[suzanne4]

[quote=dearnelia;2825628]

Originally Posted by Silverdragon102

Firstly which BON are you looking to apply for licensure to, they are the one to determine whether local boards are required. Next issue is going to take a few years to gain a GC and move to the US (that is if you are lucky) so what are you going to do to gain experience? Lastly why sit the exam in the US when it can be sat in your own country and if you haven't already got a tourist visa may find it hard to get one?[/quote

Thanks for the reply. I got already my tourist visa and been there 4x. I'm planning to review my NCLEX there and take the exam. What do you think? Is it possible?

Again, there is absolutely no reason to come to the US to write the exam, and be very aware that even if you come here and write the exam; you are still going to be required to leave and return home when the visa is up, there is no legal way for you to remain here as there are no visas avaiable.

And be very aware that you are looking at five years plus for a chance at a green card due to the increase in the number of graduates from your country and no increase in the number of visas issued for here.

Highly recommend that you spend some time reading on this forum about what is actually involved in working here, the exam does not give one permission to work here at all.

[TLC93]

Originally Posted by suzanne4

Those do not work as you cannot take care of a virtual patient and expect to have the proper skills.
In order for you to take any refresher course, they require an active license in the US, without having that done, then you do not qualify for the refresher programs.

But I would only recommend one where you are in a classroom with an instructor and you can get clinical time as well, as much as needed.

Get the exam done first, and then perhaps your future employer will have a plan in place.

Not sure about the job hunting if you do not have the visa already to work here, an employercannot even legally offer one to you.

Suzanne...i mean,job hunting here in PI for the experience! but i guess,it will be very hard for me since i never worked...have friends here who volunteered for 5 yrs but never get the permanent position in the hospital until now.how much more to me!!!i've read a thread that says you need to have at least 2 yrs of working experience(not volunteers) for you to be hired in the US. i'm dead...and what do you mean,recommend one where you are in a classroom with an instructor and you can get clinical time as well, as much as needed.I can't find schools here in our place that offers refresher course...only in manila perhaps. but it's too far.i'm confused...pls bear with me.

[emnsly]

HI Suzanne4,

I am new here and I am not sure if you have answered a similar case from previous inquiries, but I would really appreciate it if you can still allot time for this.

I recently passed NCLEX-RN for CA BRN. I understand that they require SSN for them to issue the license. Presently, I have a SSN which I got when I visited USA in 1994. However, there is a notation written in my SSN that it is not valid for employment. Would you know if I can use this SSN or do I need to get another SSN which is valid for employment?

I hope you can give me suggestions on this matter. Thanks in advance!!

[jore from RP]

Originally Posted by jore from RP

Hi Suzanne,

Thank you once again for your reply. As always..

I was not petitioned together with my mom since it was my mom at first who got her immigrant status through a petition by my sister who was already a citizen. Then after my mom got her immigrant status, she petitioned me under I-130 (Unmarried child under 21 of an immigrant). I believe this was the advice we got from an immigration advocate center that we consulted at that time.

I was just wondering as to how can I monitor my case aside from the online profile account I made on the USCIS website? Where can I view the family-based category update? Is it shown on the Visa Bulletin?

Thanks!

Originally Posted by suzanne4

It can be viewed on the same Visa Bulletin, there is just a separate section for it. You just want to look for the Family-Based Petition section.

What was done for petitioning you that way was just fine, I did not know how your mother was petitioned in the first place; whether from a job or something else.

Hi Suzanne,

Thank you so much for your reply. I really, really appreciate it.

Anyway, my mother was petioned through a Family-Based Petition by my sister who was already a citizen. My sister happens to be nurse in NYC.

Thank you and God Bless.

[suzanne4]

Originally Posted by emnsly

HI Suzanne4,

I am new here and I am not sure if you have answered a similar case from previous inquiries, but I would really appreciate it if you can still allot time for this.

I recently passed NCLEX-RN for CA BRN. I understand that they require SSN for them to issue the license. Presently, I have a SSN which I got when I visited USA in 1994. However, there is a notation written in my SSN that it is not valid for employment. Would you know if I can use this SSN or do I need to get another SSN which is valid for employment?

I hope you can give me suggestions on this matter. Thanks in advance!!

That number will be your for life, but what it means is that a facility cannot have you begin work without having an actual visa or work authorization to go along with it. SSN#s are no longer proof to be able to work, as they once were.

