Oh my Lord!
Feb 4th 2003, 11:33 pm
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Rock Goddess
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Oh my Lord!
I just found out from the INS case status online that my green card has been approved! It took 175 days out of 180, so kudos to them for keeping within the time frame. I can hardly believe it...I have been waiting since November 2001 for this! Yippee! Next stop the Embassy interview! Maybe my dream of getting out to the States by the summer will come true!
Feb 6th 2003, 5:05 pm
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Re: Oh my Lord!
Congrats~!~! I am very happy for you!!! 
Take care `
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Originally posted by Rockgurl
I just found out from the INS case status online that my green card has been approved! It took 175 days out of 180, so kudos to them for keeping within the time frame. I can hardly believe it...I have been waiting since November 2001 for this! Yippee! Next stop the Embassy interview! Maybe my dream of getting out to the States by the summer will come true!
I just found out from the INS case status online that my green card has been approved! It took 175 days out of 180, so kudos to them for keeping within the time frame. I can hardly believe it...I have been waiting since November 2001 for this! Yippee! Next stop the Embassy interview! Maybe my dream of getting out to the States by the summer will come true!
Feb 6th 2003, 8:44 pm
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Re: Oh my Lord!
well done rockgal....might i ask how you have managed to get one...ie the process of doing so, costs etc.....any info would be greatful, once again..congrats and all the best
dave
glasgow(currently in florida)
dave
glasgow(currently in florida)
Feb 7th 2003, 8:07 am
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Hi dave. I didn't actually have to pay the costs as my agency paid for it. I am a nurse and I joined an agency specializing in bringing UK nurses over the the US. The only thing I paid for was some study materials, and I will have to pay for the embassy interview. I joined them in November 2001 and studied for 7 months to take the nursing exam (NCLEX) which I passed in July. I filed my I-140 in August and got approved just now in February. I expect to travel within the next 6 months, but I still have to have an embassy interview, medical and job interview by video phone.
Feb 9th 2003, 1:55 am
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Re: Oh my Lord!
Congratulations and condolences! Unless you are one of the more fortunate
soles, most imported nurses end up working in very dangerous areas of the
U.S. Unlike the U.K., U.S. citizens have the constitutional right to keep
and bear arms. There are over two-hundred million firearms in this country.
The bulk of these weapons are in the hands of law abiding citizens. The
remaining fraction are in the hands of people who steal them from law
abiding citizens. These criminals have no respect for human life as can be
witnessed by spending a day in one of our shock trauma centers.
P.S. Contrary to what you may have heard, like the I.T. professional myth,
there is no shortage of qualified nurses here in the U.S. However, there is
a shortage of nurses who will work in the undesirable areas. My wife is a
business development manager for a clinical trails unit that is staffed
almost entirely of nurses who refuse to work in hospitals and clinics where
their lives would be put into jeopardy.
"Rockgurl" wrote in message
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> Hi dave. I didn't actually have to pay the costs as my agency paid for
> it. I am a nurse and I joined an agency specializing in bringing UK
> nurses over the the US. The only thing I paid for was some study
> materials, and I will have to pay for the embassy interview. I joined
> them in November 2001 and studied for 7 months to take the nursing exam
> (NCLEX) which I passed in July. I filed my I-140 in August and got
> approved just now in February. I expect to travel within the next 6
> months, but I still have to have an embassy interview, medical and job
> interview by video phone.
> --
> Posted via http://britishexpats.com
soles, most imported nurses end up working in very dangerous areas of the
U.S. Unlike the U.K., U.S. citizens have the constitutional right to keep
and bear arms. There are over two-hundred million firearms in this country.
The bulk of these weapons are in the hands of law abiding citizens. The
remaining fraction are in the hands of people who steal them from law
abiding citizens. These criminals have no respect for human life as can be
witnessed by spending a day in one of our shock trauma centers.
P.S. Contrary to what you may have heard, like the I.T. professional myth,
there is no shortage of qualified nurses here in the U.S. However, there is
a shortage of nurses who will work in the undesirable areas. My wife is a
business development manager for a clinical trails unit that is staffed
almost entirely of nurses who refuse to work in hospitals and clinics where
their lives would be put into jeopardy.
"Rockgurl" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi dave. I didn't actually have to pay the costs as my agency paid for
> it. I am a nurse and I joined an agency specializing in bringing UK
> nurses over the the US. The only thing I paid for was some study
> materials, and I will have to pay for the embassy interview. I joined
> them in November 2001 and studied for 7 months to take the nursing exam
> (NCLEX) which I passed in July. I filed my I-140 in August and got
> approved just now in February. I expect to travel within the next 6
> months, but I still have to have an embassy interview, medical and job
> interview by video phone.
> --
> Posted via http://britishexpats.com
Feb 9th 2003, 11:34 am
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Thank you for your concern, but trust me, if that happens I am more than happy to break my contract and get a job in a better area. I am highly qualified and experienced and am sure I will have no trouble getting a job in an area I desire. All I want is the green card so I can be with my partner. The rest is up to me.
Mar 13th 2003, 8:47 pm
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well said rockugirl. lets be honest how many US nurses do you see coming to work in the UK. none. here in the Uk not only do we deal with the drunks, junkies, gun shootings and stabbings but we have to deal with the NHS. with crap pay, crap weather, ridiculous house prices, staff shortages and constant critisism from everyone. let me just say to 'no-one' i'll see you there but i bet i won't see you here!
Mar 13th 2003, 9:00 pm
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Re: Oh my Lord!
uknurse wrote:
>
> well said rockugirl. lets be honest how many US nurses do you see coming
> to work in the UK. none. here in the Uk not only do we deal with the
> drunks, junkies, gun shootings and stabbings but we have to deal with
> the NHS. with crap pay, crap weather, ridiculous house prices, staff
> shortages and constant critisism from everyone. let me just say to
> 'no-one' i'll see you there but i bet i won't see you here!
Not to mention that the typical UK nurse does an awful lot more
"doctoring" than the typical N. American nurse. Most N. American nurses
would be surprised at the amount of stuff you have to do.
>
> well said rockugirl. lets be honest how many US nurses do you see coming
> to work in the UK. none. here in the Uk not only do we deal with the
> drunks, junkies, gun shootings and stabbings but we have to deal with
> the NHS. with crap pay, crap weather, ridiculous house prices, staff
> shortages and constant critisism from everyone. let me just say to
> 'no-one' i'll see you there but i bet i won't see you here!
Not to mention that the typical UK nurse does an awful lot more
"doctoring" than the typical N. American nurse. Most N. American nurses
would be surprised at the amount of stuff you have to do.
