recession/retrogression?

[r.o.w.d.yRN]

im currently working in one of the hospitals here in Philippines,.actually 2 1/2 years already. i did pass my ielts and nclex exam, done with visa screen thingy. um, i wonder when will the retrogression/recession will end in the states??? oh by the way, i applied in Vermont. ..

any idea guys? ? ?

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

Moved to the International forum

I can not see retrogression ending any time soon. Demand is much higher than the visas allocated

[jbauer87]

Hi. What's your priority date Ms. RowdyRN? Right now it's at May 2005 for EB3 visas in the Philippines. It hasn't moved in months and was actually Unavailable for a several Visa Bulletins this year.

[Ginger's Mom, MSN, RN]

With500,0000 Americans loosing their jobs this month, I don't for see it moving soon.

When people are unemployed they put off any elective procedures. Health care feels the pinch.

The good news is you have current nursing experience which will put you ahead of many with your PD.

[suzanne4, RN]

With the number of people that are already waiting with completed petitions for a visa number to be issued, your expected wait is going to be more than five years.

Licensure and immigration are two very different things and actually are not even related, other than passing of either the CGFNS exam or the NCLEX exam is needed to begin the process.

Going for licensure in VT or any other state has nothing at all to do with the retrogression. That is because the demand is so much higher than the number of visas.

But the recession is also going to be delaying things for everyone.

There are 500,000 unemployed RNs in the Philippines.

Last month, 500,000 Americans lost their jobs. This affects healthcare directly as one also loses their health insurance as well. And then the census goes down in hospitals and it has a domino effect on everything else.

There are already multiple threads on this very topic, no reason to have others going that are addressing the same questions.