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Post by nervousonion on May 31, 2007 10:49:47 GMT -5
hello, Mag tatanung lang po, Kailangan pa po ba ng VISA SCREEN CERTIFICATE SA H1C VISA? Nabasa ko po yung article last FEBRUARY 22, 2007, tungkol sa DENIAL OF VISA SCREEN CERTIFICATE SA june 2006 batch. Nabasa ko po na hindi na kailangan ng visa screen certificate sa H1B VISA. HIndi na rin po ba kailangn ng visa screen certificate sa H1C VISA?
Bakit po sa visa screen application form, may tanung po na for what purpose, nandun po yung h1b at h1c.
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Post by Administrator on Jun 3, 2007 18:19:06 GMT -5
hello, Mag tatanung lang po, Kailangan pa po ba ng VISA SCREEN CERTIFICATE SA H1C VISA? Nabasa ko po yung article last FEBRUARY 22, 2007, tungkol sa DENIAL OF VISA SCREEN CERTIFICATE SA june 2006 batch. Nabasa ko po na hindi na kailangan ng visa screen certificate sa H1B VISA. HIndi na rin po ba kailangn ng visa screen certificate sa H1C VISA? Bakit po sa visa screen application form, may tanung po na for what purpose, nandun po yung h1b at h1c. Hi nervousonion, Ang VisaScreen Certificate ay para lamang sa pag-aaply ng immigrant working visa or EB-3 or pag-aadjust ng status from H1-B or H1-C visa to immigrant status. Tama ka na hindi pa kailangan ng VisaScreen Certificate para mag-aaply for H1-B or H1-C. Ngunit kung ikaw ay apektado ng June 2006 re-take, hindi ko masigurado sayo na walang magiging problema pagdating sa pagaapply mo ng trabaho sa America, ngunit kung ikaw ay pasado ng NCLEX exam ay maaari kang magapply ng H1-B or H1-C . Siguraduhin mo lang na ikaw ay qualified sa category ng H1-B or H1-C dahil sa pagkakaalam ko ay kailangan ng 2 years of minimum experience para maging qualified ka. Sana ay nakatulong ako sa iyong tanong. Good luck and God bless, Admin
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Post by nervousonion on Jun 3, 2007 22:56:57 GMT -5
admin,
salamat po! Pasado na po ako ng NCLEX AT IELTS KO. Mag reretake na lang po ako this JUNE. Nabasa ko naman po requirements sa H1C VISA, wala naman po kailangan na work experience. Basta may state license ka pwede ka na po work. Na interview na po ako para sa h1c visa, hindi naman po nagka problema. dalawa po kami na June 2006 na wala pa work experience ang tinanggap. Maraming salamat po!
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Post by Administrator on Jun 3, 2007 23:47:12 GMT -5
admin, salamat po! Pasado na po ako ng NCLEX AT IELTS KO. Mag reretake na lang po ako this JUNE. Nabasa ko naman po requirements sa H1C VISA, wala naman po kailangan na work experience. Basta may state license ka pwede ka na po work. Na interview na po ako para sa h1c visa, hindi naman po nagka problema. dalawa po kami na June 2006 na wala pa work experience ang tinanggap. Maraming salamat po! That is very a good news nervousonion. Proud kami sa katulad nyo na hindi namimili ng lugar na pagtatrabahuhan. Ang H1-C kasi ay para sa underserved areas in the US, at walang problema doon. Ang importante ay makakatulong kayo para maging madali sa lugar na iyon na makaaccess for health care. Pagbutihin nyo sa re-take ninyo para sakaling gustuhin nyong maging immigrant sa US ay hindi kayo magkakaproblema. Kakailanganin ninyo ang VisaScreen Certificate sa pagaadjust ng status nyo para makakuha ng green card later on. Congratulations and Good luck again! Keep us posted. Admin
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Post by nervousonion on Jun 5, 2007 8:04:34 GMT -5
Medyo kinakabahan nga po kami sa retake hehe mas marami kasi na rules and regulation kesa sa regular board exam tulad na lang na kailangan ay 75. Sana po makapasa kami na lahat na mag retake at sana marami rin pumasa na regular board takers.
