencies here in the Philippines that have tie-ups with Cambridge Healthcare claim that with even a minimum of 6 months experience (hemodialysis), they can secure you a H1-B visa? How true is that? It's contrary to what you guys here are saying.

And like peepo RN, my friend with barely 3 months experience was issued an H1-B visa (lottery). She's in Illinois now.

@big brother

dont know what agency they are tied up. i also have a batch mate but i believe she has almost a year or maybe 1 year of hospital experience and she was able to obtain that h1b visa. shes in the states right now. Maybe i has something to do with that lottery thing.

@suzanne

is it possible if you already have a petition and you can give that up in exchange for a h1b? what are its possible pitfalls?

@big brother

dont know what agency they are tied up. i also have a batch mate but i believe she has almost a year or maybe 1 year of hospital experience and she was able to obtain that h1b visa. shes in the states right now. Maybe i has something to do with that lottery thing.

@suzanne

is it possible if you already have a petition and you can give that up in exchange for a h1b? what are its possible pitfalls?

peepo, hope you can email me. why give up the other, when you can have both:nuke:?

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@big brother

dont know what agency they are tied up. i also have a batch mate but i believe she has almost a year or maybe 1 year of hospital experience and she was able to obtain that h1b visa. shes in the states right now. Maybe i has something to do with that lottery thing.

@suzanne

is it possible if you already have a petition and you can give that up in exchange for a h1b? what are its possible pitfalls?

The big issue is that the H1-B visa must be paid for entirely by the employer, not one penny can be charged to the nurse. And we are speaking of about $7000 total US for this. The majority of agencies are not going to do this, and if there is one penny that the nurse has to pay for, then all is immediately cancelled out by the US government.

The H1-B visas are still being investigated by the US government, if one does not have specialist experience at the minimum, they can expect to have their visa cancelled and rightfully so. Lottery H1-B visas are only issued once per year and chances of getting one of those as an RN are slim to none, and even if one gets one, there is nothing to guarantee that they will be able to keep it. Much is going to have to do with their skills or lack of them.

so i it really is possible to get there even you have an ongoing petition. provided that you have the money and the experience. well i guess the move made by someone i know was right.

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But again, the H1-B is subject to being cancelled if they do not meet the requirements of being a specialist in their field. 6 months of experience does not make one a specialist.

But again, the H1-B is subject to being cancelled if they do not meet the requirements of being a specialist in their field. 6 months of experience does not make one a specialist.

What about 1 year of experience in a special area like ER or ICU?

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One year of experience in an ICU most definitely does not make one a specialist. You are just getting your feet wet by then.

And then it depends on the country where the one year was done as well. Things are handled very differently out of the US as well compared to what is done here in many ICUs.

The issue comes down to what the US government is going to accept. And they are currently investigating each and every H1-B that was granted for not meeting the basic requirements that they were designed for in the beginning. Only about 11% have actually gone to specialists and the US is now wanting to do something about this.

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