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likely visa bulletin cutoff date movement [color=#050505] information provided at the 2009 aila annual conference gives us some insight into likely visa bulletin cutoff date movement over the next year. historically, the ins/cis have treated filing backlog information as a matter of national security - refusing to release any information. recently, however, cracks have started to appear in that wall. we know that the 2007 filing surge resulted in an enormous number of cases submitted to the cis. the actual number of new i-485s filed is unknown, but estimates range from 350,000 to 500,000. we also know that the cis, having the fear of god put into them by the state department in 2007, finally increased their level of production and began adjudicating cases at a pace sufficient to use up each year's quota and not waste any allocated visa numbers through non-use. at this year's conference, the cis representatives made several statements which, if true, give us hope for a return to sanity soon. they alleged that they have completed enough eb i-485 cases this year to exhaust the eb quota (140,000). they also alleged that they will soon have completed the "pre-adjudication" of another "110,000 to 120,000" cases to be used against the quota for the next fiscal year (oct. 1, 2009 - sept. 30, 2010). finally, they represented that these adjudication would "pretty much exhaust" the inventory of pending eb i-485 cases at the tsc and nsc. if these statements are true, then the end of the current mess is in sight. if the cis really has wiped out its processing backlog, then when the "pre-adjudicated" cases are given visa numbers in the next fiscal year, cutoff dates should advance rapidly. at a minimum, we should see them return to february 2007 levels, if not closer. implicit in this recital of statistics by the cis personnel is the likelihood that they denied a truly massive number of pending i-485 applications. before anyone panics, those denials should have been sent out already and are not out there just waiting to ruin someone's day. only by assuming a very large number of denials does the math make any sense. without them, you cannot reconcile the large volume of filings with the volume of approvals. once these pending cases are closed out, the known "demand" for eb visas will be much smaller and the visa office will be able to move priority dates up quickly; in some cases by years. another factor to be taken into account is the number of people who have lost their jobs between august 17, 2007 and whenever the cutoff dates cross that chronological line again. in years past, if there were 100,000 applicants with priority dates between august, 2007 and today, we could expect to see at least 90,000 applications. today, with the economy being what it is, i think the figure is probably closer to 50,000. these are all people who were not eligible for ac21 because they had not filed for adjustment of status. if true, this means that cutoff dates will advance more rapidly than normal after the "2007 deluge" cases are resolved. of course, all of this becomes academic if cir is passed. in that case, all priority dates will become "current" overnight and remain that way for years. the state department official at the aila conference said that we can likely expect to see the following cutoff dates in the october, 2009 visa bulletin: eb2 worldwide: current eb2 china and india: outlook is "grim" and there may be further retrogressions until later in the fiscal year. eb3 worldwide: june 1, 2005 eb3 china: march 1, 2003 eb3 india: november 1, 2001 eb3 mexico: march 1, 2003 these estimates are just that - estimates. they are, however, estimates from the department of state. where numbers move after october 1st will depend entirely upon the demand presented by the cis. if, in fact, they have pre-adjudicated as many as 120,000 eb aos cases, then it is unlikely that we will see much additional forward movement until the fourth quarter of the fiscal year (july - sept., 2010). as discussed previously, however, once we get over this large bump in the road next year, we can expect to see a rapid advance in cutoff date movement. http://imminfo.com/newsletter/2009-aila/likely_visa_bulletin_cutoff_date_movement.html:monkeydance:

:monkeydance:http://www.gmanews.tv/video/25431/demand-for-registered-nurses-wanes-in-us-uk demand for registered nurses wanes in us, uk

i strongly recommend to work in a hospital. but it also depend what kind of environment or setting you like to work. you will not learn anything if you work in a nursing home especially if this will be your first job, and they pay much less in nursing home, the advantage in nursing home is much easier compare to hospital setting. you studied to become a nurse so be a nurse, nursing home is like being a caregiver w/ the license to give iv medications and able to do assessment.:monkeydance:

