Promin1

I'm not sure about your immigration situation, but if need TN visa sponsorship they may decided not deal with it in the present economy.

First of all, just based on the bitter, defensive style of your post I doubt that you are a Laboure student. So number one problem at that school is lack of honesty. And your post is a good example of it. There were 39 posts to this thread since January 2006 and majority of them are negative. So you presumed that all those people are lazy losers. Did I get you right? Buy the way, I'm not. I never failed any courses at that school and my GPA was decent. For 2.5 years a dedicated myself to studying and succeeded. Some instructors are great and some are awful, just like anywhere else. But taking into considerations all the other issues and tuition cost (23K per year), this school would not be my first, second, or third choice nowadays. Just my .

1. Do your own research on the web. 2. Pass IELTS. 3. Apply for a license. 4. Obtain ANMC certificate (I recommend modified assessment after obtaining a license). 5. Apply for immigration.

I don't understand what you are talking about. She came to the U.S. when she was a 6th grader. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/security/police-cert/intro.asp

Experience is as important for immigration purposes as you may think. It's nice if you have it, but the only absolute requirement is the education. Look how many Filipinos on this forum managed to migrate without even a day of experience under the belt.

Do you realize that there are people who live here absolutely legally for years, but don't have a SSN? So, according to you, they won't be able a get a police clearance certificate? I don't think so. In fact, here is the reference to the Office of the Attorney General's website and there is nothing about providing a SSN there. http://ag.ca.gov/fingerprints/visaimmigration.php There is a field for a SSN in the application, but it does not says it's mandatory. The same is for the DL. Simply because people may not have them. Period. In fact, the only mandatory fields are listed in the Instructions for Visa/Immigration Request Form and they are: Type of Application, Reason for Application, Name of Applicant & Personal Descriptors - "Name, date of birth, and sex are mandatory fields and must be provided. All others are optional" Applicant Address, Daytime Telephone Number. http://ag.ca.gov/fingerprints/forms/fingerprinting_visa_immigration_info.pdf

You have to look at the report to see how many people have a priority date earlier that yours. That report does not provide information about how many people waiting outside the U.S, only for those who are in the U.S. already. Only about 2800 visas are issued per country per year in each category.

I don't believe that you need a SSN for police(FBI) name/fingerprint check. Please provide a link to any document to support your statement.

She was a child when she left Korea, so the police certificate from there won't be required.

And posted it here http://www.uscis.gov/USCIS/New%20Structure/3rd%20Level%20(Left%20Nav%20Children)/Green%20Card%20-%203rd%20Level/Pending%20Form%20I485%20Reports.pdf Also, they specified that there are about 234,000 application waiting for visa numbers in employment-based category. So the number of 800,000 posted by Susan and others is not true. http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.5af9bb95919f35e66f614176543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=5e170e6bcb7e3210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=ae853ad15c673210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD

They removed the document from it's original location.

USCIS published statistics on pending I-485 http://www.uscis.gov/USCIS/New%20Structure/2nd%20Level%20(Left%20Nav%20Parents)/Green%20Card%20-%202nd%20Level/Pending%20Form%20I-485%20Reports.pdf What does it mean for those who filed for GC during July 2007 fiasco? Waiting time for Philippines - 5 years India - 25 years Mexico - 3 years China - 2.5 years Rest of the world - 2 years

You are on the right track. Just before graduation your school will be asking in which state you plan to get your license. Inform them it will be Oregon (or any other state of your choice), then obtain an authorization to sit for NCLEX from that state. Pass NCLEX, get a license, apply for BSN program. When you graduate either some new law here in the US will pass and you will be able to stay, or you will be able to emigrate to Canada or Australia with your BSN.

She will be able to get a certificate. Why you've decided she won't? Thousands of people who overstayed their visa in the US were able to emigrate to Canada successfully. FBI and police don't care if you were legal or not. They just match a name and fingerprints against their databases and if there is no record, that what all they print "No record".

