Hello everyone, im new to the site and this is my first posting. I have been living in the United States since I was 5 years old and I am 23 now. I graduated from UNLV on August 2008. A week after, immigration came to my house and arrested me and my family for overstaying our visa's. I spent two months in jail before finally being deported. I do not blame my family for my unfortunate situation. Even though I had nothing to do with the case since I was a minor at the time, I was labeled a fugitive and as a result have been exiled for ten years. I love my family, they put me through school and now that I have finished, I am their only hope left.
We are living in the Philippines now and im still trying to adjust. I was planning on taking the NCLEX here but realized that it was only good for the US. I plan to relocate to Canada to work as an RN over there but I do not even know where to start. If anyone has information and is willing to share please do so. I am stuck in a rut and am in need of some real help. Thank you all for your time and God Bless. I do not have readily available internet access as I must go to cafes to log in so I may not respond right away. Thank you all again for your help.
For others that are reading here and do have proper documentation:
Please follow what we are stating. Finish your program if you want and can, but be aware that you can be stopped for any little reason and that would cause you to get deported mid-training. You will not be granted time to finish your program.
Best suggestion that I can make to anyone, would be to complete your program and leave the US immediately such as in the next day or so. It is quite easy to apply for licensure in the US out of the country, but if you do it here,then you have a very high risk of being deported.
The US is under a retrogression now, the wait is going to be years to get the green card. Even if you remain here and apply for the license, then you are going to be picked up when your documents are not able to be verified and you do not have a current visa in your passport. This is also one thing that many states check for now.
If you apply from out of the US, things may not be perfect for you, but then one at least has a chance to work there in the forceable future. When deported, there is not one thing that anyone can do for that entire time. Impossible to enter the US for any reason whatsoever.
Best of luck to all of you that are hoping and waiting.
And be aware that it is not just in the US that are affected by this. Anyone deported from any country for any reason is going to have issues getting a visa for another country.
If you dont have valid status within the country and leave, you can trigger a 3 or 10 year bar depending on how long you overstayed in the country. So even if you dont get deported, you can still be barred for years when you leave. There may be a chance of obtaining a clear background check if you voluntary leave rather than getting deported.
Therefore, "foreseeable future" may be longer than expected.
"Section 212(a)(9)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act,... Known as "the 3/10-year bar," this provision bars from re-entry those who have accumulated more than six months of illegal presence. Illegal aliens with six to 12 months of unlawful presence are barred for three years; those here for more than a year illegally are barred for 10 years."
I am very sad that a fellow Sigma Theta Tau member is in sad state. One thing that confused me with your response. If you hired a lawyer they can't report you, the US system considers the Lawyer - client relationship unique even you committed murder they could not report you.
Sounds like you were in the US for a long time and didn't understand this concept. Nurses are mandatory reporters in my state which means you have to know how to navigate the US system. I get concerned when I read how foreign trained nurses don't know how to navigate the US system.
Unfortunately you learned a very hard lesson with a huge price. I would concentrate how to help your parents in your homeland. The call centers maybe able to use your excellent English skills and medical knowledge. I wish you the best.
Hello everyone, im new to the site and this is my first posting. I have been living in the United States since I was 5 years old and I am 23 now. I graduated from UNLV on August 2008. A week after, immigration came to my house and arrested me and my family for overstaying our visa's. I spent two months in jail before finally being deported. I do not blame my family for my unfortunate situation. Even though I had nothing to do with the case since I was a minor at the time, I was labeled a fugitive and as a result have been exiled for ten years. I love my family, they put me through school and now that I have finished, I am their only hope left.
We are living in the Philippines now and im still trying to adjust. I was planning on taking the NCLEX here but realized that it was only good for the US. I plan to relocate to Canada to work as an RN over there but I do not even know where to start. If anyone has information and is willing to share please do so. I am stuck in a rut and am in need of some real help. Thank you all for your time and God Bless. I do not have readily available internet access as I must go to cafes to log in so I may not respond right away. Thank you all again for your help.
Jione
I personally don't blame the children who came here with their parents. It's not their fault, it's the fault of the parents who brought them here in the first place.
I'm puzzled how you were able to go to UNLV and obtain a college education w/o a SS#...Also, how were you able to get financial aid because that college is expensive? In a college application, you have to check whether you're a citizen or a legal resident. Did you lie on the application? Well that's neither here no there. Anyway, I'm sorry to hear about your situation, it must be hard because the US was your home for 18 years and now you're back in the Philippines where you have to adjust to a different lifestyle. You have to meet new friends and find work. That must be very difficult for you. Good luck and I hope you're able to find a job in Canada.
My parents told me that my SS number was real. They said they applied for it back when it was possible to get one without US citizenship. I assume this was during the time when our visas were still valid. As for financial aid, I was able to receive the Nevada Millenium Scholarship, the rest my parents paid for through prepaid tuition while I was in high school. I really want to repay my family for all that they have done because it was all out of love.
On the other hand, things are looking a little bit better now. An old friend who was a classmate of mine in nursing school and is living here has offered me a job to teach nursing in the city and it seems I have plenty of other options available to me. Again I thank everyone for their support! God bless you all!
My parents told me that my SS number was real. They said they applied for it back when it was possible to get one without US citizenship. I assume this was during the time when our visas were still valid. As for financial aid, I was able to receive the Nevada Millenium Scholarship, the rest my parents paid for through prepaid tuition while I was in high school. I really want to repay my family for all that they have done because it was all out of love.
On the other hand, things are looking a little bit better now. An old friend who was a classmate of mine in nursing school and is living here has offered me a job to teach nursing in the city and it seems I have plenty of other options available to me. Again I thank everyone for their support! God bless you all!
Again, I'm sorry you're going through this....I hope things work out for the best for you....good luck!
My parents told me that my SS number was real. They said they applied for it back when it was possible to get one without US citizenship. I assume this was during the time when our visas were still valid. As for financial aid, I was able to receive the Nevada Millenium Scholarship, the rest my parents paid for through prepaid tuition while I was in high school. I really want to repay my family for all that they have done because it was all out of love.
On the other hand, things are looking a little bit better now. An old friend who was a classmate of mine in nursing school and is living here has offered me a job to teach nursing in the city and it seems I have plenty of other options available to me. Again I thank everyone for their support! God bless you all!
That is really scarey to me to have a nurse that has never practiced teach nursing. That would never happen in the USA. But you have to do to survive.
ICE doesnt even have the manpower and resources to arrest and detain undocumented immigrants with a criminal history let alone find people on the internet.
For those who want to see more accurate wait times for visas and where the US department of state stands with visa processing for qualified applications, go to the US department of State site, they have a Visa Bulletin board with up to date information: http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/bulletin/bulletin_4384.html
Nurses are in the employment based category 3 (EB3). The December projection of visa processing is for applications with priority date of May 1st, 2005.
They are not finding anyone on the internet if you are talking about ICE. They easily get the information that they need when one applies for licensure and their fingerprints are run and/or SSN. We never said anything about ICE reading here, but immigration officials actually do, and that is a well known fact as well as heads of BONs across the US.
suzanne4, RN
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Exactly. Police clearance is now needed for most countries and this will prohibit one from getting a satisfactory one to be used for immigration.