by IdaKeir | Feb 11, 2017 | Employment & Nurses, Family Visas, Immigration from Philippines, News Archive, Visa Bulletin
The March 2017 Visa Bulletin is out. Click here to view it. Family categories for the Philippines moved forward a little except for F3 (adult married children). The EB-3 nurse and other workers category moved forward 5 months to March 15 2012 and is expected to keep...
by IdaKeir | Sep 16, 2016 | Employment & Nurses, Ida Keir Law, Immigration from Philippines, News Archive, Visa Bulletin
EB-3 Filipino nurses waiting for their priority dates to be current know it’s been a roller coaster for several years now. The dates can go backwards as well as forwards – backwards is called retrogression and is the most frustrating of all. As of October 2016...
by IdaKeir | Sep 27, 2015 | Ida Keir Law, News Archive, Visa Bulletin
On September 9 the State Department announced a major change to their monthly Visa Bulletin to start in October – read our prior post for a full explanation. They introduced a new date – the “Dates for Filing:” in the family and employment...
by IdaKeir | Sep 9, 2015 | Employment & Nurses, Family Visas, Ida Keir Law, Immigration from Philippines, Visa Bulletin
Update as of September 25 – The government rolled back several dates on Sept. 25. Please read details in our new post at http://wp.me/p4tOBX-jj There’s a big change in the new October 2015 Visa Bulletin that will allow earlier applications for...
by IdaKeir | Aug 2, 2015 | Employment & Nurses, Ida Keir Law, Immigration from Philippines, News Archive, Visa Bulletin
EB-3 Filipino nurses waiting for their priority dates to be current know it’s been a roller coaster for several years now, especially the past year. At times visas have been completely unavailable. In the last year, the cut-off dates* have bounced up and down,...
by IdaKeir | Aug 1, 2015 | Employment & Nurses, Family Visas, Ida Keir Law, Immigration from Philippines, Visa Bulletin
October 2017 Update: Actually you might need a lawyer to figure it out. The State Department has removed the very handy Priority Date Checker that this post explains. Click here for monthly Visa Bulletin updates. There are instructions for checking priority dates in...