It's up to you. How are you going to emigrate to Canada or New Zealand, have you looked at the criteria? Will you get enough points? Without BSN you won't be able to obtain a license there. No license means to emigration. Get your BSN here. By the time you finish school the Dream Act may pass and you wont need to go anywhere.

This particular program requires a lot of credits to graduate. Normally, only about 120 credits are required (like here http://nursing.up.edu/default.aspx?cid=3539&pid=206), but this program requires 180 and it seems like only 48 credits can be transferred. I think it's not worth it. It will take too long and will be expensive to complete this program. Have you checked other programs? http://www.oregon.gov/OSBN/RN_LPNprograms.shtml#Baccalaureate_Degree_Programs Also, the major issue will be to get accepted there in the first place, because they may require a proof of status as the US resident or international student.

No it's not going to be better to get your BSN in Canada. First of all, you are you going to get there? Second, you need a license anyway. So I would suggest to do a research in which state you can be licensed, and also what's the admission criteria and cost for BSN program there. Obtaining BSN in the States should be your priority at this moment. Experience is only secondary. I would like to emphasize that you need to take initial licensure exam in the state where you plan to get your license.

You can't get a license in California, but maybe in other states you can. You have to find out, and then you have to take NCLEX and apply for initial licensure in that state. Then you have to get BSN in that state too. Getting experience in not as important as getting a license and BSN. Just for your information, many Filipinos manage to get the US license without leaving Phillipines and without a SSN. I think you can get licensed in Oregon without a SSN http://www.oregon.gov/OSBN/SSN_info.shtml Seach on google about other states.

I'm pretty sure you've already had a consultation with more then just one lawyer. I empathize your situation and I know it's hard for you. I think Dream Act or immigration reform will pass. Hopefully sooner than later. The big problem is that you won't be able to obtain a license without a SSN. I don't know, maybe some states don't require SSN for obtaining a license. Then you need to take NCLEX there. It's important to get your license here in the States. Also, if you consider moving to another country as a backup plan, make sure you have your BSN first.

I went to Laboure too. There are very few people who were able to complete their program in two years. Not only because it is intense, but also because there was pretty long waiting list when I was a student. I completed the program in 2.5 years, which is probably less then it takes on avarage for a full-time student. As they increased tuition to almost 700 per credit I'm not sure how long is the waiting list now :chuckle I would like to mention that I had to study A LOT. For every nursing class I had 3-5 extra books. Taking practice test from various books helped a lot. Their clinical program is very very weak. As a student you won't learn much in clinical settings. We were not allowed to do anything without our clinical instructor, and there were about 8-10 students per instructor. So instead of learning something valuable we we stuck performing CNA duties. Comparing this to UMass program where each student is actually assigned to a nurse, Laboure sucks. This is especially sad because Laboure is a part of Caritas Christi system, so I was asking myself how come that UMass managed to negotiate with Caritas Christi to get their students to work with nurses directly and Laboure didn't? The only answer that comes to my mind is because Laboure DOES NOT CARE. But all the above is not a reason why I would not go to Laboure today. A friend of mine has told me a shocking story how Laboure fails students nowadays. The first nursing class nursing students take is "Fundamentals of nursing". There are 5 tests and one final. The passing score is 78 percent. It's not so easy to get a passing score, especially for a new student, and like a mentioned I had to study a lot. So when I was a student the final score was calculated as median score of all the test and the final. But now they changed it and if don't get your 78 percent after the first two tests, they dismiss you from the program. Of course, you won't be able to get your money back either. So they basically knowingly accept many more student into the class than they may accommodate in their clinicals, collect their money, and kick them out saying those students lack critical thinking skills. This it absolutely insane, because by that time most students spend 10-15K for taking classes at that school. So if you like gambling and want to test you luck, Laboure may be a good choice. :chuckle

Who are your clinical instructors?