FEBRUARY 2010 UPDATE
Feb 01 2010

If the sky is cloudy these days, as a way of saying,
that's because the sky is cloudy these days. For so long
now every one has been waiting for some piece of good
news about issuance of visas for foreign nurses. Alas,
none is forthcoming, the way they were 5-10 years ago.
Retrogression has been the most fearsome entity that
has been causing nightmares to everybody.

To date, there is no clear indication yet as to when this
issue will be resolved. The US Congress is still in the
middle of resolving the country's healthcare reform bill.
Due to recent developments in US politics, however, the
pending bill's resolution has become problematic.

Prior to that, we were all hoping that after finalizing the
healthcare reform bill, the US Congress would turn its
attention to US Immigration which inevitably includes
the issue of foreign healthcare workers notably nurses.
But now, everyone in healthcare is crossing his fingers
for some lucky break.

If you are a nurse or PT and are waiting for that lucky
break on foreign visas, make sure that you are well
prepared for that time. Well prepared means you are
maintaining your nursing or PT experience and have
satisfied licensing requirements, ie NCLEX, IELTS, NPTE,
etc.

Patience is the mother of all virtues. Everyone has
heard that before. Well, this is the time to believe it.
Believe that the foreign visas for the US will happen. It
will happen.