visascreen

suzanne4, RN · Aug 23, 2005

Sorry but no, it is only for RNs. You will not be able to get a permit to work with just the LPN license.............imigration will not approve it.

hope123 · Aug 23, 2005

Sorry but no, it is only for RNs. You will not be able to get a permit to work with just the LPN license.............imigration will not approve it.

hI Suzanne...i saw the provision in the nclex visascreen bulletin..that you only have to pass the Nclex-PN and you can use it to apply for the visascreen...how come?please clarify..thanks

suzanne4, RN · Aug 23, 2005

I have just looked at the CGFNS website for the Visa Screen Certificate, and there is only mention of the CGFNS exam or the NCLEX-RN exam to meet qualifications. If a nurse has passed the CGFNS exam and the English exams, then they meet the reuqirements for a green card based on that. At times, there have been nurses that have been unable to pass the NCLEX-RN exam and have taken the NCLEX-PN exam and can work as an LPN. But they have already met the requirements for the green card based on the CGFNS exam.

Immigration will not issue you a working visa with the LPN Diploma. Even Canadian nurses cannot get work permits for the US as an LPN.........RNs are covered under the NAFTA TN visa from Canada, but LPNs are not.

As quoted from CGFNS website:

What are the VisaScreen™ requirements?

Complete the VisaScreen™ application.

Complete the enclosed forms to send to your nursing school(s). Academic transcripts must come directly from the nursing school(s).

Complete the enclosed forms to send to your licensing authority(ies). Validations of all licenses, past and present, must come directly from the licensing authorities.

You must successfully complete an English language proficiency test and have the scores directly forwarded to ICHP from the testing agency.

You must successfully pass either the CGFNS Qualifying Exam or the NCLEX-RN® examination if you are a nurse.

Enclose a copy of your high school diploma or equivalent.

Enclose the application fee.

suzanne4, RN · Aug 24, 2005

Please post a copy or link, as it is not under the CGFNS website and they are the ones that actually administer the Visa Screen program.

suzanne4, RN · Aug 24, 2005

I just reviewed what you were talking about on the Pearson-Vue website. You failed to read all of it. That was a special waiver program for nurses that already had US license and were working in the US. This applied to mainly nurses from Canada that were able to work under their Canadian licenses without having to take NCLEX in the past, but that changed when Visa Screen was made mandatory. And you missed the most important part of it, the deadline was 1 June, 2005.

As I have said all along, you will be unable to get a work permit to work in the US with an LPN Diploma.