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1. Advice re how to organise my prenatal care

   RGN posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have just found out that I'm pregnant and wondered how to go about arranging prenatal care, as I am relatively new to the US and this is all very strange and wonderful to me! Obviously, I need to engage the service of a health professional and I ...

2. CGFNS Visa Screen certificate

   RGN replied to mally's topic in General Nursing

   Suzanne, many thanks for your insight. It is a difficult process but it certainly does help to hear from you and I really appreciate the time you have taken to answer some of my questions. I am sure I will have more questions for you and would defini...

3. CGFNS Visa Screen certificate

   RGN replied to mally's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks a lot, Suzanne! Is a Green Card essential to work here as a nurse? I thought there was a new H1C visa specially for foreign nurses...could be wrong though! I have also heard that the sponsoring hospital would expect you to commit for at least ...

4. CGFNS Visa Screen certificate

   RGN replied to mally's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for your reply, Suzanne, it certainly does help. I'm currently on a H4 visa (my husband has a H1B), which entitles me to live and study here only, and we're in central CT, although we'd definitely consider moving to be nearer my workplace if n...

5. CGFNS Visa Screen certificate

   RGN replied to mally's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks suzanne4, Your reply is much appreciated. So could I just do the NCLEX RN exam for NY and convert it to a CT license without having to take the CGFNS exam? If this is the case, do you know how long this might take, once I have completed the NC...

6. CGFNS Visa Screen certificate

   RGN replied to mally's topic in General Nursing

   thanks for the welcome, i'm living in ct right now but i'm from ireland originally. yes, they definitely received all the required documents by the april 14 deadline but they made some mistake and put me down for two schools of nursing (which were ac...

7. CGFNS Visa Screen certificate

   RGN replied to mally's topic in General Nursing

   Sorry, I'm going a little off-track here but has anyone had any experience dealing with the CGFNS? I applied to take the exam in July but have yet to be rostered for it. Any time I call them they are exceptionally rude and unhelpful and won't give me...