MANILA, Philippines - Employment opportunities in the United States for Filipino nurses aspiring to work there appear to be drying up.
The recruitment industry reported yesterday that the US quota of employment-based immigrant visa for foreign workers, including Filipino nurses have all been filled up.
“Based on the US department data, the June 2009 the employment-based immigrant visa 3rd preference category (EB3) where Filipino registered nurses are usually petitioned under, have been exhausted and are now unavailable,” recruitment officials said.
Recruitment leaders said visa bulletins in the next months are expected to reflect the same information.
New legislation specifically aimed at ending visa retrogression for registered nurses has been introduced in the US Congress. 8/7/09 Read the original article here http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=493666&publicationSubCategoryId=201
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