:monkeydance:prepare almost 500,000 pesos :sasq:for the 5 trimester in the philippines and additional $6,000 :sasq:for the 6th trimester in fresno california. books, daily and living expenses are excluded. :smackingf

:monkeydance: A link from the news, sorry the language is in Tagalog! http://www.gmanews.tv/largevideo/home/11935/UK-has-new-program-for-RP-nurses

:idea:any idea what is the priority date and how long it takes a spouse get greencard (still in the philippines) if both petitions (mine is i-485, spouse is i-824)are filed at same time??? :monkeydance: my priority date is october 2006, received greencard september 2007 under adjustment of stastus!!!

:monkeydance:sad to say but you can't apply for adjustment of status! you need to wait for the eb3 or schedule a to be current to be eligible for adjustment of status! you need also to be in us for at least 90 days before filling...:(

:monkeydance:The Wall Street Journal, one of America's leading newspapers, has just published an editorial imploring Congress to free up visas for healthcare workers who are trained overseas. http://www.hammondlawfirm.com/wsj91207.pdf

:monkeydance:It depends to your priority date!!! Mine is October 2006 under Adjustment of Status, my updates are: Last week of August 2007: Card production ordered. 1st week of September: Notice mailed welcoming the new permanent resident Sept 10: Approval notice sent. just received my hard copy greencard yesterday:smiley_aa So I guess we don't follow the visa bulletin because it says there last month August 2002 for EB3 and there is no Schedule A but still I received my greencard!:biere: Just correct me guys if I am wrong!

:monkeydance:texas service center! thanks for all the replies! :thankya:

:monkeydance:i applied for another employment authorization card last july since it will expire soon, but the problem is my adjustment of status (from tourist visa) was approved just last week (august 28). i didn't expect that my green card will be approved since most information in this forum and blog sites says there are no visas available! my priority date is october 2006. is there anyone knows how to refund the payment or is it refundable in the first place? thanks for those waiting for green card, just for your reference: summer 2006 entered us as :nono:tourist visa nclex and english exam taken in us and passed :yelclap: october 2006 submittted i-140 (scedule a), i-765 (ead) and i-485:typing november 2006 employment authorization card received (got ssn & then california rn license):caduceus: august 2007 i-485 adjustment of status approved :balloons: :balloons:

:monkeydance:additional information about differential is you'll get extra percent per hour in your salary, to name few things here are some examples: 1. precepting a new nurse or a nursing student 2. acting as a charge nurse 3. night shift 4. having a bsn, msn, etc... in other words extra initials in your name 5. certifications like cen (certified emergency nurse) 6. registry $$$ (working beyond fulltime hours, extra shifts)

:monkeydance:1. what are the materials that you used? saunders latest edition and kaplan test taking strategy 2. how many hours per day did you study? how many questions did u answer per day? 8-12 hours, 150-200 questions 3. how many days or months in total you studied before taking the exam? 6 weeks 4. what are the specific strategies that you used or the the test taking skills you applied during the exam? use kaplan test taking strategy, abc?, assessment or implementation? 5. take one or take two? take one, stopped at 75 questions, less than 40 minutes (the exam proctor was suprised!)

:monkeydance:it looks like a diploma...with a picture and seal on it

:monkeydance:just to add on...not only clinical skills is very important here in US, Critical Thinking and Judgement is realy a big thing in everday job as a nurse here in US, I know it takes months or years of experience to have this, but the training in the Philippines as Student which as statistics shows making the training worst and even as a Nurse after graduation doesn't make any difference to make a Philippine graduate to be competent in facing the real world of US nursing jobs. thats why if you will going to look at the NCLEX trends nowadays, most questions are based in critical thinking and prioritization which is really needed in everyday tasks of a nurse where ever area of field he is working, you'll not learn this skills if you'll not handle patient by yourself and do critical thinking and judge what needs to be done to improve the patient condition and be a nurse advocate always!