VISA APPOINTMENTS...Confused..Help pls..

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below given is the link to the madras (india) us embassy interview dates for the month of july 07

http://chennai.usconsulate.gov/uploads/images/coagukwcwmmeu-1pz9wxhq/ivappoint0707.pdf

below given is the link to the madras (india) us embassy interview dates for the month of june 07.

http://chennai.usconsulate.gov/uploads/images/je2u4lhe0u-litpdued_fg/ivapp0706.pdf

in both months, you can see, they have given appointments for the people whose i-140 approved in 2006 june(in e3 catgary ). june apponitment was given before july visa bullettin came out. how come? i am totally confused..!!

also, if you say within few months/weeks this small window will be closed, then, will it go back to previouse cut off date ( for india it was june 2003)?

pls some body answer both questions pls..

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reference to read a case number:-

......case number: the national visa center (nvc) gives each immigrant petition a case number. this number has three letters followed by ten digits (numbers). the three letters are an abbreviation for the overseas embassy or consulate that will process the immigrant visa case (for example, guz for guangzhou, cdj for ciudad juarez).

the digits tell us exactly when nvc created the case. for example a case with the number mnl2001747003 would be a case assigned to the u.s. embassy in manila. 2001 is the year in which nvc received the case from the uscis (formerly ins). the julian date is 747 plus 500, so this case was created on september 4, 2001, the 247th day of the year. the 003 shows that it was the third case created for manila on that day. this case number is not the same as the uscis receipt number, which is written on the notice of action, form i-797, from the uscis. a consular section abroad cannot find a case if all you have is the uscis receipt number. ...... from http://travel.state.gov/visa/frvi/glossary/glossary_1363.html#cancelled

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I did read about the E3 visa for Australian Citizens, but E3 could also stand for Employment (Third Preference). I'm sure a lot of you guys are familiar with it, but here's a reference I got from another website.

Q: Who is considered Employment Third Preference (E3)?

A: Skilled Workers, Professionals Holding Baccalaureate Degrees and Other Workers receive 28.6 percent of the yearly worldwide limit, plus any unused Employment First and Second Preference visas. All Third Preference applicants require an approved I-140 petition filed by the prospective employer. All such workers require a labor certification, or Schedule A designation, or evidence that they qualify for one of the shortage occupations in the Labor Market Information Pilot Program. There are three subgroups within this category:

Skilled workers are persons capable of performing a job requiring at least

two years' training or experience

Professionals with a baccalaureate degree are members of a profession with at least a university bachelor's degree; and

Other workers are those persons capable of filling positions requiring less than two years' training or experience

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What you are describing above is the EB-3, it is not the E3 that is specific for Australians. They are two very different visas.

Nurses that are being petitioned are under the EB-3 category unless they are from Aussie and are just using the E-3 as a temporary visa.

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What you are describing above is the EB-3, it is not the E3 that is specific for Australians. They are two very different visas.

Nurses that are being petitioned are under the EB-3 category unless they are from Aussie and are just using the E-3 as a temporary visa.

I got the reference from this website, which probably somehow caused the confusion.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_1323.html

Where what is being referred to as EB-3 is also being called E3 as above.

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I got the reference from this website, which probably somehow caused the confusion.

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_1323.html

Where what is being referred to as EB-3 is also being called E3 as above.

Yes ..you are correct..its looks E3 and EB3 are same..

Anyway, I am sure, There is not many Australians in India waiting for a interview date in Chennai embassy.(more than 50 in a month..? no way..)

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Nurses are under the EB-3 category which is the third preference.

The specific E3 category is for Aussies only, and is a temporary visa as well. That is why there are mix-ups about this. The E-3 for Ausies does not have anything to do with the green card; it is only a treaty visa, similar to what the Mexican and Canadian nurses use, except that the spouse can work with the Aussie visa, but not with the TN Visa.

What you are looking at under the green card visa applications is actually the EB-3.

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Nurses are under the EB-3 category which is the third preference.

The specific E3 category is for Aussies only, and is a temporary visa as well. That is why there are mix-ups about this. The E-3 for Ausies does not have anything to do with the green card; it is only a treaty visa, similar to what the Mexican and Canadian nurses use, except that the spouse can work with the Aussie visa, but not with the TN Visa.

