filipino to migrate in Canada.... what to do to become a RN?

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i am new to this forum. i am a r.n. in philippines and will migrate in canada (vancouver). i haven't actually practiced my profession as a nurse in hospital setting instead as a company nurse.

actually i don't know have an idea :idea: as to what to do to become a r.n. in canada.

should i need to take up another how many years of nursing in canada?

what should i do? kindly help me please!! thanks a lot.

Specializes in critical care.

dear lenjoy03,

I have made this enquiry about with a CRNBC Registration Assessor and as I was told that they might consider the application if one has years of experience in nursing....she said that until they receive your documents, she really can not say...

Dopey&-ier

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Thank you for the info soundbites. I just have 1 question, I guess you studied here in the Philippines with 10 years of grade school and high school. From what I've read, they require 12 years for the 2nd level education. Did you undergo a bridging program? Because I'm looking for a province that has the same curriculum as what we have here. And a sister of my patient told me that the weather in BC is better than in toronto or the nothern part of Canada.

Hmm.. well, for my part they didn't ask me about any bridging program. I guess if you've already finished college, they don't care anymore about your grade school and high school.... Case in point - Back home, my sister just graduated 4th year HS in the ph... and when we immigrated here, she wasn't allowed to go straight to college. The school board required her to go back to grade 10...At first, this looks like unfair - but it turned out to be a fantastic advice. The level of education in canada is just too far ahead compared to our country.

As for me, when I got assessed they didn't care anymore about my HS, all they cared about is my transcript - which they found to be equivalent to their own curriculum. :cheers:

As for the weather, I think BC has the best weather in the whole of canada. Sure, it might be spotty and the rain is unpredictable, but at least we don't have alot of snow in the winter. It's not that cold as well, compared to the other provinces. And you should be here in the summer too!

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Specializes in Critical Care.

Thank you dopey and soundbites... That's good news for us who wants to work in BC although I do prefer Ontario.... Anyway... It would still take me time to finish my contract here... And there are still lots of things that can change my long term plan...

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hi soundbites,

curious as to what school you went to that has a curriculum equivalent to canada's. thanks.

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Well.. i live here in vancouver (just migrated from the Philippines february last year, just passed the CRNE october last year and just got my license a week ago)so i know very well (based from my own experience) the process of being a nurse in BC. Here are the requirements for new immigrants to become a nurse...

1. You need to pass the IELTS exam - a score of 6 for reading, writing, listening and a score of 7 on speaking.

2. Your official transcript from the school you graduated - the school must send it to crnbc itself, hand-submitted will be rejected right away.

3. Your official proof that you passed the board exams from your home country - The board of nursing from your home country (for us filipino, the PRC) must send it to crnbc. same as above, hand-submitted will be rejected right away.

4. Fill out the official paperwork - these can be found at crnbc.com under international applicants.

5. Money for the fees - no money, no processing and assessment...

If you dont have #1, then you can't move to #2.. and so on.. If you reach #5, then good for you! After a month or so, you will receive a letter from crnbc that you are eligible to take the crne. yay!

6. Money again - this one is for the CRNE fee (485), and if you wanna apply for the interim permit (you need an employer for this, and the fee is 35/mo)

7. You take the exam..

8. You passed the exam - one last obstacle is you still need to get 250 hours under the interim permit. go apply.. and work for 250 hours.

If you failed the exam... then you have to retake it again. You don't have to start at #1 all over again, you just need to pay the fees.The wait period for the next exam, i believe, is 6 months though.. so better pass it in your first take.

9. after 250 hours, you give the canadian employer reference form to your employer. employer must fill this out, and employer himself must send it to crnbc.

10. CRNBC mails you the form for the license, you pay (367/yr)... and after 10 days (or more) you get your actual license. Congratulations, you're finally a registered nurse.

As far as i know, this is the fastest way to be a nurse in bc (well if i'm wrong... feel free to correct me hehe). It's a long and very tiring journey, there are no shortcuts, the process can't be as fast as you want (due to the volume of applicants) and you need alot of patience. But it's very much worth it and to get that license is very fulfilling. Hope this info helps.

Hi soundbites21! those informations that you have given us was very helpful.I'm interested also in applying as a registered nurse in BC.I'm a second courser and graduated last mar 2007.I'm registered nurse in the Phils and passed the Nclex examination also last Dec 2007.my question is..Is it possible for me to to apply for registration in BC even if I don't have hospital experience yet? i will appreciate your reply..

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Specializes in Medical.

Hello to everyone on this thread!:smilecoffeecup:

I noticed that most of you here are now working in Canada and was able to

get there through immigrant and working visa. If by chance anyone had

gone through the process of acquiring a tourist visa, I hope you could help me.

I got my evaluation from CARNA and I need to do SEC assessment at Mount

Royal in Alberta. I was just wondering if the letter from CARNA would be

a valid reason for the embassy to issue a tourist visa?

