What to do on retrogression

[terrablanca]

hi everyone! im a newbie here. :)

im from the philippines, a registered nurse of my country and a us-rn under california state. unfortunately, im also one of those affected by the dreaded, "retrogression". so, currently im a nurse volunteer in a nearby hospital in my place. next few months, hopefully i'll get hired as a staff nurse.

i just wanted to ask you guys if it is advisable to go to other countries like australia, new zealand or canada instead of waiting for the retrogression to lift in US? as much as i wanted to be optimistic, reality bites. as what i have heard those who have priority dates of year 2006 are still on line, waiting. i don't have a PD and i am confused if i pursue applying for it since the lift on retrogression in US is unclear.

im deciding whether to stay in my country and get a hospital experience as a nurse and have a masters program, just to have an edge OR go to other countries (despite spending somehow for application fees or the like)?

the salary of nurses in philippines, generally, ISN'T ENOUGH. im 25 and im not getting any younger. hoping you understand my sentiments. hayyy. WHAT TO DO, ANYONE??? :s

[orangepink, NP]

Its going to take years and years for the US to recover. You've no idea how difficult life here in the US is.

amen! amen!

[NurseCubanitaRN2b, BSN, RN]

TO: ORANGEPINK

hi read your pm. thanks for that message. i cannot reply to your pm since im still a new member here still got to post 15+ threads? anyway, how come you still don't have work? what is your status there? i heard california really has a great number of nurses being laid- off? i heard from a cousin who's also from there. sad noh?

i am just wondering.. i had 3 batchmates from college 1 of the three went to US with her family. now already an RN there. they went there as a tourist. the 2nd went there as a tourist too. his brother told me that he wasn't holding an immigrant visa, not a us citizen either. still he got a got job. now he's a nurse supervisor. his brother told me that they knew or someone related to them is one of the heads in a hospital. the 3rd went to US to take his nclex after a few mos he already got a job as a nurse. hmmm how did they do that?! none of them is a us citizen or an immigrant. that was year 2007. just sharing.

You may want to ask your classmates how they bypassed the system. Also ask them what are they going to do when they are CAUGHT by immigration. As soon as someone in the facility finds out, they will most likely be turned in and will face heavy consequences. To me it isn't worth it. Good Luck

[Corey Narry, MSN, RN, NP]

i am just wondering.. i had 3 batchmates from college 1 of the three went to US with her family. now already an RN there. they went there as a tourist. the 2nd went there as a tourist too. his brother told me that he wasn't holding an immigrant visa, not a us citizen either. still he got a got job. now he's a nurse supervisor. his brother told me that they knew or someone related to them is one of the heads in a hospital. the 3rd went to US to take his nclex after a few mos he already got a job as a nurse. hmmm how did they do that?! none of them is a us citizen or an immigrant. that was year 2007. just sharing.

My experience with "former classmates" when I was your age and still in the Philippines was that they spread news back to their friends in the Philippines that they're doing so well in the US and already have jobs when there's really no way for anyone in the Philippines to confirm the facts. The truth was, many of them were not even working as nurses and were stuck doing odd jobs here and there illegally. They had to put up a front so that they won't have to face the embarassment from the friends they left in the Philippines. Do your own research based on what is legally permitted as far as immigration and do not succumb to envy especially since you don't really know what their current situation is like.

[Music in My Heart]

I would not anticipate any easing in US immigration policy anytime soon. Intractable unemployment continues and is likely to for years to come. There is substantial and growing political pressure against the importation of workers.