I am sure that many of you do not want to hear this. But it is the actual truth. There still is no special schedule for nurses, and the Schedule A is not included in the Visa Bulletin.
That the dates are current for the month of July does not state that it is over. There is a huge number of applicants waiting for the green card, in addition to nurses, and they have been waiting as well. Remember that most that came to the US under the H1-B visa, are also included with the EB-3 caseload. And many of their attorneys are much faster at getting things done. Example: When the window opened for petitions to be submitted in April for the October 2007 H1-B visas, there were more than a 150,000 submitted in less than one day. And they were gone.
Not trying to burst any bubble, but trying to be honest on this. There are only so many visas available per year, never unlimited number. And this Bulletin does not go into effect until July 1, 2007. And those dates are only for that month and if you notice there is also mention that if the visas get used up that are there, then the dates will not remain in effect all month.
For those of you that got stopped in the processing just before your interview, this will be very beneficial for you. If your DS-230 has been approved and accepted, then this can be beneficial to you. For those that are just starting the process, remember you at the mercy of your agency and attorney and how fast that they will do things. We have seen multiple posts over the years of mistakes made with petitions that delayed things for quite a period of time. There is also a considerable raise in immigration fees going into affect at the end of July that will delay things for some people as the agencies are going to be holding back on paying of fees.
Those that have been paying their own way will find that they may get thru faster.
So please, do not make final plans to leave for the US until you actually have an interview date given to you. We saw what happened last fall to quite a few of you here.
Until there is another Schedule in place for nurses, the retrogression will not be over. Just an open window in the scheme of things, but definitely not over. Look at what happened even last month when the dates were moved up for the PD, you did not see a significant movement of anything. When money is needed to be paid by the agencies, everything drops to a crawl.
Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
10 days until the next VB? i wonder what its going to say???
hopefully good news but unfortunately when I finished my last job they required me to hand in my crystal ball , Joking aside it is so hard to predict but keeping anything that crosses crossed
What is the latest update on Retrogession and issue of visas for nurses under schedule A.I understand that they are lobbying for 61,000 visas for nurses - but it has not yet been passed.A US lawyer said that only some nurses were eligible for H1B.And if you filed for Green Card without Schedule A - the wait is several years long.If anyone has any updates - do post it.God bless
Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
What is the latest update on Retrogession and issue of visas for nurses under schedule A.I understand that they are lobbying for 61,000 visas for nurses - but it has not yet been passed.A US lawyer said that only some nurses were eligible for H1B.And if you filed for Green Card without Schedule A - the wait is several years long.If anyone has any updates - do post it.God bless
The bridge amendment failed so all we can do is wait for visa bulletin to come out which is approx 15th of the month
There's no end in sight for the Retrogression. And most likely none from the coming VBs what with all the H1B applicants competing for the 10,000 annual allocation for the PI. Not much to hope there either. :trout:
Hello everybody. I am Nodir from Uzbekistan (former USSR). It is in the center of central Asia. I have a CGFNS and Visascreen certs. My attorney sent I-140 and USCIS received it 22nd of March 2007 (in Texas). And it is still pending. As I understand from forum it is not because of retrogression and I’ll feel the effect of it after approval. Can anybody tell me?
1. When will I-140 be submitted?
2. How much approximately should I wait to receive a visa (form today)?
3. When should I file I-485? If I file it now will it expedite the process?
3. Will the information that my country is not so popular expedite my process?
Tank’s beforehand and I found the site VERY VERY USEFULL.
Silverdragon102, BSN
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hopefully good news but unfortunately when I finished my last job they required me to hand in my crystal ball
, Joking aside it is so hard to predict but keeping anything that crosses crossed