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.)

Hello,

I Am An Rn With Nclex, Ielts And Work Experience Of Less Than A Year. Now I Am Looking For A Speedy Way To Get To Usa. I Was Considering Hic Visa. But Your Advise Is Enough For Me To Be Enlightened. Desperately, I Am In Work Study Scholarship Program Fully Funded, I Will Work 20 Hours A Week At 20 Dollars Per Hour. Will It Be Ok To Have 1,600 Dollars A Month In Texas, Usa. Will I Live A Decent Life With That. Please Enlighten Me On This. Thank You And More Power.

That amount of money is considered poverty level by many. You are also forgetting that taxes get taken out of that. You definitely are not going to be living decently. Far from that.

And what do you plan to do when you complete this study program? There still are no visas available, and the student visa will run out.

There are no speedy ways to get to the US, really never have been either. But most definitely not now. And experience of less than a year is going to make it hard to find any employer as a start, does not matter what the program is promising, they do not have any input on the jobs that will be offered. Chances are that it will be in a nursing home or a border town where you will have too many patients to care for properly and then have the best chance of losing a license. And if that happens, you can kiss your IS career good-bye.

The only ones that come out ahead with this type of programs are the schools and the recruiters. Not the nurse. And no matter what they promise, you do not begin to work immediately, it is months before you are given approval by the US government to work. The student visa does not permit one to work immediately; this is something else that the students are not informed of either.

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Thank you very much Suzanne for that enlightenment. What do you think is the best thing I will do as of the moment. A little idea of foregoing my American dreams really sucks. But one has to face the reality. Do you think its a good idea if Ill give up my American dream and instead go to New Zealand where visa processing will only take 6-12 months. NCLEX was really an effort to me and with the things that are going on, it seems that the effort is becoming a waste. Please help me Suzanne, I really dont know what to do anymore. Thank you.:no:

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hi..i just want to have a clarification about a question in the application form..16c, the month and day that i should write down for the NCLEX-RN is the date i sat the exams which was august 30, 2007 or should it be the date written on the passing letter they sent me which was september 14, 2007?

the state and country: is it the place where i took it (in my case, it's in makati, philippines)? or the state where i applied in (California)?

and lastly, i should tick NO for the question asking whether passing of the exam led to the issuance of a license, right? since technically, i'm not licensed yet coz i don't have a SSN.

My questions seem so lame, :D.. but i really want to get this right..so any help would be appreciated..thanks!

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i have a question miss suzanne, what if ill file for a reciprocity to other state where my license wont expire provided of course that i find an employer. do you think its a good idea or still futile? On the other hand, i have also an employer from dearborn county hospital,indiana, is it a good idea that i will proceed with my employment there so that the immigration processing will move on and for the meantime while retrogression is not lifted yet i will try my luck in new zealand? please help me. thank you.

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Hello Suzanne, hello Everyone.

I'm a male nurse. I'm 39 years Old.I'm father for four Children. I worked as a male nurse since 1989; So the experience is 18 years in the field. The training of nursing take 3 years (36 months) in my country. My speciality as male nurse is :"Intensif and general care". I want to live and to work in USA. What you can advise me? Am I able to work in the States? Is my diploma recognized ?

I hope that my questions will find answers

Thanks a lot and God Bless you

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i have a question miss suzanne, what if ill file for a reciprocity to other state where my license wont expire provided of course that i find an employer. do you think its a good idea or still futile? On the other hand, i have also an employer from dearborn county hospital,indiana, is it a good idea that i will proceed with my employment there so that the immigration processing will move on and for the meantime while retrogression is not lifted yet i will try my luck in new zealand? please help me. thank you.

Only NCLEX results have reciprocity. When moving states you have to either complete license by examination and ask state to forward your NCLEX results if no license is issued or endorse if you have a license. Regardless you usually still have to meet their requirements for foreign trained.

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Hello Suzanne, hello Everyone.

I'm a male nurse. I'm 39 years Old.I'm father for four Children. I worked as a male nurse since 1989; So the experience is 18 years in the field. The training of nursing take 3 years (36 months) in my country. My speciality as male nurse is :"Intensif and general care". I want to live and to work in USA. What you can advise me? Am I able to work in the States? Is my diploma recognized ?

I hope that my questions will find answers

Thanks a lot and God Bless you

Usually your training would be accepted but the only way to know for definite is apply to a state and go through their process of application for foreign nurse and meet their requirements. A good starting point would be the sticky titled Primer to working in the USA. Be aware that the US has retrogression and you will have a long wait in front of you however if it is your determination then set yourself goals to work towards.

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i attended 2 primary school, what should put in my VS application form? thanks...

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what are the pros and cons of applying online and through mail?

thanks... how can i check my status when i apply through mail?

thanks...

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what are the pros and cons of applying online and through mail? how can i checked my status if i apply through mail.?

thanks...

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Hello Suzanne.

I applied a visascreen initial certificate online and was assigned an order# appearing on Request for Academic Records forms from CGFNS. I then had my schools fill it up. Now that I am about to complete all the needed requirements and to pay online in full, CGFNS will assign me a CGFNS ID#. Can I just fill up the ID# by handwritten on the Rquest for Academic Records froms?

Thanks in advance and God bless you.:wink2:

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good day! i would just like to ask if it is a requirement for applying a visa screening certificate to be currently working? i passed my nclex recently and im just waiting for my ielts result. im still inexperienced working in a hospital. do i need to have a working experience or to be currently employed in order to apply for a visa screening? the cgfns visa screening form is asking the duration of working experience, can i leave that blank?

a reply would be deeply appreciated.. thanks in advance!

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