Visa Screen Certificate / CGFNS

eivan · Feb 05, 2007, 11:54 PM

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After visascreen, What am I suppose to do?

Find an employer that will petition me? Is that correct?

*lawrence01* · Feb 06, 2007, 12:53 AM

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Actually, when you already have proof of passing NCLEX you can look for an employer already.

Yichen5 · Feb 09, 2007, 11:12 PM

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I'm just wondering if this is the step I should be taking right now... applying for VSC even though I have not found a hospital to do the petition? Do I need to wait until the retrogression is resolved? (I have got my RN licene on 1/29). Will they deny my application because I have never had nursing experiences (I'm just a new America-educated, foreign-born RN)?

*suzanne4* · Feb 09, 2007, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Yichen5

I'm just wondering if this is the step I should be taking right now... applying for VSC even though I have not found a hospital to do the petition? Do I need to wait until the retrogression is resolved? (I have got my RN licene on 1/29). Will they deny my application because I have never had nursing experiences (I'm just a new America-educated, foreign-born RN)?

VSC is required only for immigration purposesa and has nothing to do with employers or anything else, or what experience that you have. I highly recommend that you apply for it now.

As a foreign nurse, you are required to go thru the same immigration process, the only thing that is waived for you is the requirement of the English exams if you did your basic nursing training in the US.

Yichen5 · Feb 10, 2007, 10:57 PM

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Hello, Susanne,
I was going to apply it on-line... but I encountered a "internal server error" when I wanted to add my secondary school. Can I give that up and just go the mail rout? The order number is still there and I don't see the cancel button anywhere. Maybe I should call them Monday....

I've asked so many quesitons these days... Thank you for your patience!

Originally Posted by suzanne4

The Visa Screen Certificate usually takes about four months, if you have not gone thru any CGFNS application previously. You only need the IELTS and the NCLEX to apply for it, but I suggest that you do it by a paper application, since you are going to need to mail them things in the first place. Have sen too many issues with the on-line applications in the past.

Go to www.cgfns.org and download the applciation for the Visa Screen Certificate.

EFAN · Feb 10, 2007, 11:04 PM

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Hi Suzanne, any chance you'd know which states require the cgfns? You are extremely informative....thanx so much

*suzanne4* · Feb 11, 2007, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by EFAN

Hi Suzanne, any chance you'd know which states require the cgfns? You are extremely informative....thanx so much

Please just do a search on this forum. But you should be selecting a state by where you wish to work, that should be your priority.

*suzanne4* · Feb 11, 2007, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Yichen5

Hello, Susanne,
I was going to apply it on-line... but I encountered a "internal server error" when I wanted to add my secondary school. Can I give that up and just go the mail rout? The order number is still there and I don't see the cancel button anywhere. Maybe I should call them Monday....

I've asked so many quesitons these days... Thank you for your patience!

I always recommend the pen and paper application to them, not the on-line form, for this very same reason. Once it is sent, it is sent and cannot be corrected.

Just call them.

EFAN · Feb 11, 2007, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by suzanne4

Please just do a search on this forum. But you should be selecting a state by where you wish to work, that should be your priority.

Hi suzanne! thanx for the quick reply. I'm hoping to find work in Nevada...that is wear my husband wants to move to also. Good idea...why didn't i think of calling them? haha silly me.

harrn · Feb 11, 2007, 10:45 PM

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Hi Suzanne,

How much time does it takes to recieve Visa Screening certificate

Thanks !

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