need help with nursing job in US from Phils.

welcome to allnurses, kabayan.

Dont give your commitment to the first agency that you see. Try to go to as many agencies you can find and compare and contrast. if you can, it is better to try working things on your own first even before going to an agency. I have gone through the same path you are taking. i did not work with any agency, i worked on my own and it can be done. I graduated March 2004 in Pangasinan, though i come from Baguio. i took my local board last June, took my NCLEX last November 30, 2004. I started working in Southern CA last May 3, 2005. Rate of 21 is rude and a commitment of 3 years is not very friendly.

Depends on where you will be filing..........if in the US, you should have it quickly as possible, but then that depends on where your employer is located, if in Manila, when you have you interview.

I am a BSN graduate, single male from Quezon City and still awaiting the June 2005 local nursing examination results. I am also in the medical profession. Right now, I don't know which step to take next. Should I get a job here as nurse while preparing for exams, such as CGFNS, IELTS and NCLEX? Or should I continue my medical profession? Is certification of employment here as a nurse important in U.S.?

Two days from now, me and my colleagues will meet a U.S. employer based in California who is offering a 3 year contract as direct hiring. $21/hr 48 hrs a week.

I'm still unfamiliar with the nursing migration. And I don't want to make mistakes when getting to U.S. to work as nurse. I hope there is a fellow Filipino here who have gone through it and would like to help me in doing the right steps.

nursig