Quickest Way for Getting Things Done and Licensed in US

[suzanne4]

As most of you know, I have been recommending initial licensure in NY for quite some time. And for those of you that did not heed the warning, you now know why.

New York is three easy applications only, next you take the NCLEX exam, then you get a hard license and can endorse to almost any state afterwards. Because of the requirements of the Special Credentials Verification for New York, you do not have to do any of the running around to obtain your documents. CGFNS will obtain them for you....after you sign the release and send them the money.

NY also requires two short classes that can be done on-line, one on Child Abuse, and the other on Infection. Both are available for about $15 each and take only one hour or so.

NY BON application can be found at http://www.op.nyed.gov. You only need to submit "Form 1."

The Special Credentials Verification can be found at http://www.CGFNS.org, as well as the Visa Screen Application.

Once you have received documentation from NY that your credentials have been received and approved, submit payment to Pearson-Vue for the NCLEX exam. http://www.perasonvue.com. They are the ones that will actually send you the ATT letter, upon approval of the Board of Nursing. Be aware that this ATT (authorization to test) is only good for ninety (90) days. You will have onlt that amount of time to get the exam done in, otherwise you will lose your payment and have to start again.

Hope that this helps................ :balloons:

Most importantly, NY will issue you the license without a Social Security Number.

[suzanne4, RN]

Thank you for the leading question :) .

I checked the Maine BON about endorsement, and it says there: "As of January 1, 2003, Maine is no longer a "walk-through" state for endorsements." What exactly does that mean?

Anyway, the following are their requirements for those seeking endorsement:

The Board of Nursing may issue a license to practice as a registered professional nurse in Maine if an applicant meets all of the following qualifications:

1. is a graduate of an educational program of study of not less than 2 years in an approved program in professional nursing and holds a degree, diploma or certificate, and
   
2. has been duly licensed by examination, in English, in another state or territory of the United States, such examination is acceptable to the Maine State Board of Nursing, and such license has not been encumbered, and
   
3. meets qualifications comparable to those required in Maine at the time of the applicant's graduation.

So do you think I should proceed as planned?

Thank you very much for sharing your time and knowledge.

It means that you cannot go to the BON and get a license handed directly to you..........you used to be able to do that to get at least a tmeporary license, like they do in California and Arizona, plus some others. You will have to wait the few weeks to get your license, not something that you can get right away. Nothing to worry about.

If you notice number #2 that you posted, licensed in another state, and no issues with your license in that state.............then you can just endorse to them without taking the CGFNS exam.............

Since you are already a permanent resident here, and are on the East Coast, I suggest that you look at Vermont for initial licensure, it may be the fastest for you. Then you can just endorse to Maine. Your benefit is not needing a visa and having to go thru that entire process.

Hope that this helps...................

[manangmdrn]

Thank you very much, Suzzane. I will now start my inquiries with the Vermont BON. :)

[kanny]

hi suzanne4

can you suggest me something about this issue...i have done my nsg prgrm in 1999 in india and have a year of exp. after my program finished. after that i joined IT field. now i again want to pursue my bsg career, but i dont know i feel like i dont have any nsg exp. rite now...even i m preparing for nclex-rn but if i feel like i dont have the practical exp. and for that if i want to gain that knowledge, could any hospital would let me do without RN license in ca. i mean if on volunteer basis?

i am really confused.

could you suggest me something

Thanks in advance.

[suzanne4, RN]

There is nothing that you can do as a volunteer as a nurse without having a license. Any facility will give you a thorough orientation, just worry about

passing NCLEX right now.

Thank you very much, Suzzane. I will now start my inquiries with the Vermont BON. :)

Please keep me posted..................:)

[kanny]

Thanks a lott suzanne4. i w'll concentrate on nclex first.

[manangmdrn]

hi to suzanne and to all who might be interested, including jonrnmd :).

i emailed the vermont bon the following message:

i am a filipino immigrant who finished my nursing course in october 2003 in the philippines, but did not have enough time to take the licensure examination there because of immigration processing. i now hold a permanent resident status and would like to pursue a career in nursing here.

i visited your website to see the requirements for foreign nurses, but one of them is the license from the country of origin. kindly advise me on the next step i should take to proceed.

take note that i did not emphasize that i was a doctor first before being a nurse (maybe it helped in getting a more positive response?).

here was the reply:

you have up to 5 years to take the exam. if you took you nursing courses in english than you may qualify to take the exam. the application is on the web at www.vtprofessionals.org go to drop down bar, nursing and the application that you need is foreign exam/endorsement - where it calls for licensure just put the date you graduated and that you never took the exam in the philippines.

i guess that is plenty enough time to review for the nclex!

goodluck to all of us who will pursue this career!

[manangmdrn]

Suzanne,

I have a follow up question.

In the application form, there is the part about Taxes, answerable by Yes or No, pertaining to the State of Vermont. Should I just put N/A even if that is not among the choices, and just emphasize that I live in Maine? Will that not give a negative impact? Will they see through my plan to be endorsed to Maine?

I badly need your advice here.

[suzanne4, RN]

What is the specific quesrtion before you answer yes or no?

[manangmdrn]

Hi Suzanne,

Here are the questions:

3. I am in good standing with respect to or in full compliance with a plan to pay any and all taxes due to the state of Vermont.

4. I am in good standing with respect to or in full compliance with a plan to pay any and all unemployment contributions due to the State of Vermont.

Do you suggest I just answer "Yes" though I am not a resident of Vermont? Thanks in advance, and sorry for being such a nuisance.

[suzanne4, RN]

You just need to answer YES to both of those, you are in good standing with them, as you do not owe them any taxes.

[manangmdrn]

Oh...so that's what it really meant! Thank you very much! :)

[sheisbb]

Dear Suzanne,

I am from Malaysia. I have a 3-year nursing diploma (after secondary education) and a 2-year degree in nursing (under post-registration program). So does it holds the equal status with the Thailand nursing program?

Thank you.

bib