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  1. Comment all you like aboutt the US, but the Uk is a completely different ball game, we have an acute nurse shortage and most trusts in the Uk are still hiring and there is certainly no job freeze where i work and if there was it would have nothing to...
  2. UK Immigration / recession discussion

    Domestic is a professsional name maid in my opinion is quite disrespectful, in my experiance Brits myself included move abroad for a new experiance not for money and certainly not because of a lack of opportunities here. Where i live in Scotland ther...
  3. UK Immigration / recession discussion

    Correct me if i am wrong but again you are way off the point this thread is recession and retrogression the immigration policy of the UK has nothing to do with US Recession and retrogression. My hospital is still employing Nurses and in fact Domestic...
  4. UK Immigration / recession discussion

    My point is the lack of employment within an individual UK trust has nothing to do with the world wide credit problem but with the individual trusts budget. You will find alot of non EU nurses are being employed in Huge numbers in nursing homes and c...
  5. January 2009 Visa Bulletin

    This is getting rather childish, as i have said before everyone is entitled to there own opinion, also everyones case is different and on the positive side when the financial troubles improve the hospitals downscaling and hire freezing will be lookin...
  6. Canadian New RN Grad wishing to work in Scotland!

    I agree with everything Kaylesh says, Ilive and work in Aberdeen and there are lots of jobs but remember we work very under staffed i came off shift Yesterday i was only trained nurse to 19 patients. It is hard going at times also the cost of living ...
  7. NVC -CP- GC Tracker

    It is worth stating that tthe last 3 times the world markets have crashed including black monday in the uk and after 9/11 in the US within 6-12 monthes the markets and economies reached record highs and many economists are predicting the same again s...
  8. NVC -CP- GC Tracker

    am not upset i am just giving my opinion, i do not think i have special circumstances, true i have been nursing for 17 years and i am going hopefully to a rural hospital and with my PD of Jun 05 i feel i will get my interview within this fiscal year....
  9. NVC -CP- GC Tracker

    please do not answer for me. also iam a she not a he i have dialogue with the hospital aswell as my agency. i also know a foreign nurse that started there 6 weeks ago. it is a rural hospital so are well understaffed they run with a severe shortage an...
  10. NVC -CP- GC Tracker

    I have been in touch with my future employer in the US and they say my offer will stand as long as it takes they admit they may not look to make offers to foreign nurses at the moment but the offers already made will stand in there words my job is th...
  11. NVC -CP- GC Tracker

    I have a PD JUn 05 and i keep hearing there must have been something wrong with your file but if there has been nobody has told me
  12. Do I stand a chance

    I am not trying to put you off Scotland,but it rains most days here and is never hot. Nursing in Aberdeen where i come from is grim i work in a trauma ward where some nights i am the only RN to 15-24 patients and the money is poor compared to the cos...
  13. Do I stand a chance

    Why would you want to leave sunny Florida for dreary and damp Scotland?
  14. NVC -CP- GC Tracker

    My lawyer has spoken to NVC and no more cases will be forwarded till October and they confirmed we will have to give them updated DS230s again
  15. July Visa Bulletin

    but at least the people who became current in Jun vb and before will be current in Oct meaning at least some nurses will move
  16. July Visa Bulletin

    Yes that is correct
  17. NVC -CP- GC Tracker

    My case was complete on APR18 Pd Jun 05 i am still awaiting my case being forwarded to London embassy this is nearly the 8 weeks NVC tells you to allow for further instruction. Is there anyone who has a forwarded case already and how long did it take...
  18. NVC -CP- GC Tracker

    I phoned NVC again last night and after 7 weeks of being complete still have not been forwarded the usual allow 8 weeks for further instruction message, with 7 days left till 8 weeks i get the feeling we are in for another lengthy delay, you think we...
  19. NVC -CP- GC Tracker

    My case was complete Apr 18 and i am still waiting for it to be forwarded to embassy Pd Jun 05
  20. NVC -CP- GC Tracker

    My case completed nearly 6 weeks ago still not forwarded
  21. NVC -CP- GC Tracker

    Getting complete is one thing, i have been waiting 5 weeks to get mine forwarded PD Jun 05. I still hope to get an interview date before July but i think it will be touch and go
  22. NVC -CP- GC Tracker

    I was asked to send ds230 2 x photos photocopy of passport birth certs and marriage certs along with police clearance. My case was complete on Apr18 and i am still waiting for it to be forwarded to London. I have been told i will get my original docs...
  23. NVC -CP- GC Tracker

    Well it says allow 8 weeks for further instruction and that has been nearly 5 weeks so hopefully we will get some good news in the next few weeks, we are just so desperate to get an interview this summer i know if not we should get one before year is...
  24. NVC -CP- GC Tracker

    does anyone know if the nvc recorded response tells you when your case is forwarded or is the case complete message the last one
  25. June 2008 Visa Bulletin

    It has to get there first but i have learned throughout this process to keep nagging people to get them to make sure everything is correct but as soon as i hear it has been forwarded i will be on their case every day we are so desperate to get to USA...