US Citizen BF financially sponsoring F-1 student GF (merged threads)

[GJDill 0]

There are many good NCLEX-prep books available, complete with sample test questions.

My wife has a BSN from the Philippines. She self-studied, and passed the NCLEX-RN on her first try (in the minimum 75 questions).

Has your girlfriend been working as a nurse in 'Pinas?

She has several years of nursing experience in the Phils .. but has been unable to find nursing work for the last 4 years.

[canadian_wife 1,791]

I was thinking a student loan approval letter .. not just an application ... Thanks

If you are financially supporting her, why does she need student loans?

good luck

[GJDill 0]

They were turned down because there are plenty of U.S. nurses. The retrogression continues.

How long ago were they turned down? In Idaho there is a nursing shortage.

[Pitaya 2,576]

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[the_poledancer_RN 12]

Are you two planning on marrying eventually?

If so, maybe you could save a lot of time and money by getting married sooner rather than later.

That way, she could come to the U.S. on a fiancée visa or a spousal visa, get a Social Security number, and apply for the NCLEX-RN.

If her transcripts are evaluated as having satisfied the concurrency requirements, she could self-study and then take the NCLEX-RN.

Based on personal experience, I'm guessing that nurses from the Philippines have a much higher passing rate than 28%.

I'm from the Philippines and passed my NCLEX RN in one take without enrolling in a review center and just studied it myself so you're probably precise about that passing rate being higher than 28%. Lol

[Transborderwife 4,666]

How long ago were they turned down? In Idaho there is a nursing shortage.

No there isn't: http://www.idahostatesman.com/2015/02/21/3656330/idahos-nursing-shortage-is-over.html

http://biz.idahostatejournal.com/?p=12615

Run of the mill nurses aren't getting the h1b jobs. They need specialized nurses. Perhaps she could look into that?

[Tahoma 2,291]

How long ago were they turned down? In Idaho there is a nursing shortage.

They were turned down almost two years ago, but nothing has changed. This was in Washington.

There is not a nursing shortage in Idaho. There's a distribution issue. Do you know of any foreign nurses who have been successfully sponsored by an Idaho employer in the past five years?

[GJDill 0]

If you are financially supporting her, why does she need student loans?

good luck

Her studies may run 4 years, college is expensive. Plus I was thinking a student loan approval would add more clout during her interview, being somewhat responsible for her own education ..

[Tahoma 2,291]

I'm from the Philippines and passed my NCLEX RN in one take without enrolling in a review center and just studied it myself so you're probably precise about that passing rate being higher than 28%. Lol

Congratz for that! That's quite an accomplishment.

My Pinay wife didn't take a review course either. My wife's sister passed on her second try. We have a Pinay friend who passed on her first try.

Also, many Pinoy nurses at my wife's job passed on their first try.

[GJDill 0]

No there isn't: http://www.idahostatesman.com/2015/02/21/3656330/idahos-nursing-shortage-is-over.html

http://biz.idahostatejournal.com/?p=12615

Run of the mill nurses aren't getting the h1b jobs. They need specialized nurses. Perhaps she could look into that?

I read the article ... Thanks .. Apparently there is still a shortage of nurses with experience. As well as specialized nurses. Also the Affordable Health Care Act is still creating change in the industry .. so there is still many changes taking place .. but most long term projections point to a shortage of nurses.

[Tahoma 2,291]

I read the article ... Thanks .. Apparently there is still a shortage of nurses with experience. As well as specialized nurses. Also the Affordable Health Care Act is still creating change in the industry .. so there is still many changes taking place .. but most long term projections point to a shortage of nurses.

The schools here in the U.S. are ramping up to meet any shortage. For example, look at the Community Colleges in Washington churning out nurses in two years.

[GJDill 0]

They were turned down almost two years ago, but nothing has changed. This was in Washington.

There is not a nursing shortage in Idaho. There's a distribution issue. Do you know of any foreign nurses who have been successfully sponsored by an Idaho employer in the past five years?

No .. but I am far from an expert on Idaho nurses. The only jobs that are consistently advertised in my area are all health related jobs .. some of which are nurses. I do know of a physical therapist that was sponsored here from the Phils in the last 6 months.

[Shauneg 762]

Taking the exam is not out of the question ... passing the exam without some additional training is the issue.

Thanks

You're welcome.

[jan22 2,898]

IMO, I think the chances of getting a student visa approved is slim, given the circumstances cited here. Looking at it the way a visa officer would (not saying this view is valid -- but I do think it's a realistic view of what the visa officer will think): Already has the degree being sought from a local school and can't find work in the field. What would a US degree do to improve that when she returns home after studying in US? US boyfriend who is paying for everything, who wants to marry her but can't because she is still legally married, so is using this as the way to get her into the US to live with him. And who is looking for ways to help her work in the US. None of thsi looks optimistic for visa issuance.

[GJDill 0]

IMO, I think the chances of getting a student visa approved is slim, given the circumstances cited here. Looking at it the way a visa officer would (not saying this view is valid -- but I do think it's a realistic view of what the visa officer will think): Already has the degree being sought from a local school and can't find work in the field. What would a US degree do to improve that when she returns home after studying in US? US boyfriend who is paying for everything, who wants to marry her but can't because she is still legally married, so is using this as the way to get her into the US to live with him. And who is looking for ways to help her work in the US. None of thsi looks optimistic for visa issuance.

Thanks for your input .. It is fairly common for Filipina's to work abroad and even more common for them to want to work abroad. I was hoping being truthful with a counsel officer would be respected. I have read where others were in a similar situation and did receive their F-1 visa (not from the Phils though). A US education is highly respected around the world .. otherwise why would they have so many international students be willing to pay the high cost of a US education. I was hoping .. that returning to her country is enough .. I don't see why wanting to go back and work on another legal visa is a negative? It would certainly be much less expensive to simply wait for her annulment (assuming it will be granted) and bring her here on a I-129F. But my idea was while waiting to see what the future holds in the Philippine court system. That she could regain the latest knowledge in the nursing industry, that would better prepare her for future employment, in the Phils. the US, or abroad. Which would be money well spent, I think. The counsel should look at the guidelines .. is she a bona-fide student and will she return .. and the answer to both of those questions is yes.