philRN2006

:biggringihappy new year to all!!!:santa5::icon_smile: greetings to suzanne, lawrence and to all nurses out there!!! it's been awhile since i've posted some messages here. it's good to be back ! and learn a lot from this wonderful forum.. .... thank you very much!!! more power

Hi Suzanne, Lawrence, and Silverdragon, Thanks for your replies. Actually, my friend and I are somewhat relieved from your replies. But she is very much concerned on what to do next. Agency 1 has spent for her English exams(TSE, TOEFL) and NCLEX BON and PEARSON Fee only, and VISASCREEN together with Filing Fees (I-140).Agency 2 has spent for her immigration fees(I-140). How will she proceed? If she should proceed with Agency 2, together with the NVC notice that was dated June 2005, will she still be in Packet 3 when the retrogression is lifted?Because in the letter it states that it expires in 1 year. And it is already expired. Can she still back out from Agency 2?? What would she do if Agency 1 has already filed an I-140 for her?Will you be able to check the name of the person who is in the I-140 case number through the USCIS website? .Sorry for asking so many questions, but your advise would mean a lot to us. At this point, my friend is in a lot of confusion. She has suffered a lot, waiting almost 6 years when she should have been in the US years ago. Suzanne, Lawrence, and Silverdragon, thank you very much. Will await your response.

Dear everyone, lawrence, suzanne, Hi. This is an update about my friends situation. Lawrence, it seems that the agency(2) that I told you (the one based in Makati), they were able to file for her papers at all. When she went to their office about the demand letter, she asked for proofs that she was being petitioned. They showed her NCLEX eligibility letter from CA, a receipt notice I-140 and the approval notice. And also a letter from NVC asking her to pay the VISA FEE Bill for her family and after that submission of DS-230 forms. All of these documents are dated from Jan 2005 - June 2005. But my friend learned about her papers just today. So in essence they have done their part in having her petitioned but has failed to update her. They are also admitting that her papers might have been forgotten that it was just found now. And my friend was not aware or was she informed of updates with her papers. So years passed and another retrogression arrived and my friend is still here. The bigger problem is my friend has signed with an agency(1) 1st in the year 2001, and because of delays with these agency(1) she signed up with this another agency(2) in Makati which is the one that is sending her a demand letter. Yes, she admits she should have not done that. Signing in two agencies. But after several years she went back to her agency(1) again(the one she signed up in 2001) and this agency claims that they have just started to petition her I-140 last Aug 2007. So if that is true, there are now 2 I-140 petitions submitted, but the I-140 from the 1st agency is still pending for approval, while the I-140 from the 2nd agency is already on Packet 3 I think but dated June 2005. What should she do? She is afraid that she is already committed with both agencies and that her immigration papers would be affected and she might not be able to immigrate with the US already. THe first agency has her original papers including the VISASCREEN. Please advise us on what to do. Thank you in advance.

Dear Everyone, Lawrence, Suzanne, Hi, I would like to seek advise about a contract that my friend has entered into last 2004. She said that this 'agency' will not entertain her papers unless she sign this memorandum of agreement. Under this MOA, the agency would find her a suitable position to work as a Nurse "in the shortest possible time" Almost a year has passed and there are no updates from the agency whatsoever, not even a single phone call. Then suddenly last week, the agency has sent her a demand letter for a payment of $15000 as fee for abandoning/withdrawing her agreement with them. Not a single cent was spent for my friend. And after 3 yrs they would come after her. The bigger problem is that she is currently with a new agency she found in 2005. And an I-140 was already processed with this new agency. Is there anything that could be done? $15000 is too much and obviously it is something the she wont be able to pay because she is still working in the Phil. Does anybody here have the same experience? She is very much concerned that this would entirely affect her imigration papers. Thank you everyone and awaiting your reply.

Thanks for your reply guys. I think having a new baby will not have a delay/impact in our green card processing. Thanks a lot.

thanks silverdragon, when you say just added, my wife would still be able to continue the medical exam and interview even if pregnant. If the baby is born before the issuance of VISA the baby can just be added and immigrate with us immediately. Or if the baby is born in the USA, the baby would be a citizen immediately. Is this correct?? Thanks a lot.

Hi!,Anybody know how does having a new baby affect our Green Card Petition? If we have a new baby and the VISA Fee Bill is already paid for the dependents, with the DS-230 already submitted? How can we include the new baby and at the same time immigrate with the baby? Does having a new baby prolong our waiting time if we want to include the baby to the petition immediately?? Thanks a lot everyone.

When you say the baby is just added once born, does it mean that we have to wait before the baby is born to submit his/her DS-230?? Or does it mean that the baby might not be able to migrate with at the same time we receive our visas??? I would like to know if having a baby while processing can cause a delay in time? How bout if we like to immigrate as a family? with the baby of course. tHANKS

Hi does anybody know what will happen if my wife got pregnant when our DS-230 is already submitted? We will want to have our baby with us when we immigrate. thank you.

Hi can somebody please send PM me the list of good and bad agencies so I could avoid them too and be guided. If you could send me list of California hospitals that could sponsor foreign nurses it would be very much appreciated too. thanks everyone

hi ! could you PM me that Employer/Agency. I should put that on my watch list. I think If you had a written contract and it was violated you can sue them/ the Agency and even the hospital. By the way are they hired by the hospital or an agency?