Registration Verification from Saudi Council

[EdOng]

Hi! Been following the discussion about verification of nurse registration since last week and I decided to join this site to get some help and be of assistance, if possible.

Currently, I am applying for Further Assessment in Alberta's College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CARNA). At this stage, the only requirement I need is the Verification of Registration from the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS) or known as the Saudi Council. I was advised that it is done online so I paid and received a Certificate of Good Standing via email in a matter of minutes. I thought everything was fine but the problem has just get started from that point.

Two weeks ago, I sent the said certificate electronically but they advised me to have it printed and sent directly from its source that is Saudi Council. So I went there a couple of days back to ask them to send it as it is the requirement of CARNA (with the fee of sending to be paid by me) but they declined my request. They just gave me an envelope and instructed me to send it myself.

The dilemma did not end there because last night, CARNA emailed me that the certificate does not include the Initial Date of Registration and that their Nurse Consultant will call them with this concern. As for my end, I am planning to go back there and have the Verification of Nurse Registration Form filled up in addition to the good standing certificate. However, I would like to hear from you guys who have the same concern or been processing their CARNA registration or with any other jurisdiction (eg., NMC UK, AHPRA) that requires registration verification from Saudi Arabia.

Thank you!

[sethelen]

Okay,i will process my police clearance.Thank you so much.i hope i can comply all of this before january ends..because my deadline wil be up to january 30 only..thank you coolplanet2003

[coolplanet2003]

this nmc is really ridiculous - they give u deadlines that is sometimes impossible while they process our applications too slow!

[sethelen]

Yes,i am so worried.I already spend so much with all the mailings and calls to NMC..Thank you coolplanet2003 for all the infos that you have shared.Godbless

[EdOng]

To all of us who are having trouble with the Unregistered Practice, the NMC agent adviced me this afternoon to have their Form accomplished by the SCFHS or PRC or any nursing regulatory body. For some stroke of luck or whatever that it contained, they did not ask for further verification after they received the Letter from SCFHS for my 3 months of Unregistered Practice when my file was re-assessed last month. Anyway, for now that's the best advice from them as they should get what they ask for or else further documents might be asked, which means delaying the decision, more stress to endure and hundreds or thousands of money to spend.

[samosasam]

Could anyone explain what is unregistered practice verification form?Is this form required to be sent to nmc if one has only a single state registration and has worked temporarily without registration in another state/province.?

[EdOng]

To samosasam.It is a certficate from the NMC that a regulatory body must issue. This must confirm that the practice undertaken without registration in a territory/state/country in a given time would provide no barriers to registration as a nurse.

[coolplanet2003]

@edong the certificate is the same with the unregistered practice form which the Saudi Council needs to sign and stamp right?

[EdOng]

You are correct coolplanet2003.

[samosasam]

To edong

Thanks for ur reply

Is this form sent from the nmc to be completed by registration body or does it has to be issued from the state registration body.?

[EdOng]

To edong

Thanks for ur reply

Is this form sent from the nmc to be completed by registration body or does it has to be issued from the state registration body.?

Hi samosam! The verification form is issued by the NMC, which should be signed, stamped and dated by the in-charge of verification where the applicant holds or has held a registration. Then it should be sent directly to the NMC by the responsible regulatory body. Hope it could help.7

[samosasam]

To edong

What if I have post registration experience of one year and 2 years of unregistered practice in a particular state.?

Does this warrant an unregistered- practice -verification form?

[wengtaps]

@oliver01 are you here in UK? I am really really worried about my unregistered practice. Is it ok if i get your number and call you on how you processed it? Please? Thank you.