Help re EB3 visa
Dec 20th 2007, 2:51 am
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Help re EB3 visa
Hi,
I'm asking this for a friend who isn't a member of BE, hope that's OK.
My friend has a PD of March 2005 and her case has been complete at the London Embassy since September 2006. She has contacted the Embassy numerous times but has failed to get any helpful info.
Question is......how can someone with a later PD and case completed later than hers now be in the US with a green card?
And if, as the VB states, they are currently processing cases with a PD of October 2002, how is it that I personally know people who are already here with much later PD's?
She was hoping she would have got an interview last July/August when that fiasco was going on, but no.
We just feel something's not right with her case but no-one at the Embassy will explain.
Any ideas anyone?
Thanks.
I'm asking this for a friend who isn't a member of BE, hope that's OK.
My friend has a PD of March 2005 and her case has been complete at the London Embassy since September 2006. She has contacted the Embassy numerous times but has failed to get any helpful info.
Question is......how can someone with a later PD and case completed later than hers now be in the US with a green card?
And if, as the VB states, they are currently processing cases with a PD of October 2002, how is it that I personally know people who are already here with much later PD's?
She was hoping she would have got an interview last July/August when that fiasco was going on, but no.
We just feel something's not right with her case but no-one at the Embassy will explain.
Any ideas anyone?
Thanks.
Dec 20th 2007, 4:33 am
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Re: Help re EB3 visa
Hi,
I'm asking this for a friend who isn't a member of BE, hope that's OK.
My friend has a PD of March 2005 and her case has been complete at the London Embassy since September 2006. She has contacted the Embassy numerous times but has failed to get any helpful info.
Question is......how can someone with a later PD and case completed later than hers now be in the US with a green card?
And if, as the VB states, they are currently processing cases with a PD of October 2002, how is it that I personally know people who are already here with much later PD's?
She was hoping she would have got an interview last July/August when that fiasco was going on, but no.
We just feel something's not right with her case but no-one at the Embassy will explain.
Any ideas anyone?
Thanks.
I'm asking this for a friend who isn't a member of BE, hope that's OK.
My friend has a PD of March 2005 and her case has been complete at the London Embassy since September 2006. She has contacted the Embassy numerous times but has failed to get any helpful info.
Question is......how can someone with a later PD and case completed later than hers now be in the US with a green card?
And if, as the VB states, they are currently processing cases with a PD of October 2002, how is it that I personally know people who are already here with much later PD's?
She was hoping she would have got an interview last July/August when that fiasco was going on, but no.
We just feel something's not right with her case but no-one at the Embassy will explain.
Any ideas anyone?
Thanks.
Dec 20th 2007, 4:49 am
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Re: Help re EB3 visa
Thanks for the reply Ray. But this is why it's all so confusing.....there WERE visas available in July/August, we know this because many other nurses received their Embassy interview appointments at that time AND their PD's and file completion dates were LATER than my friend's.
As for security checks, her DS230 was filled out and approved after I-140 approval.
I may be wrong but I thought if you'd had notification from USCIS that the status of your case is "case complete" then you are just waiting for Packet 4 and interview.
We know there are no visas available now and acknowledge that she missed the boat last summer, but it's still very confusing to see they are processing cases from 2002. I would have thought with all the visas they issued in July/August, there shouldn't be anyone in the UK with a case at the Embassy so old.
It's just so frustrating when you feel something's not right, or maybe something's been overlooked, but you can't get answers.
As for security checks, her DS230 was filled out and approved after I-140 approval.
I may be wrong but I thought if you'd had notification from USCIS that the status of your case is "case complete" then you are just waiting for Packet 4 and interview.
We know there are no visas available now and acknowledge that she missed the boat last summer, but it's still very confusing to see they are processing cases from 2002. I would have thought with all the visas they issued in July/August, there shouldn't be anyone in the UK with a case at the Embassy so old.
It's just so frustrating when you feel something's not right, or maybe something's been overlooked, but you can't get answers.