I hope you could share your thoughts. Thanks in advance.:nuke:

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Hi soundbites21! those informations that you have given us was very helpful.I'm interested also in applying as a registered nurse in BC.I'm a second courser and graduated last mar 2007.I'm registered nurse in the Phils and passed the Nclex examination also last Dec 2007.my question is..Is it possible for me to to apply for registration in BC even if I don't have hospital experience yet? i will appreciate your reply..

Based from my own experience, yeah, you can apply for registration even if you don't have hospital experience from the ph. I was a total noob when I started..I just followed the instructions of CRNBC with regards with my application, and it all went well. CRNBC didn't ask for any proof of hospital experience from me.

Hmm.. come to think of it, alot of people are asking if they need hospital experience before applying for registration. I've asked around my colleagues, and they all said this is not the case. CRNBC doesn't really need the hospital experience-I think they disregard it anyway if you have it (because the standards in the ph or any other country is not up to par with Canada), they only care about your transcript. But then again, I might be wrong. I've never asked CRNBC about it, and the mods here may know more than me.

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Based from my own experience, yeah, you can apply for registration even if you don't have hospital experience from the ph. I was a total noob when I started..I just followed the instructions of CRNBC with regards with my application, and it all went well. CRNBC didn't ask for any proof of hospital experience from me.

Hmm.. come to think of it, alot of people are asking if they need hospital experience before applying for registration. I've asked around my colleagues, and they all said this is not the case. CRNBC doesn't really need the hospital experience-I think they disregard it anyway if you have it (because the standards in the ph or any other country is not up to par with Canada), they only care about your transcript. But then again, I might be wrong. I've never asked CRNBC about it, and the mods here may know more than me.

Thanks a lot!

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hi soundbites21 thanks for the info! regarding your post..how did you acquire your immigrant visa for canada? I'm actually planning to apply in canada now that the US retrogression is still ongoing. A lot of nursing vacancies there require experience and I'm glad that you are proof that we don't need to have exp..(well I actually want to work here in PI for exp). Anyway, I don't know how to get the visa to get there..I mean I have the funds and all but the prob is I don't have the visa..thanks Im now confused.

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soundbite21, yeah how did you apply for your immigrant visa?

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Well.. i live here in vancouver (just migrated from the Philippines february last year, just passed the CRNE october last year and just got my license a week ago)so i know very well (based from my own experience) the process of being a nurse in BC. Here are the requirements for new immigrants to become a nurse...

1. You need to pass the IELTS exam - a score of 6 for reading, writing, listening and a score of 7 on speaking.

2. Your official transcript from the school you graduated - the school must send it to crnbc itself, hand-submitted will be rejected right away.

3. Your official proof that you passed the board exams from your home country - The board of nursing from your home country (for us filipino, the PRC) must send it to crnbc. same as above, hand-submitted will be rejected right away.

4. Fill out the official paperwork - these can be found at crnbc.com under international applicants.

5. Money for the fees - no money, no processing and assessment...

If you dont have #1, then you can't move to #2.. and so on.. If you reach #5, then good for you! After a month or so, you will receive a letter from crnbc that you are eligible to take the crne. yay!

6. Money again - this one is for the CRNE fee (485), and if you wanna apply for the interim permit (you need an employer for this, and the fee is 35/mo)

7. You take the exam..

8. You passed the exam - one last obstacle is you still need to get 250 hours under the interim permit. go apply.. and work for 250 hours.

If you failed the exam... then you have to retake it again. You don't have to start at #1 all over again, you just need to pay the fees.The wait period for the next exam, i believe, is 6 months though.. so better pass it in your first take.

9. after 250 hours, you give the canadian employer reference form to your employer. employer must fill this out, and employer himself must send it to crnbc.

10. CRNBC mails you the form for the license, you pay (367/yr)... and after 10 days (or more) you get your actual license. Congratulations, you're finally a registered nurse.

As far as i know, this is the fastest way to be a nurse in bc (well if i'm wrong... feel free to correct me hehe). It's a long and very tiring journey, there are no shortcuts, the process can't be as fast as you want (due to the volume of applicants) and you need alot of patience. But it's very much worth it and to get that license is very fulfilling. Hope this info helps.

Hi soundbites21, I am a registered nurse in the Phil. and only have a year of experience in a hospital setting. I am curently in Singapore right now and working as a clinic nurse (in a skin clinic). My husband and I are holding an immigrant visas. He is the principal applicant when we applied for immigrant to Canada as skilled workers. We are planning to move out to B.C on May and I still dunno how to get things done. I've read your instructions on how to become an RN in Canada and thanks so much. You're indeed a big help to the ones who are aspiring to stay in Canada. But my question with regards to my documents from my school and PRC. Could I process them and send to CRNBC even if I haven't landed yet?. Or should I wait until I reach Canada then I write a letter to my school in the Phil. and PRC?

Thank you so much for your help. I really appreciate it.

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It can take months for the documents to arrive, would start the process now; provided that you have the money to pay for the processing. They will not do a thing without being paid for it.

And for the other poster, trying to go on a tourist visa and remain in Canada is just not good idea, there is much to do in terms of licensure and work permits and cannot be done during the time of the tourist visa.

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