Canadian nurse and ATT question

luilui_604, BSN, RN · Nov 23, 2005

hello!

that is exactly the route that i followed to get my cali licence! i applied for the nclex in november 2004, got my att and took my nclex by january 2005. received my minnesota licence, then made a trip to sacramento by march 2005 to endorse my licence for a cali licence. finally moved to san francisco by july 2005 (there was a slight problem with my visascreen application that delayed the process by a month or two).

here's a list of steps and websites in the order that i went through :

1)[color=#003399]http://www.cgfns.org/sections/faqs/visascreen.shtml

-start filling out the application for ur cgfns visascreen, it is the most lengthy application process

2)[color=#003399]http://www.state.mn.us/portal/mn/jsp/home.do?agency=nursingboard

-u need approval from mn to take ur nclex

-fill out an application downloaded from this website, then have your provincial nurse association verify to mn that you have your canadian rn licence (call them to find out the cost of rn licensure verification...u will also need to do this for ur visascreen application)

-when mn verifies ur canadian school education and rn licensure, they will send u an att ("authorization to test" for ur nclex)

2)[color=#003399]http://pearsonvue.com/nclex/

-when u receive ur att, you have to register to take ur nclex on this website for the date, time and location u want

-once u pass ur nclex, you will receive ur rn licensure from mn

3)[color=#003399]http://www.rn.ca.gov/

-now u need to apply to cali bon to endorse ur mn licensure....more application and fees involved...

4)[color=#003399]https://www.nursys.com/common.asp?pt=nurserequirement

-register ur mn licensure on nursys, which is a third party that cali bon can access online to verify your mn rn licence for endorsement

hope this helps, if it's another state other than california that you're trying to get a licence, then just contact that particular state board of nursing! cheers!

suzanne4, RN · Nov 23, 2005

It will be almost impossible for you to be in the US working by July. You cannot begin the process until after you graduate and have a completed set of transcripts to be submitted, both to a state for licensure, as well as CGFNS for the Visa Screen Certificate. So there always seems to be some type of hang-up with Canadian schools getting documents to CGFNS/ICHP in a timely manner.

On average, you can figure about four months for the VSC, from the time that you complete the NCLEX exam. Remember that you will also have to pay a fee to the state for verification to send to CGFNS. Allow two weeks for that. Once in awhile, you can get the Certificate in about six weeks, but since you are not going to be using CGFNS for any other services before, there is nothing that would have already been verified.

I would not make any commitments to be in the US to work before September, the end of July if you are very lucky.

suzanne4, RN · Nov 23, 2005

And if you notice above, the nurse above started the process in November and got to the US in July. Forget about three months or you will get ulcers over it.:)