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No End to Retrogression in 2010
Now What?
June 16, 2010 - The consensus among leading U.S. immigration attorneys, professional recruiters and U.S. employers is that visa retrogression will not end in 2010. In fact, many informed observers openly question whether in fact there is any chance for retrogression to end in 2011.
With many international RNs, PTs and other skilled professionals having already waited 3 or 4 years for U.S. Permanent Residency visas (Green Cards) and with the prospect of having to wait another 3, 4 or 5 years, many are actively looking to immigrate to other countries where permanent residency visas are more readily available. And the country they are looking to most often is Canada.
Canada is Inviting Skilled Professionals to Apply
for Permanent Residency Now!
Skilled professionals with a university degree and one year of related experience in professions such as healthcare, engineering and construction, hospitality management and education can apply for expedited processing of a permanent residency application for Canada. According to the current Government of Canada processing times for these types of applications, permanent residency visas are most often issued in 8-12 months.
Is life passing by while you wait for a Visa that may years away?
While some applicants can not bring themselves to walking away from long pending US applications, they are also seeing life pass them by. On the other hand, international RNs, PTs and others who applied for permanent residency as recently as July 2009 are already residing in places like Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg and Toronto and establishing new lives for their families.
In an effort to assist applicants with US visa applications stuck in visa retrogression make an informed decision about their future Visa Solutions Canada Ltd. is offering applicants a free information kit to assist them in objectively evaluating their options in Canada. You can request this free information without obligation, by e-mailing your request to info@visasolutions.ca
Is Immigration Reform Dead?
January 29, 2010 - If President Obama's recent State of the Union speech is any indication, then the prospects for comprehensive immigration reform and an end to visa retrogression in 2010 seem bleak.
The annual State of the Union speech is when a President reviews the events of the past year and sets out the priorities for the country for the coming year. In a 70 minute speech by President Obama on January 27, a scant 30 seconds were devoted to a vague comment about needing to fix the immigration system. This certainly does not signal that immigration reform is a priority.
While immigration reform legislation has already been drafted, it seems that high unemployment and a raft of other economic concerns will dominate the U.S. political agenda in 2010.
Of course, the priorities in Washington can shift and immigration reform may become more of a priority later this year, but at this time there is no end to visa retrogression on the horizon.
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