NCLEX Waiting Times

Hi Ray,

I thought I read somewhere that NCLEX can now be taken in Manila as well. I found this website and hopefully you could get some info http://www.vue.com/nclex/

Good luck to your stepdaughter.

Hello Everyone,

I have a step daughter who just finished a four-year degree in Nursing in the Philippines. She wants to work in the States, but has a couple of questions about where she should take her NCLEX exam. It's mostly about waiting times she's concerned about.

1) She has the option of taking the NCLEX in Guam or Saipan but...

2) ...she'd prefer to take it here (in the U.S.) if the processing times won't be too long.

It would be most convenient for her to take the test here in Illinois (Chicagoland) but she's heard that the times to get a test date and for her to get the results are very long (months and months). Does anyone know how long it does take get these things in Illinois. Is it as long as she's heard.

Would it be faster if she took the test in Wisconsin or Michigan? Would it allow her to then practice as a nurse in Illinois?

Sorry for all the newbie questions. I'm having a hard time finding the answers elsewhere.

Thanks for your help.

Ray

Thanks for all the helpful comments regarding my step daughter. I'll look at all the suggestions and see what works best for her situation. With this thread moving to the International forum I'd be interested in what route other nurses from the Philippines took to get to the States.

For some background info; I'm an American (born and bred) and my wife is a Filipina. She received her green card when we got married 2.5 years ago. She's not in nursing though. I don't think I mentioned this before, but my stepdaughter also has a 6 year old son which I know complicates manners. Any suggestions here would be great.

Besides her daughter wanting to come to practice in the States my wife also has a sister (with two daughters) who also just graduated from nursing school and will most likely use an agency to come here. She thinks that will be the most uncomplicated way to do it.

In any case, my head is spinning with all of this activity and strategizing we're trying to do to prepare for all these family members coming over in the next year. Did I mention she has a son too (also in nursing school....... :-)

This is an exciting time for us, but also very stressful as we try to figure out how best to do things. Having a very limited budget doesn't help much either. We'll figure out a way though. And hopefully, the best way.

Thanks for all everyone's input and suggestions, in any case.

Ray