I just wondered if there were any others out there at a similar stage to me.
I've passed the CGFNS & have my visa screen certificate (though think it may expire before i get to use it). I sat & failed the NCLEX earlier this month so plan to re-sit around June.
My main concern at the moment is i was given wrong information re: which visa to apply for & only learned recently thanks to this site that i need to apply for a green card. I'm now not sure which step to take next. It seems like a long wait for a green card but this is something i really want to do so i think i'll carry on with the application and just bide my time.
It would be great to have someone else to compare notes with, so if anyone's in a similar situation i'd love to hear from you :typing
Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
It is scary what agencies are doing some even go a lot higher on the cancellation fee. If you continue the US route suggest towards the end of your 3 years you think about another state and moving your results across. Much has already been written about Ca and SSN if you do a search I know I posted a thread Suzanne wrote only the other day on what to do if with Ca for initial licensure
Good luck on your move where ever, I have just moved to Canada and loving it
I started down the USA route - passed N-CLEX, have VisaScreen & got a job off my own back - no agencies (thanks to advice from this site). However, with the retrogression etc I too have gone down the Canada road instead.
I have a job organised (again no agency involvement) and tomorrow I will be going to the Embassy to drop all my work permit paperwork in (just waiting for our bank to sort out the cheque.)
Congratulations to you:yeah:, ooh am so jealous, i wish i was taking my papers to the embassay. I am still waiting to hear whether they will register me or not,:heartbeat you see i am a registered nurse/midwife but have been working as a midwife for the last 4yrs but also doing some nursing shifts to maintain my nurse registration, CRNBC now wants me to seperate my nursing hours from my midwifery shifts, so as to determine how many nursing hours i have worked over the last 5yrs, in determining whether i have worked the required 1125 over the last 5yrs, one of their required criteria.
I have written a letter explaining to them that even though i work as a midwife, we do rotation on our unit and at present am on the antenatal ward which involves a lot of nursing care, no reply as yet. Do you think they will register me? Did you have any problems? I have also interviewed with a hospital, obstetric nursing and they are just waiting on my references, they are aware i am in the process of registration.
Sounds about right! Payrol should be able to help & you can probably add the antenatal hours to that as well. Remember to take out any vacation hours - it's a pain!! Just ask SD - she's in the process of working out hours too so I'm sure you'll get some sympathy there!
As long as your nurse training has the requisite hours for your Province (you have to get your school to send transcripts direct) & you sort out this problem you have with proving hours I think you'll be fine.
Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
Sounds about right! Payrol should be able to help & you can probably add the antenatal hours to that as well. Remember to take out any vacation hours - it's a pain!! Just ask SD - she's in the process of working out hours too so I'm sure you'll get some sympathy there!
As long as your nurse training has the requisite hours for your Province (you have to get your school to send transcripts direct) & you sort out this problem you have with proving hours I think you'll be fine.
Did I hear my name being mentioned
Yes in the process of working my hours out for NS and just emailed my old job for some dates etc as I dropped down to 30 hours but can't remember when
Silverdragon102, BSN
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It is scary what agencies are doing some even go a lot higher on the cancellation fee. If you continue the US route suggest towards the end of your 3 years you think about another state and moving your results across. Much has already been written about Ca and SSN if you do a search I know I posted a thread Suzanne wrote only the other day on what to do if with Ca for initial licensure
Good luck on your move where ever, I have just moved to Canada and loving it