What you are looking at under the green card visa applications is actually the EB-3.

Then how come so many E3 applicants from India...??

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Then how come so many E3 applicants from India...??

All I can think of is they have used E3 instead of EB3

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Then how come so many E3 applicants from India...??

They are listing it as the third preference, and that is actually the EB-3. You can see it called the E-3 on some things, but it is for the green card, and is actually the EB-3.

The actual visa called the E-3 is the termorary treaty visa only for those that hold the Australian passport.

Third preference in the immigrant processing is actually the EB-3. If you were in Australia, you would see the actual difference as they have both the temorary treaty visa, as well as the immigrant visa processing.

That is why there are so many E3s in India, they are third preference under the immigrant visa status. That is different from the E-3 under the Aussie visas.

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The point is that there are many from India that are in other categories as well as nursing that are in the process of getting the immigrant visa. There is no Schedule A, so all RNs are included in with this large number. The retrogression is still not over. Most are under the third preference, including nurses that are not being fast-tracked currently.

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Then how come so many E3 applicants from India...??

I am originally from the Philippines but I had E3 Category put in my Visa Application. It was accepted and processed. So, therefore all I can say is E3 has been used interchangeably with EB3 (in some embassies maybe, no idea on this one)

But there also exists an E3 Category(as explained by Suzanne) that is only applicable to Aussies.

If you say you had E3 applicants in India, they have been in actual fact applying for EB3.

Hope this makes sense :lol2:

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I am originally from the Philippines but I had E3 Category put in my Visa Application. It was accepted and processed. So, therefore all I can say is E3 has been used interchangeably with EB3 (in some embassies maybe, no idea on this one)

But there also exists an E3 Category(as explained by Suzanne) that is only applicable to Aussies.

If you say you had E3 applicants in India, they have been in actual fact applying for EB3.

Hope this makes sense :lol2:

In the realm of green cards, those of you that are nurses are in the third preference which is the EB-3 category in actual terms per what is on the US State Dept website. The E-3 in actuality is not an immigrant visa, but is for those from Australia wishing for a treaty visa. I am sure that it causes some confusion, but this is what it comes down to.

Those in India that are listed as the E-3 are actually under the EB-3, which is the third preference category when petitioned by an employer.

If you look at the list of different petitions that are available, and their classifications, it is called the EB-3, not the E-3.

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The bigger issue is that there are only a small amount of interviews scheduled. The majority of these 140,000 recapped visas are going to be going to those that are already in the US and under the H1-B visa that have been in line for their PD date to be current. The fees for immigraiton are going up 80% at the end of July, so this is more of a push for companies to get their employees thru.

If you do not already have approval of the DS-230 and were just in-line waiting for an appt when the retrogression hit, it is gong to be impossible to get a visa from this group.

Remember in April in the US when they opened up for accepting H1-B visas, there were more than 150,000 petitions in just a couple of hours and then they were gone.

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The bigger issue is that there are only a small amount of interviews scheduled. The majority of these 140,000 recapped visas are going to be going to those that are already in the US and under the H1-B visa that have been in line for their PD date to be current. The fees for immigraiton are going up 80% at the end of July, so this is more of a push for companies to get their employees thru.

If you do not already have approval of the DS-230 and were just in-line waiting for an appt when the retrogression hit, it is gong to be impossible to get a visa from this group.

Remember in April in the US when they opened up for accepting H1-B visas, there were more than 150,000 petitions in just a couple of hours and then they were gone.

Thank you Suzanne for explaining that.

According to my Hospital, my next step is to get Choice of agent form and then pay the visa fee. DS230 was submitted before retrogression hit, it seems. So, can I consider my DS230 approved? Will I be able to get a visa interview..? What do u think?

Thanking you advance for your reply.

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Thank you Suzanne for explaining that.

According to my Hospital, my next step is to get Choice of agent form and then pay the visa fee. DS230 was submitted before retrogression hit, it seems. So, can I consider my DS230 approved? Will I be able to get a visa interview..? What do u think?

Thanking you advance for your reply.

DS230 is not requested until after you have paid visa fee bill.

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