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Please pay attention to your contract before signing it. There is no such thing as a free green card. The money for it will be coming from your pocket, not the agencies. In most cases, there is about $5 per hour taken from you to cover the expenses. This works out to about $20,000 over two years. Expenses are about $4,000. You do the math.

The better way to do things, if you can afford it, is for you to pay the fees, and then you are in control, and can pick your attorney, etc. The facilities are normally paying a relocation fee that will cover your expenses.

Also, pay attention to what the cancellation fee is. If for some reason that you would need to leave your contract early, or the facility cancels you, you will be responsible for paying that fee. The document that you sign is a legally binding contract. And some contracts can be as high as $15,000 to $20,000.

If your recruiter makes a promise, but it is not written into your contract, then it doesn't exist. It must be in writing and signed off by the management of the agency. And oral promise will not mean anything, especially if your recruiter is no longer working for that agency later on.

Your best bet is to take and pass the NCLEX exam first. The more reputable agencies and hospitals want to see that, and will not even offer a contract without seeing those results.

Thanks a lot Suzzane for prompt reply .I am in preparation of NCLEX ,yet to register for exam,surfing your forum and sites to know licence of which state would be more beneficial.I read- you have mentioned about NY in previous posts.any other state i can write for?:behindpc: Thanks in advance.

First issue is to go for a state that will issue you a license without having a SSN#, if you do not know where you will end up working for sure.

Where do you want to work, then base it on that. If you want a state that requires the CGFNS exam with no way around that, then just go that route. Do your initial licensing there.

Do not go thru CA for initial licensure, you will be getting your results around Christmas time this year.

:typing Dear Sujanne Thanks a lot for the advice. i will decide accordingly for a state board to apply for.[CA-i guess is california.]-you are really very helpful-also i am using tips from your'NCLEX forum for my preparation.

Specializes in PASSED NCLEX 9/06-.

Hi again guys,

Any feedbacks for this AGENCY UNITED STAFFING SOLUTIONS INC (U.S.S.I.) CALIFORNIA?

I am planning to sign my contract already.

jUST EMAIL or IM me if SOME informations are too sensitive for the forum. Thanks

:typing Dear Sujanne Thanks a lot for the advice. i will decide accordingly for a state board to apply for.[CA-i guess is california.]-you are really very helpful-also i am using tips from your'NCLEX forum for my preparation.

Do not use CA for initial licesnure.

Please read the stickies at the top of this forum. You will not get your results to Christmas time.

hi, there really are bad agencies. please PM me one the agencies that you know are not to be trusted. So that I'd know if my agency is one of them. And so that I can tell my friends not to go to these kinds of agencies.

Thanks!

hi, there really are bad agencies. please PM me one the agencies that you know are not to be trusted. So that I'd know if my agency is one of them. And so that I can tell my friends not to go to these kinds of agencies.

Thanks!

Sorry, but it does not work that way, there are no lists. You need to look closely at any contract, if it is not written there, it does not exist. It does not matter what the recruiter promises.

oh, I just read this in previous post so I though there was such.

One story that I can share is that of my friend's. The agency is taking almost $20 off their salaries. I really got sad when she told me.

Still praying that mine won't be that huge.

Specializes in OR.

hi suzanne, i just wanna ask you about an agency that approached me online and then called me on my home no. they wanted me to check their company out and eventually sign with them. they told me that they will be paying for every exam that i will be taking, in my case NCLEX and IEALTS, and they will also pay for my review for NCLEX exam.if I passed then i can bring my family with me and a housing allowance of $600 a mo.i asked them if they'd deduct anything from my salary and they said they wouldn't. I already have my ATT from CaBON. is this agency any good? thanks =)

Specializes in Critical Care, Cardiothoracics, VADs.

You may want to post in the "Questions for Suzanne4" thread to make sure she sees your question.

Specializes in Med/Surg/Med-Tele/SDU/ED.
i asked them if they'd deduct anything from my salary and they said they wouldn't.
wow.

I wonder how this agency survives financially, footing all those bills.

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