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JULY VISA BULLETIN06/10/11
The Visa Bulletin for July shows a five-month leap forward for EB2 China and EB2 India. Coupled with the four-month leap forward in the June Bulletin, the EB2 category has experienced a ...
read moreLEGISLATION FOR NURSES05/31/11
After a two year hiatus on legislative proposals for foreign nurses, Congress has acted this month to introduce two bills that could provide moderate relief in the nursing shortage. One ...
read moreFCCPT EVALUATIONS:05/25/11
There is a recent trend at USCIS in not giving credence to some education evaluations from FCCPT for physical therapists applying for EB-2. Two years ago FCCPT issued a letter that ...
read moreNPTE EXAM DATES:05/24/11
The FSBPT has released the 2012 schedule for the administration of the PT National Physical Therapy Exam. The complete schedule for the 2011 and 2012 NPTE test dates are as follows: Candidates who are ...
read moreNPTE RESULTS:05/20/11
The FSBPT has released its annual statistics on the pass rate for the national licensing examination for physical therapists. The statistics are for an exam year, which now runs from March to February. ...
read moreJune Visa Bulletin05/18/11
The DOS has released the June Visa Bulletin and India EB2 saw an advancement of almost 4 months while the EB3 category once again saw steady but slow movement.
read moreAs previously reported in this blog, in mid February, the US Consulate in Manila reversed years of policy and practice regarding the issuance of B visas to physical therapists traveling ...
read moreNPTE AND B-2 VISAS04/04/11
As reported in previous HLG posts, U.S. Consulates, especially Manila, have recently been denying visitor visas for applicants seeking to enter the U.S. to take the NPTE (or NPTE-i) exam. The ...
read moreThe Department of State, Advisory Opinion office has informed us that they will be issuing interim guidance to the US Consulate in Manila to correct the misinterpretation of the licensure regulations that was ...
read moreNPTE REVISION03/25/11
The FSBPT has just announced this week a change to one of the testing takes for the fixed-date testing. The previously announced October 20, 2011 test date has been changed ...
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