EB 3 visa (nurse) state of ILLINOIS

[tine23 0]

i am just wondering.. My employer (Oakbrook, Illinois) filed an EB 3 visa for me which has a priority date APRIL 15, 2011. My lawyer informed me that if i get lucky i could just wait for a year SINCE the state of Illinois is passing 3 bills for shortage of nurses..(has a big chance to be approve this year he said) and a maximum wait of 2 years.. i was all jumpy when i heard, i only had to wait this short.. but as i have been searching online the more i read the more sad i get..

Can anyone please tell me that is it even possible??? i filed when i was in Chicago.. well the lawyer did all the works.. i also happen to have a tourist Visa.. and am planning to go back this year for my friends and sister is already there.. I am thinking if there is any possible way i can stay legally while waiting for that petition to be granted?? AOS? am i legible for that??.. or is there any possible that the lawyer is right?.. a 2 year long wait??? for the state of ILLINOIS?????

i badly need some help.. i really need to go back to USA.. and stay LEGALLY..

(am from country of Philippines..)

[tonylovesam 8]

i am just wondering.. My employer (Oakbrook, Illinois) filed an EB 3 visa for me which has a priority date APRIL 15, 2011. My lawyer informed me that if i get lucky i could just wait for a year SINCE the state of Illinois is passing 3 bills for shortage of nurses..(has a big chance to be approve this year he said) and a maximum wait of 2 years.. i was all jumpy when i heard, i only had to wait this short.. but as i have been searching online the more i read the more sad i get..

Can anyone please tell me that is it even possible??? i filed when i was in Chicago.. well the lawyer did all the works.. i also happen to have a tourist Visa.. and am planning to go back this year for my friends and sister is already there.. I am thinking if there is any possible way i can stay legally while waiting for that petition to be granted?? AOS? am i legible for that??.. or is there any possible that the lawyer is right?.. a 2 year long wait??? for the state of ILLINOIS?????

i badly need some help.. i really need to go back to USA.. and stay LEGALLY..

(am from country of Philippines..)

Nice to hear there is an RN here.

Have you heard about "premium processing" of I-140 for EB3 visa? It takes only 15 calendar days.

What did you filed for when you was in Chicago????

EB3 is an immigrant visa. So, once issued, you can travel to US and no need to file AOS because it's an immigrant visa.

B2(tourist visa) is a single entry visa and if you want to come to US again now, you may consider to apply for a B2 visa again at the embassy but then you only got less than 50% of getting the B2 since you already have immigrant petition on file.

These infos are just based on my "basic" understanding.

Just wondering, when did you passed your NCLEX-RN?

[Boiler 45,482]

EB3 Philippines.

About 6 years.

Edited June 5, 2011 by Boiler