Passed all exams and still nothing...

[pringlesreducedfat]

hi guys! i just want to ask some help i need some suggestions or opinions on what i'm going to do next. cause im already close to losing hope to work as a nurse in the US.

I already passed the NLE, IELTS, NCLEX (state of cali) and fixed my Visa Screening Certificate. And it took me almost 3yrs to get all of these through hardwork and for not giving up on my dreams.

So on april 2008 I decided to go here in the US to look for employers who would petition me so I can work as a USRN. But to my amazement no hospital, home care, staffing, nursing homes, name it I check them all if they sponsor international nurses and all I heard is "we are not sponsoring right now due to retrogression" I also tried asking some agencies but it seems like you're the one who should be chasing them and not the other way around. So I'm really in deep thought what to do now... go back to the philippines and try the impossible to get a decent nursing job, try other countries, or stay here and be a TNT (hehe)... please tell me what you think guys... Thanks!

[suzanne4, RN]

hi,I believe you should follow the advice you have been given.I am also having a similar experience having passed CGFNS and IELTS 3years ago and having a visa screen certificate.

I belive except for the visa screen certificate, the others do not expire so,keep you fingers crossed on the USA issue while you expolor other opportunity.

Cheers

Richy

Nigeria

The IELTS only has a two year validity to it. But since you have the VSC, then it is valid for the five years, but you will need to renew it before you can renew your VSC. And that must be current for you to be able to get the visa.

[starbin, BSN, RN]

I'd like to share with you just a little bit more perspective in order to help you understand what you're facing.

As you might have surmised there is growing pessimism in the US. There are many indicators that we are in a full-fledged recession (something that you can only tell after it's been happening for over 6 months), unemployment is rising, inflation is on the rise, and there's a general sense of insecurity among much of the population.

Add to that a lot of anger about outsourcing of jobs and the importation of foreign labor to work in some of the growth industries that remain.

I sense that there's a growing displeasure with foreign workers working in the US and with companies and countries to which former US jobs have been sent. When 'outsourcing' is addressed there's usually talk about retraining displaced American workers into new fields so that they can continue to be fully and adequately employed. Nursing is one of the few fields left. Given the mood of the country it's hard to imagine many politicians supporting a move to end retrogression.

Best wishes to you wherever you end up.

Ditto