Filipino Nursing Herald

The proposed immigration bill for nurses and physical therapist, or HR 5924, has been reported to be out of the subcommittee level in the US House of Representatives' Judicial Subcommittee. The bill is now up for full Judicial committee voting, likely in August, experts claim.

A new proposed legislation in the US. House of Representatives seeks to give up to 20,000 visas per year to nurses and physical therapists up to September 2011. The proposal, HR 5924 or the Emergency Nursing Supply Relief Act, would waive the quota for these two occupations, also known as Schedule A jobs, up to 2011 but a maximum of 20,000 visas can only be approved every year. Immediate family members of primary visa beneficiaries, however, would not be counted against the 20,000 yearly cap. Based on the new proposal, the US immigration department must make a decision on I-140 petitions within 30 days of receipt. Also being proposed is the allocation of a Grant Fee, where beneficiaries of the new visa allocations must pay $1,500 which will go to a fund to help US nursing schools. Visa applicants must also provide legal proof that they do not owe money that was used to finance their education in their home country, such as student loans, for example. Click here to see the full text of...

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The quest for new nurse visas continues to be a steep uphill climb, while the U.S. is struggling out of a quagmire of a possible recession, brought about by the credit and housing crisis. Add to the mix the heated race for the presidency and you've got a very tough environment for legislators espousing immigration-related laws. We remain hopeful that something will be done this year before the presidential elections consume the entire US political landscape. Some of the good news that have come out recently include the advancement of the EB3 Visa to Jan. 1, 2005. We blogged about this a while back. Another good news coming in is a proposal from Sen. Kent Conrad to extend the J-1 waiver program for physicians serving in underserved areas. Aside from an extension, the bill also seeks a cap exemption for doctors. If this bill moves forward, many are hoping that an equivalent provision for nurse visas are included in the final version. At this time, we can only hope that efforts to en...

Here are the top 10 passers of the Dec 2007 Philippine nursing licensure exams: 1. Zandra Mae Zabaza Bongco, Pamantasan Ng Lungsod Ng Maynila -- 88.40 2. Robneil Dylan Sanchez Dellosa, University of Perpetual Help Rizal-Calamba Campus -- 87.00 3. Joanna Kaye Binoya Remolar, San Pedro College-Davao City -- 86.80 4. Denise Claudia Dimatulac Mangiliman, University of Makati -- 86.40 Neil Niño Sugitarios Navarra, San Pedro College-Davao City -- 86.40 Pedro Jr Posadas Tabernero, Saint Dominic Savio College -- 86.40 5. Joann Aguilar Candado, West Negros College -- 86.20 Betty Chua Chung, University of Makati -- 86.20 Leslie Yap Coo, Central Philippine University -- 86.20 6. Katrina Victoria Luceño Akut, Xavier University -- 86.00 John Edward Vergil Villaflor Belardo, Trinity University of Asia (Trinity-Qc) -- 86.00 Richard Baguio Saavedra, Ateneo De Davao University -- 86.00 7. Rosemarie Lu Go, Western Mindanao State University -- 85.80 January Ivy Bacali Haspela, Central Philippine Universi...

The results are out. Congratulations to those who passed the December 2007 Philippine Nursing Licensure Board Exams. List of passers: List in PDF format List in Rich Text format (RTF) Right-click and choose Save As to download List in Word 97 doc format (Word doc) Right-click and choose Save As to download List of Retakers who passed: PDF format RTF format (Right-click and choose Save to download)

Some 28,924 nursing graduates have passed the Philippine nursing licensure exams conducted on December 2007. The oath-taking of the new nurses will be on March 17 and 18, 2008 at the SMX Convention Center in the Mall of Asia.