Hi Everybody I think I need some help with the CGFNS Ex. I've just failed on July 2003. Iwas really sure that I did well, but I failed. the major problem is that as I'm not living in US i had to travel specially for the examination. And as the comunication with the CGFNS was no as fluent as I would expect, I was told that I was rostered only a few days before the examination date. So I traveled under great stress, I mean, Ihad never been to NY and I traveled by myself. The trip was really great; the only problem was that I failed. I really studied quite little, I have to say. i used The CGFNS study guide and KAPLAN.
Can anobody recomend other sources of study? Can any body has any experience on CGFNS EX. Thank you. FABY
You can not begin any green card application without Visa Screen being completed. And if you happen to be in the US now on a temporary permit, and leave the US after July, 2005 for a visit home, you will not be allowed back into the US without it. The law becomes mandatory this July, 2004 but for nurses already working in the US on a temporary permit, they have a one year extension. It has been a requirement all of the time if you were applying for a green card.
I'm researching now what's the best route for me to start working towards obtaining a green card. I'm a foreing educated nurse. I know i have to obtain the CGFNS Certificate, pass NCLEX, fill in the Visa Screen and then apply for immigration.
the headache for me is in what order should i take these steps in order to get to US quicker. I know from your posts that visa screen takes a long time for example.
1. Apply for Visa Screen Certificate-----this actually takes the longest because of evaluating all of your credentials.
2. Submit paperwork for CGFNS exam.
3. Complete English exams, if required.
4. Take CGFNS exam-----remember that this exam is only given three times
per year, March, July, and November. It is given all over the world, but at only six cities in the US. Deadline for July exam is mid-April and that deadline is for ALL materials to be received by CGFNS office, not just your application. Verification from your Board of Nursing and your nursing college has to also be received.
5. NCLEX exam.
Hint: When you send in for verfication to your nursing school, have them fill in the form, as well as submit a transcript, just one time and this will cover you for both applications. You won't need to submit twice. Same thing with your license verification, you need to do this only once.
The Certification program includes your CGFNS exam. You pay $295 and that lets you take your exam, and includes just that you passed TOEFL or TOEIC, if you are required to take the English. Getting the certification no longer gives you the right to work in the US as a nurse. You must complete the Visa Screen just as it has been required in the past if you are planning to work in the US. For those of you that do not have a visa for the US that allows you to work, such as from marrying a US citizen, or someone that already has a green card, you must complete the Visa Screen process. There is no way around it.
In response to Faby's note above: CGFNS is not required for a green card. You have a choice of either CGFNS or NCLEX. English is required for all, except if you have trained in a country where English is the native language, or your program was taught completely in English.
I took the CGFNS in Chicago last week. Can anyone tell me if the CGFNS put your results online? I found it quicker to check my staus online as any letters took two weeks (and I only live in Michigan!!!)
What is the quickest way to get your results. I know when my children took ACT and SATs they could pay to get their results early. Anyone know if this is possible with CGFNS. I really did have a BAD time getting through the CGFNS process and I trained in the UK. What a fuss!!!
I do not work for CGFNS. I used to live in Michigan but am currently living in Bangkok. Because of all of my students, I work with CGFNS closely and am aware of all of their rules and regulations. You can check the website every week, but I can promise you that nothing will be up until the beginning of May. Remember, the exam was given all over the world, not just in the US. They have to receive the exams from all over and then get them processed. Nothing will be done and posted before two months. Never has in the past, and won't in the future. Only PASS or NO PASS will be posted, you will have to wait for your actual score to be sent to you in the mail. That will be done after things are posted.
is IELTS accepted in the US ? My sis failed the TSE and took the IELTS. Is this accepted for a visa screen? What is the passing score when you want to be in the US? In UK?
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You can not begin any green card application without Visa Screen being completed. And if you happen to be in the US now on a temporary permit, and leave the US after July, 2005 for a visit home, you will not be allowed back into the US without it. The law becomes mandatory this July, 2004 but for nurses already working in the US on a temporary permit, they have a one year extension. It has been a requirement all of the time if you were applying for a green card.