Visa Screen Certificate / CGFNS

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Visa Screen Certificate is required by all foreign nurses wishing to obtain a green card to work in the US, as well as any type of temporary work permit, such as the Nafta TN Visa for those from Canada and Mexico.

It requires that you pass either the NCLEX-RN or the CGFNS exam, as well as the series of English exams if you are not exempt from them.

The CGFNS exam is only required now in about five states, and rumor is that one or two will be removed from that remaining list as well. Do not bother with that exam if you are not going to work in a state that does not require it, or you have no way to be able to take the NCLEX exam from where you are currently located.

The application for the VSC is now only good for one year.........please do not apply for it until you have passed at least one of the required exams, or you may need to pay an additional fee.

(This thread is replacing the original thread that was from more than 2 and 1/2 years ago, and has updated information.)

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Just want to say thanks again .I finally collected my VisaScreen Certificate today from UPS.

alls well ends well, Great news, one more thing out of the way

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Hi!

I just passed the NCLEX last Aug. 8. Now what? I will be endorsing my NM license to California and New Jersey soon. Should I apply for the VS after endorsing? Or does it even matter which comes first? Also, I have plans of getting married in Jan '08. Would there be any problems with applying for the VS now and getting married at a later date?

Thank you!

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Hi!

I just passed the NCLEX last Aug. 8. Now what? I will be endorsing my NM license to California and New Jersey soon. Should I apply for the VS after endorsing? Or does it even matter which comes first? Also, I have plans of getting married in Jan '08. Would there be any problems with applying for the VS now and getting married at a later date?

Thank you!

Where are you actually going to be working? Why are you going to endorse to two different states to start? Both of those states do not issue a permanent license until you are actually in the US and hold a SSN#.

Getting married has nothing to do with anything at all. Highly recommend that you keep everything in your maiden name until you are in the US and ready to begin work. Then you can change the name on your license by just showing proof that you are legally married. To attempt to change it in mid-cycle will cause much grief.

And are you marrying someone from your country, or an American?

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Hi suzanne4! Thank you for your reply. I'll probably be endorsing my license to NJ instead of both.

What about my future husband then? Will he too be given a green card even if it was stated on the application that I'm single? I'll be marrying someone from my country.

Thank you suzanne4

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If your husband is not on the DS-230 when it is filed, he will not get a visa at the same time as you. If not listed on it, does not matter how long that someone has been married, or anything else. The only one that can be added to it is a new baby.

You are asking about requirements for licensure, etc., and anytime that you make changes in the middle with the legal name that you are using, there are usually problems that come up and it can take months to try to fix it. Many do not take on their husband's names in the first place. All you need to do is be able to produce a marriage license.

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thank you so much for your help suzanne4! you really are such a blessing.

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how do i sign my photo in the photo id form for the VSC? should i sign my complete name in script like in the blank for the signature in the form, or should i sign it the way i usually write my signature?

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how do i sign my photo in the photo id form for the VSC? should i sign my complete name in script like in the blank for the signature in the form, or should i sign it the way i usually write my signature?

The signature on the picture needs to match the signature on the application or they will not accept it, and it needs to be the same on everything, so make sure that everything matches.

What is on your passport, and other applications?

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The signature on the picture needs to match the signature on the application or they will not accept it, and it needs to be the same on everything, so make sure that everything matches.

What is on your passport, and other applications?

my signature in my application and my passport does not include my full name written in script. but the photo id form says to write my full name in script form in the blank for the signature. should i just write my full name in script in the blank for the signature and then sign my usual signature in the picture?

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All signatures are supposed to be the same, make sure that the one on the picture is a complete signature and that is what should have been used on the application as well.

Suggest that you write your signature in full on the application next to where you wrote your other signature. All need to match, and it is easy to just fix it now since it has not been sent in.

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Got my VSC in the mail today. Thanks guys for all the help.

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You are quite welcome.:balloons:

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