JunRN

There is an advantage of having SSN than without as you can get your Ca. RN License once you passed NCLEX-RN. Then you have something in your resume saying that you're a licensed nurse in California.

Yes, that's true. But the liability for all is under you.

Yes, it's true. You have to see it for yourself. There is a difference between the advantages of H from NH if you're talking about nursing and if you're talking about immigration.

We can only preach. That's all we can do. We cannot change the culture overnight. Let's not separate ourselves from reality.

It's always an individual's choice. Some got lucky, some don't. There's always life after denial, it doesn't stop there. Everybody's taking calculated risk based on the information they have and the circumstances they got. Some have double degrees, working on H1B as IT professional but also a Nurse, waiting for his PD to become current. Some have tourist visas and taking the risk of denial due to dual intent. It is the risk they take and life they spent. Each has his own path in life.

Another 9 months of full time study to get. It has to be part of your curriculum.

OPT is valid for 12 months only and cannot be renewed. CPT is your next option or off-campus EAD. CPT will take another 9 months, I think. Off-campus EAD is harder to get. Better get H1C if the hospital you're on is willing to sponsor you for that.

The difficult part is UNlearning...if you're planning to work in the US...get the 'right' experience as soon as possible....you will know what I am talking about if after spending two or three years in a hospital with sub-standard practices, you get interviewed and you will realize that those things that you thought was right was actually sub-standard practices.....

I am just trying to get an answer for a hypothetical case and get some possible options if ever I reach the same situation. My question is: Can I abandon my AOS and revert back to CP and still retain my PD? Thanks for the answer.

What if I go back home before the decision is reach, like approval or denial, is it possible to go back to CP and retain my PD?

It seems that the USCIS need this new rule because they cannot catch these illegal immigrants in the past. If they were very efficient in the past and were not being circumvented by illegals, they do not need this new rule. We need stricter enforcement nowadays. We, legal immigrants, are affected by these illegal immigrants. In one way, some will suspect us to be illegal just because of our color, etc.

congratulations! use of tagalog on this bulletin board is in violations of the tos. english only please!

After going back home, can I revert back to CP using the existing I-140?

I guess most of us here would like to know what options remain once AOS is denied? Is going back home the only option? The lawyer suggested that we can appeal and you said that is wrong. If the lawyer is wrong, then what will be your advice?

I heard that from a lawyer. The only evidence that we can see now is the jurisprudence on these cases. There were AOS denial cases filed in US district courts. Some won, some lose. Did she submit any paper that is dated within 30 or 60 days of arrival? It could be the contract, etc. Is it possible that if someone stayed for too long that the adjudicators presume that the applicant worked without EAD and thus violate the NIV? Just guessing....it is important to learn this lesson.