Marami ang nagsasabi na panget yung lugar sa h1c visa, pero mas importante po sakin ang magka work experience sa america. Kasi hindi po nga credited ang work experience sa pinas. Madami na po ako nakausap na tao mula sa Mcallen texas, maayos naman po dun, exaggerated lang ang kwento sa border town issues. Pinaka kinakatakutan ko lang po dun yung nurse-patient ratio mukang 8 to 12 ata at marami daw pong litigation against nurses. Pag iingat lang po siguro lagi ang kailangan namin dun sa patient-safety. Medyo panatag lang po ang loob ko dahil alam ko maraming pinoy na nurses sa hospital na yun at mauunawaan nila at matuturuan kami ng maayos.
Sana lang po, yung agency ay legitimate. Meron naman po silang job order sa POEA at goodstanding naman po sila. Salamat po sa suporta.
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Post by bill-bill on Jun 5, 2007 9:45:04 GMT -5
nervousunion goodluck! narinig ko na din ang McAllen na yan dito sa US. sa katunayan, meron akong isang kaibigan na pinuntahan ang lugar na yun dahil naging interesado sila. tama ka na nasa hangganan na sila ng US-Mexico. hindi lang natuloy ang kaibigan ko doon dahil sa ang asawa nya ay natanggap sa ibang lugar. alam ko din kung gaano ka "ganda" ng sign-on bonus nila! nakakalula ang halaga ika nga. ang masasabi ko lang ay dasal lang at pag-iingat. meron nman mga pinoy sa pupuntahan nyo kaya't hindi magiging mahirap ang mag-adjust. kahit naman saan ka pumunta meron kaakibat na paghamon. huwag ka lang makalilimot sa iyong pananampalataya. goodluck ulit sa boards at sa iyong nalalapit na paglalakbay dito sa America.
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Post by nervousonion on Jun 6, 2007 0:18:42 GMT -5
bell,
Natanggap na ako, pero hindi ko pa nakikita ang contract namin. So hindi ko muna ini-excite sarili ko baka hindi naman matuloy haha. Ngayon ata, nag fifile pa yung hospital ng attestation or something. Wala po kami bonus na matatanggap pero alam ko dun yung famous na 50,000 dollars na bonus. Wala ata kami bonus kasi hindi pa kami immigrant or what hindi ko po alam.
Pero salamat po sa mga suporta! Sana kung matuloy kami eh maging maayos kami doon.
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Post by Administrator on Jun 12, 2007 10:04:17 GMT -5
bell, Natanggap na ako, pero hindi ko pa nakikita ang contract namin. So hindi ko muna ini-excite sarili ko baka hindi naman matuloy haha. Ngayon ata, nag fifile pa yung hospital ng attestation or something. Wala po kami bonus na matatanggap pero alam ko dun yung famous na 50,000 dollars na bonus. Wala ata kami bonus kasi hindi pa kami immigrant or what hindi ko po alam. Pero salamat po sa mga suporta! Sana kung matuloy kami eh maging maayos kami doon. Hi nervousonion, Congratulations again! Although McAllen is at the border of Texas, safe pa rin dun, I can assure you kasi Texas din kami naka-base. Saka mayron silang sariling airport dun kaya maganda, madali ka lang makakapunta sa ibang lugar pag gusto mo. Wag ka kabahan dahil may magaassist naman sa inyo sa simula, hindi naman kayo isasabak agad sa trabaho ng mag-isa. SOP yun kahit saan. I-oorient kayo then tuturuan kayo sa area na pagtatrabahuhan nyo. About the nurse-patient ratio, talagang medyo mas madaming patients sa underserved area kasi nga konti ang health care workers sa kanila, pero kaya nyo yan. Anyway, I hope that you still get at least a portion of your sign up bonus. Basahin mo lang mabuti ang contract nyo para alam mo lahat ang protections mo as a nurse, and that contract should be a direct contract with your employer. Pero wag ka magalala, usually talaga hindi binibigay agad ang sign-up bonus. I have a friend who thought she would not get a sign up bonus, pero pagdating nila sa US and nameet nila ang employer nila, yung employer mismo ang nagbigay sa kanila ng bonus. Hopefully, the same will happen sa inyo. Good luck and we really hope here at Filipino Nurses 2 US that you will pass the re-take. ~Admin
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Post by nervousonion on Jun 16, 2007 13:05:14 GMT -5
Hello Admin,
Sobra po baet ninyo unlike other nursing sites. I am glad you are very supportive of your fellow Filipino nurses kahit kami na June 2006 na tainted ng leakage issue. The agency called me, 7 na lang daw po kukunin ng Mcallen Medical Center. Surprisingly, kasama pa rin po ako. Medyo po ako kinakabahan at nag tataka na kinuha pa rin ako kasi po wala pa po ako work experience. Pero siguro sign na po yun na I have to get this job na kahit current na po ang visa at wala na retrogression. Nagiintay na lang po ako ng results ng retake at nag hahanap ng training or hospital work kasi po I really need at least po mga 3months para naman po maganda representation ko as a Filipino NUrse. I need to train po sa telemetry since dun po ako ilalagay. Sana po matuto ako ng mabilis sa Texas at sana maraming pinoy na mag papasensya sa tulad kong wala work experience pa.
