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hi guys! im a fresh graduate and currently looking for the best placement agency for U.S bound nurses.

any help would be greatly appreciated.

go to the CA BON website:http://www.rn.ca.gov/lic/lic-exam.htm and click on Application for Licensure by Examination. Go to page 5, and note that it specifically mentions TOEFL. So my question to Suzanne remains: can we take IELTS instead of TOEFL for CA application?

If anybody here can clear this query, will be much obliged.

California actually doesn't have a language requirement to be able to get a license here. The IELTS series is accepted by immigration and that is all that you need to worry about. There are only a handful of states that actually have a language requirement and it is for TSE specifically, not just the TOEFL exam itself.

I still do not recommend CA for initial licensure. It will take you four to six months before you will have approval to sit for the exam, as well as waiting for the snail mail with your results.

And I do not charge for my services, I do not like to see nurses taken advantage of.:) There is too much of it going around for my liking.

Suzanne was right there is really no English req'ts when you file your application to Ca BON but it is needed when you file for your visa screen and CGFNS certificate. I myself experinece that. My employer told me to retake my TOEFL exam because it was expired already when I applied for the Ca RN Exam. But I kept telling them it was not necessary because I read Suzannes post but they insist so I took it again only to find out that after I took the exam my employer emailed telling me I may not take the TOEFL again.

So a lesson learn scrutinize your employer. I even have a friend who was victimized by an employer they have 3 years contract at a rate of 13 dollars hen she got here and after passing the RN exam it only went up to 19 - 23 and the minimum wage for an RN in her work is 28. The worst is they told her that her contract begun after she passed the exam and it took her a year to pass so she is spending 4 years with her agency.

go to the CA BON website:http://www.rn.ca.gov/lic/lic-exam.htm and click on Application for Licensure by Examination. Go to page 5, and note that it specifically mentions TOEFL. So my question to Suzanne remains: can we take IELTS instead of TOEFL for CA application?

If anybody here can clear this query, will be much obliged.

Suzanne just answered your query.

Just read the instructions. It's actually under the interim permit and it says that to qualify for an interim permit you must present proof of passage of an English comprehension exam and TOEFL is acceptable.

Hope everything is cleared up.

Most of you will not be getting an interim permit............you really should have the NCLEX done before you begin work. You will have too much to worry about to have to worry about the exam.

Suzanne was right there is really no English req'ts when you file your application to Ca BON but it is needed when you file for your visa screen and CGFNS certificate. I myself experinece that. My employer told me to retake my TOEFL exam because it was expired already when I applied for the Ca RN Exam. But I kept telling them it was not necessary because I read Suzannes post but they insist so I took it again only to find out that after I took the exam my employer emailed telling me I may not take the TOEFL again.

So a lesson learn scrutinize your employer. I even have a friend who was victimized by an employer they have 3 years contract at a rate of 13 dollars hen she got here and after passing the RN exam it only went up to 19 - 23 and the minimum wage for an RN in her work is 28. The worst is they told her that her contract begun after she passed the exam and it took her a year to pass so she is spending 4 years with her agency.

This is what I keep warning all of you about, it can still happen. Especially if you do not read the fine print, and if your employer never submits your applicaiton to a BON until the last moment.

This is why I push for having the NCLEX completed before you even come to the US, then there is no chance for any of this garbage, you will start at the appropriate salary right away.

Again, agencies can and will take about $5 pe hour from your pay, if you use an agency like this. Not one thing good about it. And I am sure that the cancellatioin clause is also either $16,000 or $20,000 US, if I remember correctly.

Specializes in Medical-Surgical.
California actually doesn't have a language requirement to be able to get a license here. The IELTS series is accepted by immigration and that is all that you need to worry about. There are only a handful of states that actually have a language requirement and it is for TSE specifically, not just the TOEFL exam itself.

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But if a foreign nurse wants to apply for an interim permit , a passing TOEFL score is required.

But if a foreign nurse wants to apply for an interim permit , a passing TOEFL score is required.

Pls. refer to my last post. For interim permits: It just says proof of passage of an English comprehension exam and TOEFL is acceptable.

What I understand on this instruction is that they are not particular but just stated TOEFL as an example.

You can go to the link that Ronnie provided to read it for yourself. Pg 5 on the examination application under interim permit only.

Does your employer wants you to be on interim permit first??

You should'nt agree to this (hehehe, just my opinion, ok) :chuckle

Specializes in Medical-Surgical.
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Does your employer wants you to be on interim permit first??

You should'nt agree to this (hehehe, just my opinion, ok) :chuckle

Having an interim permit works best for me. As a rep here and the only bread winner in the family means I don't have time to attend any review class for NCLEX. What I am doing now is self review.

My employer said that I can work as a nurse using an interim permit and work on my NCLEX later. I don't have any current experience, with an interim permit it will give me enough time to adjust to nursing, freshen up and improving my skills while earning salary a litttle less than an RN.:)

Having an interim permit works best for me. As a rep here and the only bread winner in the family means I don't have time to attend any review class for NCLEX. What I am doing now is self review.

My employer said that I can work as a nurse using an interim permit and work on my NCLEX later. I don't have any current experience, with an interim permit it will give me enough time to adjust to nursing, freshen up and improving my skills while earning salary a litttle less than an RN.:)

Goodluck to you. :)

Specializes in NVICU, NSICU.
This is what I keep warning all of you about, it can still happen. Especially if you do not read the fine print, and if your employer never submits your applicaiton to a BON until the last moment.

This is why I push for having the NCLEX completed before you even come to the US, then there is no chance for any of this garbage, you will start at the appropriate salary right away.

Again, agencies can and will take about $5 pe hour from your pay, if you use an agency like this. Not one thing good about it. And I am sure that the cancellatioin clause is also either $16,000 or $20,000 US, if I remember correctly.

I have a relative who's leaving for NY soon. His cancellation clause is $25,000. He's under contract for 3 yrs. The name of his agency is the name of an island in Singapore.

And just think of how long that it will take to repay that $25,000 if required?

Let this be a lesson again to others here, read the fine print of your contract. It is legally binding.

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