How to be come a nurse in singapore?

Hi Tricia07

Just wandering based on your experience their in singapore, do they accept male nurses with one year hospital experience in a 32 bed capacity hospital? Also, are you working their as an RN in singapore? I've read in some ads in the papers that they do conduct some sort of exams in Heritage hotel. Don't know if this is the singaporean board exams.
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hi Suzanne. i was planning to work in singapore since its very hard to enter US now. but then i found out that it needs 3 years of experience here from the philippines. haha. i even dont have a month im planning to be a RN US so i have to take the nclex. is vermont really processing applications fast? what state could you recommend to me. as for me, i can go whatever state long as i can work there. what state can you advice? i really need advice from experienced people like you. ive been stuck for 2 years already. no experience yet since i graduated last 2006. i feel like im left behind. hope you will reply... thanks

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Average time when applying for licensure in the US is 4-6 months with exception of NY which takes longer. With retrogression you are looking at years before, if lucky as high demand from your country, obtaining a work visa for the US. May be worth considering another country.

- well, do you think its not yet time for me to take nclex? should i have my experience here in the philippines first? are there countries that accepts inexperience nurses? private hospitals here only pays an average of 5 to 6 thousand pesos. considering all the expenses while working, maybe i could just save 500 pesos a month with that being thrifty. haha. poor country. and we cant work in government hospitals easily.must have a government official to back you up. that's why i want to have my experience outside this country. sorry for having so many questions... thanks again...

hi Suzanne. i was planning to work in singapore since its very hard to enter US now. but then i found out that it needs 3 years of experience here from the philippines. haha. i even dont have a month im planning to be a RN US so i have to take the nclex. is vermont really processing applications fast? what state could you recommend to me. as for me, i can go whatever state long as i can work there. what state can you advice? i really need advice from experienced people like you. ive been stuck for 2 years already. no experience yet since i graduated last 2006. i feel like im left behind. hope you will reply... thanks[/quote
Please take the time to read the Primer at the top of this page, there is much information that you need to be aware of. It also does not matter who is fast in processing, you are going to be up against the retrogression at this time and do not expect a chance at a green card for at least five years.

You are going to need to go someplace to get experience as an RN, if you add on five years to the two that you have been out of school, then you are looking at 7 years and the chances of you getting thru immigration at that point is going to be almost nil.

Does not matter where you get licensed in the US, you still need a visa to be able to work here. And be aware that just because you wish to work in the US, many others from your country do as well. Do not put all of your eggs in one basket thinking that you will get to the US, it is no longer guaranteed to anyone.

There are quite a few other places where you can go for experience, and then if you have it, it makes it easier to get a better job in the US.

Best of luck to you.

Again, you were not in the role of the RN. That is the point that I am making.

Hi! Suzanne! This is in fact my very first message here,I have been a long time reader of this forum and I find the thread very informative especially your output and othe members too.Thank you for sharing your knowledge to us. I may agree with you that there's still quite a number of registered nurses from Philippines who are working in Singapore as Enrolled Nurses( Assistant Nurses ) or other lower posts but I must share with you that there are large number of Filipino Nurses who works here as a Registered Nurse too and I am one of them.I'm working in one of the biggest tertiary hospital here and almost 10% of Registered Nurses are Filipinos not to mention other hospitals where I knew some who are Registered Nurses too.Well I might say that it was not easy to be registered to Singapore Nursing Board but atleast some of us made it.