Dec 20th 2007, 4:55 am
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Re: Help re EB3 visa
Thanks for the reply Ray. But this is why it's all so confusing.....there WERE visas available in July/August, we know this because many other nurses received their Embassy interview appointments at that time AND their PD's and file completion dates were LATER than my friend's.
As for security checks, her DS230 was filled out and approved after I-140 approval.
I may be wrong but I thought if you'd had notification from USCIS that the status of your case is "case complete" then you are just waiting for Packet 4 and interview.
We know there are no visas available now and acknowledge that she missed the boat last summer, but it's still very confusing to see they are processing cases from 2002. I would have thought with all the visas they issued in July/August, there shouldn't be anyone in the UK with a case at the Embassy so old.
It's just so frustrating when you feel something's not right, or maybe something's been overlooked, but you can't get answers.
As for security checks, her DS230 was filled out and approved after I-140 approval.
I may be wrong but I thought if you'd had notification from USCIS that the status of your case is "case complete" then you are just waiting for Packet 4 and interview.
We know there are no visas available now and acknowledge that she missed the boat last summer, but it's still very confusing to see they are processing cases from 2002. I would have thought with all the visas they issued in July/August, there shouldn't be anyone in the UK with a case at the Embassy so old.
It's just so frustrating when you feel something's not right, or maybe something's been overlooked, but you can't get answers.
Dec 20th 2007, 5:11 am
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Re: Help re EB3 visa
She's UK born and bred, never lived anywhere else.
The other nurses we know who got lucky and are here now, they are also UK citizens. So you can see why she feels kinda let down...UK nurses with later completed cases are here and working already.
The other nurses we know who got lucky and are here now, they are also UK citizens. So you can see why she feels kinda let down...UK nurses with later completed cases are here and working already.
Dec 20th 2007, 5:15 am
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Did she use an agency ..or perhaps any Lawyer used might get more info ...
Dec 20th 2007, 5:32 am
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No, she didn't use an agency, she went direct hire, job waiting for her etc......as for the lawyer (hired by the hospital, so working for them, not her) he just processed all the papers then pretty much left her to it. But in fairness, the lawyer did email the Embassy and got the standard "don't contact us again, we won't discuss it" reply. And as I'm sure you already know, it's impossible to speak to an Embassy official by phone.
Dec 20th 2007, 8:22 am
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Re: Help re EB3 visa
At a guess would say something was missing from her file. I had approval in Aug 06 and got caught up on it. On another website there is another nurse who had a PD of 2005 and she is with an agency and her file has been in London since July 07 and she didn't get an interview. To be honest I can't see anything happening now until after the elections. Although still keeping going with US at the moment we are looking at Canada and hoping to be there in 3-4 months with a temp visa for hubby. I may look at doing CRNE once settled and if we decide to stay in Canada instead of the US. It is frustrating but my understanding the July/Aug fiasco is mainly going to AOS and not CP
A PD of March 05 and file not completed until Sept 06 definitely indicates something was wrong with her file as I know someone that had everything done in 11 months from NCLEX to arriving in 2005
A PD of March 05 and file not completed until Sept 06 definitely indicates something was wrong with her file as I know someone that had everything done in 11 months from NCLEX to arriving in 2005
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Dec 20th 2007, 2:41 pm
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Re: Help re EB3 visa
Silverdragon102, yes I tend to agree, seems like something was/is not quite right with her file, although when she phones the "customer service" line (I think it's actually a call centre in Scotland) they tell her the file is complete and she just has to wait in line like everyone else. She asked them if they need anything else from her and they said no.
Ah well, don't suppose there's anything more she can do but wait it out.
Ah well, don't suppose there's anything more she can do but wait it out.
Dec 20th 2007, 8:10 pm
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Silverdragon102, yes I tend to agree, seems like something was/is not quite right with her file, although when she phones the "customer service" line (I think it's actually a call centre in Scotland) they tell her the file is complete and she just has to wait in line like everyone else. She asked them if they need anything else from her and they said no.
Ah well, don't suppose there's anything more she can do but wait it out.
Ah well, don't suppose there's anything more she can do but wait it out.
Unfortunately nothing can be done til things are sorted. Many many nurses are caught up