That number will be your valid SSN# and can be used for the license.

[emnsly]

Originally Posted by suzanne4

That number will be your for life, but what it means is that a facility cannot have you begin work without having an actual visa or work authorization to go along with it. SSN#s are no longer proof to be able to work, as they once were.

That number will be your valid SSN# and can be used for the license.

Thanks so much for the quick response!!! I will forward the notification letter with my SSN to CA BRN 1st thing tomorrow!!

I hope you help more people in need like me!

[suzanne4]

Originally Posted by TLC93

Suzanne...i mean,job hunting here in PI for the experience! but i guess,it will be very hard for me since i never worked...have friends here who volunteered for 5 yrs but never get the permanent position in the hospital until now.how much more to me!!!i've read a thread that says you need to have at least 2 yrs of working experience(not volunteers) for you to be hired in the US. i'm dead...and what do you mean,recommend one where you are in a classroom with an instructor and you can get clinical time as well, as much as needed.I can't find schools here in our place that offers refresher course...only in manila perhaps. but it's too far.i'm confused...pls bear with me.

If you have not practiced for any length of time, it is going to be harder for you to get an employer in any country. Refresher programs that you are looking for would need to be something done in your country so that you can gt some type of experience at least to even have a chance of being hired in another country.

It is very hard to go back to something that you have never really used when there are scarce jobs to begin with in your country, it is going to be hard for you to get done and is going to require some work on your part. You may be able to get into a volunteer program in some outlying area just to be able to get some experience.

One is not required to have two years of work experience to get legally hired, but employers are getting much pickier and what would you do if in their shoes? And it does not matter the country that they come from, there is no preference for nurses from your country or any other. But when there is a limited number of visas per year and you are competing against someone who graduated two years ago and has even some type of experience during that time, they are always going to get preference over someone that has not worked in years. And even if you were to find an employer, you would still need to make it thru the immigration interview and they are getting more selective as well.

[frustratednurse]

Originally Posted by suzanne4

Retake the exam as you are required to do to work in the US. At this point in time, just because if you were petitioned by your fiancee, you still need to apply for work and they are going to ask to see if you have passed that exam. It has been a very well known fact about what happened with that exam.

Was your experience in a paying job or in a training program? Even if you have two years there of paid work, you are still going to be considered a new grad here since training and working is so very different.

Thanks SUzaane for the quick reply,. I'm considering right now to take my IELTS and do a bridging program in australia, that's my stepping stone in going to US, or just reatake the whole exam and start all over again, I'll just keep on reading the forums to keep me updated ,

[suzanne4]

Originally Posted by frustratednurse

Thanks SUzaane for the quick reply,. I'm considering right now to take my IELTS and do a bridging program in australia, that's my stepping stone in going to US, or just reatake the whole exam and start all over again, I'll just keep on reading the forums to keep me updated ,

Does not matter if you go to Australia, they are looking at all of the exams that you have taken and that includes having passed the NLE if you wrote it.

And just to let you know, Australia actually requires that you have passed your local exam, you may wish to check into things before considering there. The fact is that the NLE is going to need to be passed, and all countries are aware of what went on the summer of 2006 with the June exam.

[TLC93]

Originally Posted by suzanne4

If you have not practiced for any length of time, it is going to be harder for you to get an employer in any country. Refresher programs that you are looking for would need to be something done in your country so that you can gt some type of experience at least to even have a chance of being hired in another country.

It is very hard to go back to something that you have never really used when there are scarce jobs to begin with in your country, it is going to be hard for you to get done and is going to require some work on your part. You may be able to get into a volunteer program in some outlying area just to be able to get some experience.

One is not required to have two years of work experience to get legally hired, but employers are getting much pickier and what would you do if in their shoes? And it does not matter the country that they come from, there is no preference for nurses from your country or any other. But when there is a limited number of visas per year and you are competing against someone who graduated two years ago and has even some type of experience during that time, they are always going to get preference over someone that has not worked in years. And even if you were to find an employer, you would still need to make it thru the immigration interview and they are getting more selective as well.

okay,got it!you're right,it's going to be very hard on my part and i'll take it as a challenge then.it really needs a lot of thinking,considerations and actions but i sure hope,there is a way...thanks a lot suzanne,God bless you always!!!