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RETROGRESSION UPDATE

The visa bulletin for August 2010 released by the U.S. Department of State shows the cut-off date for Filipino Nurses at June 1, 2004. This is a major improvement considering that the July 2010 visa bulletin indicated a cut-off date of August 15, 2003.

The positive trend is expected to continue until October this year with cut-off dates expected to reach September 2004 as reported last month by Pinoy R.N.

In other news, the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) is providing options for foreign-educated nurses who were affected by the recent social security number (SSN) requirement.

According to the Hammond Law Group, an immigration firm in the U.S., affected applicants may request the BRN to provide the NCLEX test results to another U.S. state (such as one that does not require a social security number). This option requires a $10 processing fee. If, however, an applicant needs the BRN to provide the NCLEX-RN test scores to ICHP (CGFNS) for the Visascreen, the BRN will be collecting a $60 filing fee.


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Wow.. unti unti na ang leap nyan.. sooner or later we'll see ourselves working in a US environment. thank u Lord!
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sana nga tuloy tuloy yan.. baka after ng fiscal yr nla ibalik na naman sa 2003... wag naman sana!
what im confused hehe, can someone elaborate me this one?
September 2010 visa bulletin shows that USCIS is now processing EB-3 preference (Philippines) December 15, 2004. Lets all hope this will continue on!
from this big leap of priority dates did you hear any news that visas are given out? any news or updates from friend of yours who had applied for immigrant visa and falls under the current priority dates, that they are gives visa already?
i see light already after that very long and dark tunnel...may we nurses will find a rainbow after this long journey. In God's time, we will be working in the U.S. territory. Thank you Lord for being with us after all this years! Thy will be done... their's already a huge leap of priority dates each month...let's keep praying nurses. All of you are in my prayers always. Let's hope for the best!
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irondragon · 697 weeks ago

Finally got my RN License here in the States.
Thank God.
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irondragon · 697 weeks ago

It's good to be a Legal Permanent Resident with my whole family done through the legal way, and not by Tourist Visa Adjustment (now impossible) or by fixed marriage with an American Citizen for a fee.
God Bless America.
With almost one million PH nurses all struggling to apply to get into the US, getting here is a miracle, like going through the eye of the needle, or winning the lottery. Indeed a blessing from God.
It is sad that the hundreds of thousands of PH nurses will never be able to migrate to the USA anymore, as the demand here is over. More US RNs are now being created, and this closes the door to all PH nurses.
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nebula888 · 697 weeks ago

I feel sorry for the PH nurses now approaching one million who will never set foot in the USA. The lucky ones are those who are now legally in the USA. This is the result of the bandwagon mentality of Pinoys.
99 percent of these students never wanted to go into nursing with sincerity, they only had one thing on their minds: to come to the USA, and too bad now, they will never be part of the American Dream.
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ImmigrantRN · 697 weeks ago

Yeah, I agree. Nobody's sponsoring now.
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LastUSRNImmigrant · 689 weeks ago

Look at the July 2011 Ng Board, the no. of examinees have gone down. This is a very good sign that the pinoy parent has understood the futility of sending their children to school, as there is now zero chance of them migrating to America. We hope that in the next year, the number of examinees will drop down to the more rational 7,000 examinees per test period.
Too many pinoy RNs, not enough jobs to go around. And no more USA.

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