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As most of you know, I have been recommending initial licensure in NY for quite some time. And for those of you that did not heed the warning, you now know why.

New York is three easy applications only, next you take the NCLEX exam, then you get a hard license and can endorse to almost any state afterwards. Because of the requirements of the Special Credentials Verification for New York, you do not have to do any of the running around to obtain your documents. CGFNS will obtain them for you....after you sign the release and send them the money.

NY also requires two short classes that can be done on-line, one on Child Abuse, and the other on Infection. Both are available for about $15 each and take only one hour or so.

NY BON application can be found at http://www.op.nyed.gov. You only need to submit "Form 1."

The Special Credentials Verification can be found at http://www.CGFNS.org, as well as the Visa Screen Application.

Once you have received documentation from NY that your credentials have been received and approved, submit payment to Pearson-Vue for the NCLEX exam. http://www.perasonvue.com. They are the ones that will actually send you the ATT letter, upon approval of the Board of Nursing. Be aware that this ATT (authorization to test) is only good for ninety (90) days. You will have onlt that amount of time to get the exam done in, otherwise you will lose your payment and have to start again.

Hope that this helps................ :balloons:

Most importantly, NY will issue you the license without a Social Security Number.

Thank you for that quick reply...There are also other reasons why I have to come to the US this quick...But if ever, I'm also planning to apply for an extension which I hope they would allow me so I can process everything..Thank you so much..Anyhow, how long will it take for Cal BON to process the documents if there's a CAV (certification, verification, authentification) from CHED enclosed? I have a friend who got it in 6 weeks...Thanks again.. :D

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I have signed up with CGFNS (just in case) and Visa Screen.

For CGFNS CP, it asked for Nursing Education.

For Visa Screen, it asked for Professional Education (prepares you for healthcare, and for which you get a degree), for which I had entered my schools for my MD & RN degrees.

It seems that CGFNS had integrated their databases, and they assumed that all of your Professional Education is on Nursing.

My problem now is that CGFNS is asking for "NURSING EDUCATION FORM" from my medical school!

I have emailed CGFNS that I cannot possibly have a "NURSING EDUCATION FORM" from my medical school because I did not take up Nursing there.

So far no reply.

I understand that CGFNS may be inundated with letters everyday, but I don't think it's OK for them to defer my evaluation waiting for a non-existent document.

Anybody have an email address where I can get in touch with a real person?

Their contact page is very impersonal, very easy for them to ignore my emails.

Help please!

Hi Pinoy guy!

I had the same problem that you have/had. I emailed them, no response. I decided to call them and clear everything, but paid a lot in terms of cellphone bills. I also faxed them a letter saying so. It took them a while to clear up the mess. Hope this helps a little.

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hi suzanne! m new here.

Im so hapi that i get to have a reliable source on anything bout nurses...:)

So I jst passed the board exams last june 2005. I have also taken the IELTS exam but the results have not yet been released... and after reading the different topics i have second thoughts on taking the CGFNS exam... Can u giv me an advice on what my next move should be? tnx

Pick a state and apply for licensure, that owuld be your next step. Look at some of the stickies at the top of this forum and follow what is there.

Welcome to Allnurses.com. :)

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Thank you for that quick reply...There are also other reasons why I have to come to the US this quick...But if ever, I'm also planning to apply for an extension which I hope they would allow me so I can process everything..Thank you so much..Anyhow, how long will it take for Cal BON to process the documents if there's a CAV (certification, verification, authentification) from CHED enclosed? I have a friend who got it in 6 weeks...Thanks again.. :D

CA does not make any guarantees. The average wait is four months, so em will get it earlier, some will take longer, but figure on at least four months when you are doing your calculations of what to do next.

Immigration is not required to grant an extension to you, and they do not always do this. This is why I do not recommend taking the route that you are doing.

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Specializes in Nephro, ICU, LTC and counting.

I sent my application to CABON on 5th May, I just came to know that they made me eligible on 30th August,,so,, it took almost 4 months.

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Hi suzanne!

I have questions again. In NY BON FORM 1:

1. Do I have to include my ELEMENTARY DIPLOMA?

2. Do I have to take and HAVE the certificate of the 2 required courses(Child abuse and Infection control) before I submit the Form ! to NY BON?

Thanks a lot!

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1.) No, just include the name.

2.) The courses are just required to be done before you begin work with the license. You can go ahead and submit the application now.

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Specializes in Case management, Peds, ICU, Med/Surg.

2. Complete your English exams as quickly as possible, this is one of the most important things......

Dear Suzzane,

R u reffering Toefl and TSE as an English exam? I m confused, plz help me.

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The English exams that are accepted are either TOEFL, TWE, and TSE or

the IELTS series with the academic branch and the speaking section.

The computer-based TOEFL exam actually contains the TWE. If you do the pencil and paper TOEFL, then you must do the TWE as a separate exam.

Hope that this helps.

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Hi Suzanne!

Thanks for all the help! :)

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Hi Suzanne! It's me again.

I am a Registered Nurse and also a licensed physician here in the Philippines. I passed CGFNS and TOEFL/TWE. I have applied for VisaScreen and am just waiting for my TSE result. I took CGFNS because I already applied for it before I learned about this informative site.

Anyway, I finished my BS Nursing just last March 2004 and have spent my time studying for the Philippine Board exams, TOEFL, CGFNS and TSE. So, as of now, I have ZERO work experience as a nurse. I am trying my best to get the experience.

I have an relative in Ohio who just recently decided to help me get a job in one of the hospitals there. I made the mistake of applying in California to take the NCLEX several months ago. I now have a letter of eligibility from california BON to take the NCLEX but have NOT registered with Pearson Vue yet. My questions:

1. Is an eligibility letter to take the NCLEX the same as ATT?

2. Having heard of all the issues with California not giving a license without an SSN, I am contemplating on applying to NY BON for the NCLEX. Im willing to pay another application fee as well as their required CGFNS verification, if it would mean that I can process my visa faster and go to the states quicker in the long run. Or should I apply to Ohio BON instead? I want to act now and either apply to New York or Ohio for the Nclex OR register with Pearson Vue already. Need your suggestion please.

3. I have heard that some hospitals there in the US don't accept doctors who took up Nursing after their medical degrees. Is that true? Doctors who took up Nursing here in the Philippines are frowned upon by some of the other nurses. Just want to share that. :crying2:

4. Lastly, it's hard to apply for nursing jobs here in the Philippines to get the experience, since the hospitals would know that I have a medical degree and thus would immigrate and not stay with them for long. There are however, 6 months training available in several tertiary hospitals here, but of course you are not really an employee of the hospital. Would trainings like these suffice? Or can you recommend any agency that is okay with that?

Thank you for being patient with all my questions! :)

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Eligibility and ATT are not the same. You will not receive the ATT until the fee is paid tho Pearson-Vue and they receive the okay from the BON as well. Pearson-Vue is the one that actually handles the ATT now.

Personally, I would just stick with CA since that is already done. You still have immigration issues to deal with, so just endorse to Ohio when you can.

I have known and worked with some physicians from Russia years ago that were doctors in Russia, but chose to become nurses here in the US and they wonderful to work with. Actually being a physician is many othe countires is more on par with being a Registered Nurse here in the US. You will be quite surprised when you start.

You will be starting a s a new grad, whether or not you have the six months experience at home or not. I would not worry about it. Nursing in your country is very different from nursing over here.

Hope that this helps.............

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