Sa tingin nyo po ba na tama na piliin ko ang H1C VISA kesa sa Eb3 visa? Kasi alam ko po wala na retrogression pero sa tingin ko po good news po ito sa mga approved na ng I-140 or Ds230 or nasa packet 3 na po. Ang balak ko po sana eh kunin ko na po ang H1C VISA at dun na lang po ako pa adjust ng status after a year. Napapansin ko po kasi sa eb3.. tumatagal dito nurses ng 2 to 5 years so sayang naman po yung opportunity ng h1c visa.
Thank you again.
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Post by Administrator on Jun 18, 2007 22:14:53 GMT -5
Hello Admin, Sobra po baet ninyo unlike other nursing sites. I am glad you are very supportive of your fellow Filipino nurses kahit kami na June 2006 na tainted ng leakage issue. The agency called me, 7 na lang daw po kukunin ng Mcallen Medical Center. Surprisingly, kasama pa rin po ako. Medyo po ako kinakabahan at nag tataka na kinuha pa rin ako kasi po wala pa po ako work experience. Pero siguro sign na po yun na I have to get this job na kahit current na po ang visa at wala na retrogression. Nagiintay na lang po ako ng results ng retake at nag hahanap ng training or hospital work kasi po I really need at least po mga 3months para naman po maganda representation ko as a Filipino NUrse. I need to train po sa telemetry since dun po ako ilalagay. Sana po matuto ako ng mabilis sa Texas at sana maraming pinoy na mag papasensya sa tulad kong wala work experience pa. Sa tingin nyo po ba na tama na piliin ko ang H1C VISA kesa sa Eb3 visa? Kasi alam ko po wala na retrogression pero sa tingin ko po good news po ito sa mga approved na ng I-140 or Ds230 or nasa packet 3 na po. Ang balak ko po sana eh kunin ko na po ang H1C VISA at dun na lang po ako pa adjust ng status after a year. Napapansin ko po kasi sa eb3.. tumatagal dito nurses ng 2 to 5 years so sayang naman po yung opportunity ng h1c visa. Thank you again. Hi again nervousonion, Grateful kami sa mga nurses tulad nyo, and we are always here to provide relevant information and give moral support to our fellow Filipino nurses. Salamat sa update mo and sana palagi mo kaming ia-update dito, para naman sa ibang Filipino nurses na gustong magtrabaho sa US. Ang advice ko sayo ay ipagpatuloy mo ang H1-C visa application mo, at least dyan sigurado ka na kaysa magtetake chance ka pa for immigrant visa. Tama ka, pwede ka naman magadjust ng status later on basta maayos mo na ang VisaScreen certificate mo. Maganda nga ang area na bininigay nila sa inyo, Telemetry, isa sa pinakain-demand ngayon yan and ang pagkakaalam ko ay maganda rin ang sweldo sa area na iyan. Saka magandang experience ang nasa special area ka agad kahit wala ka pang work experience. Swerte ka dyan, marami kasi ang nagsisimula sa general nursing lang, so pagbutihin mo dyan kasi specialty area ka agad. May mga hospitals or institutions na nagbibigay ng training for Telemetry sa Pilipinas, pero minsan yung employer mo mismo ay may affiliated training center sa Pilipinas. I really wish you good luck and keep up the good work! ~Admin
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Post by nervousonion on Jul 27, 2007 12:15:10 GMT -5
Hello,
I am back again. According to the agency they filed already the petition for h1c visa last week of June and the processing time is 45 days so I am just waiting right now for the petition. After that they will show us the contract. The contract is directly from the hospital, we don't have one with the agency. They said thats its a direct-hire basis and they will not deduct anything from our salaries. They will only reimburse our Nclex exam but we will pay for our own visa which costs around 100 dollars.
Question: Can I file for immigrant visa and h1c visa at the same time? Is that even allowed? What if the hospital who petitioned me for immigrant visa is different from the hospital who petitioned for h1c visa?
Thank you.
