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@jms8 You live in alabang oh men that will be a long journey. i suggest you take the MRT go down cubao station. from there ask where you can ride a san juan bound jeepney. ask the guards to direct you where to go. it wouldnt be so hard to find because there are a lot of san juan jeepneys in cubao. good luck and God Bless!

Hi puppy eyes88.. :) i can relate to your story, just like you im also under petition. sadly on my part i was petitioned when i was already 21. so ill be waiting for more years before i can finally go to the states. i have also tried to go the embassy to schedule an interview but sadly again when you are petitioned your name will come up in the database and you will just be denied. all i know is that family members of soldiers in active service have privileges their petition gets approve much faster than others. i have also been wondering on what to do with life since im waiting for my petition. i could not get any nursing job to gain experience anyway. i took my NLE Nov 2008 passed the exam but still havent had any luck in finding any nursing job. experience is very much important especially when you go to the states because some americans be little our capabilities and competitions is much tougher now. i am also lost like you i have looked into some other options and i have research about some of this and asked some people around. first is Singapore you can go there as a tourist and apply for a nursing job over there. they have levels of nursing in singapore if you dont have an experience you can start by working as nursing assistant and you can work your way up. you need to also pass SINGAPORE NURSING BOARD EXAM. but if you have experience you just need to pass the SNB and be a staff nurse right away. if you apply here in agencies they will require you to have a local experience with a minimum of 1 year volunteer experience are now accepted as experience as long as you have a certificate and they can verify it. second is you work in saudi thats the fastest way you can do if you want to work and go to the states. second option saudi. a batchmate of mine is working in saudi she is using this as a stepping stone so she can go to the states and work as a nurse. if you apply from over there she said it is easier because a lot of her co staff nurses did the same and others are already in the states working and living there with their family. last australia. this is the easiest but requires more money. you will leave manila using a student visa. experience is not required. since you have a student visa you will become a student and be trained as a staff nurse. you also need to pass IELTS with a score of 7. if you are married you can bring along with you your family. this is a bit pricy you will need to have 20000 australian dollars to process everything, but after 2 years you can apply to become an australian citizen you can go to the states and still use your license if you pass your NCLEX. you will not be affected by the retrogression. thats it i hope i helped you out!! God Bless!!!