Re: CVS Report Originally Posted by hom2shr 
I have a friend from Taiwan who just started the process to become licensed in NY. He recently submitted his CES form to CG. After hearing about all these long delays with NY and the unlikelyhood of obtaining a hospital to petition a foregn nurse. Is it worth continuing the process? He considered NJ but he was informed that the NJBOF will not issue a license without a social security #. Should he reconsider and apply to another state?
New Mexico I've heard seems to issue the ATT in a relatively short period and without a social security #. If he obtains a NM license will his chances of at least getting a hospital to petition for him easier? It would seem that his chances are better if he opts out of NY
Are there other states who are petitioning foreign nurses?
Thank you in advance for your help...
Having a license and getting petitioned are two very different things. They are handled by two very different agencies.
States do not petition, it is the employer that petitions. NY just happens to have enough that are applying that went to school there, or already have a green card, or are US citizens, so that they do not need to wait for the immigration process. This is what they do not want to do and why it is hard to get petitioned by an actual hospital there.
Getting a license in NM if they are not going to work there, does not influence anything. They need to decide where they actually want to work and start with that. It can actually take them longer to endorse than going to the state that they wish in the first place.
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