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Post by Administrator on Jul 30, 2007 16:07:37 GMT -5
Hello, I am back again. According to the agency they filed already the petition for h1c visa last week of June and the processing time is 45 days so I am just waiting right now for the petition. After that they will show us the contract. The contract is directly from the hospital, we don't have one with the agency. They said thats its a direct-hire basis and they will not deduct anything from our salaries. They will only reimburse our Nclex exam but we will pay for our own visa which costs around 100 dollars. Question: Can I file for immigrant visa and h1c visa at the same time? Is that even allowed? What if the hospital who petitioned me for immigrant visa is different from the hospital who petitioned for h1c visa? Thank you. Hello nervousonion, Thank you for your update. I hope that everything works out well and that soon you can work as a nurse in the US. For your question, it is possible to file a non-immigrant temporary working visa and an immigrant working visa at the same time "if" they are filed by the same employer. I do not suggest that you get two different employers for two different types of visa. Keep in mind that once your employer for the H1-C visa hires you, you are then under contract. It is possible to terminate your contract earlier, although I am sure there will be penalties on your part, you might want to check your contract first. Once you are on H1-C, you can always adjust your status if you have an employer to sponsor you, so do not rush into things right now. Just stick to one for now, ok? I understand it can be overwhelming to have more than one employer interested in sponsoring you, but you do not want to lose your opportunity and ruin your credibility. Good luck and continue to keep us posted. Best wishes, Admin
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Post by nervousonion on Aug 1, 2007 7:53:12 GMT -5
Hello,
Yeah, its actually pretty tempting to get the immigrant visa right now because there are so many employers willing to sponsor nclex passers but I think I will stick with my H1c visa. Its taking time maybe thats why I am a little anxious about it but compared to the waiting time for immigrant visa its ok I guess. I don't want to sign up with 2 employers so I am really careful, I am just keeping my options open just in case this h1c visa is just a fluke. With the H1c visa, I can always adjust my status like you said but I am worried what if my employer doesn't want to petition me at all wah.. that would be disappointing. A family friend, who resides in USA right now, said that its ok because another employer can petition me when I am there, I don't know how when I have a contract with h1c visa for 3 years but we will see.
Thank you again, you guys are really helpful in alleviating my anxiety, you are truly Filipino nurses.
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Post by Administrator on Aug 1, 2007 21:22:44 GMT -5
Hello, Yeah, its actually pretty tempting to get the immigrant visa right now because there are so many employers willing to sponsor nclex passers but I think I will stick with my H1c visa. Its taking time maybe thats why I am a little anxious about it but compared to the waiting time for immigrant visa its ok I guess. I don't want to sign up with 2 employers so I am really careful, I am just keeping my options open just in case this h1c visa is just a fluke. With the H1c visa, I can always adjust my status like you said but I am worried what if my employer doesn't want to petition me at all wah.. that would be disappointing. A family friend, who resides in USA right now, said that its ok because another employer can petition me when I am there, I don't know how when I have a contract with h1c visa for 3 years but we will see. Thank you again, you guys are really helpful in alleviating my anxiety, you are truly Filipino nurses. Hello nervousonion, I totally agree with your feeling right now, but I am glad you are not jumping into things and are thinking very carefully. You can always come here and ask first, as I can always try my best to give you my best suggestion. I am a little unsure about the immigrant visa for now, maybe until its status stabilizes. Yes it is open until August 17th, but considering the long list of applicants from way back to the present, there is no assurance that the retrogression is relieved permanently. If your H1-C materialized as promised to you, then that is a very good opportunity for you to work as a nurse in the US. Even if your employer for your H1-C does not sponsor for immigrant visa, once you are in the US, it is very easy to find an employer who sponsors immigrant visa, so don't worry about it. Don't rush to get an immigrant status. I think it's better to acquire that 3 years of experience in the underserved area, because you will learn a lot there and that would give you the advantage over other qualified nurses. For now, just wait for your contract and then make sure that they file for you already. Good luck and best wishes again! Admin
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Post by nervousonion on Aug 2, 2007 0:47:18 GMT -5
Thank you, I will keep you posted about my visa. My agency is Global healthcare resources by the way. They have a partnership with G&P manpower services(located here in the PHilippines), the agency that actually looks for the nurses. The website is globehealth.net/ Just in case someone is also interested, maybe this agency can help them. They said Senator Uresti from Texas is with them, the senator's law firm handles our petitions. I know that G&P is legit here in the Philippines, I am not sure about the global healthcare resources. Well, I'll keep you guys posted, hopefully I am in good hands. Thank you again for your advises, really appreciate it. God Bless you all.
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