Becoming a nurse in the US has now become very competitive due to the retrogression of visas. More and more Filipino Nurses are now anxious to apply for the non-immigrant work visa as the immigrant visa has become temporarily unavailable. Employers in the US are taking as many non-immigrant work visas available for them to fill their nursing shortage. However, there is a truth that Filipino Nurses and US employers have to accept; Non-immigrant work visa will soon diminish as well, until both immigrant visa and non-immigrant work visa are not available for Filipino Nurses for a period of time.
The only good thing about the non-immigrant work visa is that the US replenishes the number of visas to be given to each country per year. It is the same with the immigrant visa, except for the fact that there are thousands of immigrant petitions already lined up for the new set of visas. As of now, the non-immigrant work visa can still accommodate the Filipino Nurses every year, but who knows if the non-immigrant work visa will also retrogress with so many nursing spots to be filled..
Retrogression of both immigrant and non-immigrant work visas can be viewed as an opportunity in a way. If both visas for Filipino Nurses become unavailable for a period of time, the US health care system will be effected. They are relying on Filipino Nurses to fill their nursing shortage, which continues to grow. Filipino Nurses remain to be in demand. We can hope that the US will create another visa classification just for foreign nurses. Like how H-1A and H-1C visas were created when the US was unable to support their nursing shortage before. This was stated in the previous article, Non-immigrant work visa for Filipino Nurses.
Let us hope and pray that the retrogression of visas cease as soon as possible. If not, we can hope and pray that the US will create a special visa for foreign nurses, so that Filipino Nurses can continue to apply for work in the US without fear of visa shortages.
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