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Thanks both for your replies. I really just needed to vent out my feelings, i know i'm not entiltled to anything.. It almost seems that i'm being yelled at.... i just thought that this was a site where i could vent out my frustrations with this whole immigration process, since there are so many people in a similar situation. And really me expressing what i feel doesn't mean that i think i'm entilteled to anything. If i thought i was, or if i thought i was a citizen i wouldn't have gone through what i have so far. And really it's been one long journey. I was just caught by surprise when i really thought i had everything lined up and the lawyer told me she can't file yet. And she never told me about this back in April when i first met her. And yes she's the one who told me that the Visa screen takes 3-4 months. That means according to those predictions that if we file maybe in September or October, then i'll be really cutting close My OPT expiration which is in November. Yes i do already have the OPT, the work permit i was talking about is the one you get after you've filed, while waiting for the greencard. I would need that since my OPT is only for 6 months.Since as i've heard in Texas the Greencard is taking 4-6 month, so i might have some months without work authorization if my OPT expires before i get the greencard. Maybe i'm uninformed to a lot of things and that's why i thought that this site may be helpful.

Hi all, I hope someone can provide me with the information that i need. First of all, i just need to vent!! I just found out yesterday from the lawyer i'm filing with that we must also go through the horrific Visa screen process despite the fact that we graduated from an American accredited school! I've already done and passed NClex, and i thought that's all i needed in order to start filling..... My lawyer said that i have to get the visa screen before she can file at all. I've been told that the visa screen could take up to 4 months! My OPT is only 6 months long coz i used half for my externship. Does anyone know if this is really a new BCIS policy that you can't file without the i visa screen, or is this lawyer just not very well informed? Coz i always though that people could file without the visascreen and in the meantime get a work permit within 4-6 weeks, and closer to the end the BCIS would then request the Visa screen. My biggest concern is that it may take so long to file that my OPT will expire.