Canadian RN to work in Philly

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I am an RN with experience moving to Philly next year summer...I already have my PA nursing license do I still have to write the NCLEX? I did hear that changes to the Homeland Security as of July 25, 2004 makes it mandatory that everyone still needs to write the exam. Is this true? Guppy (Kathy)

Sorry but the above doesn't hold true any more as all foreign nurses must go thru Visa Screen if applying for a visa on their own, and not thru a spouse, etc. Whcih means that even with a NAFTA Visa you have to have certification from CGFNS. If you are having problems, and wasting alot of time, just go ahead and write the IELTS exam and get it done in a few hours and be done with it. Or you can continue to wait a few more months. This requirement is not from CGFNS, but the US Government. By the time that you try to get special approval thru, you will have wasted quite a bit of time.

hey, i am currently a "traveller" RN, i need to do the VISA Screen if i want to continue to work in the US. the TOEFL is part of this process (as you know), i hate this blind beaurocracy... anyhow, i guess i'll fold and write the damned TOEFL. :o . my company will eventually reimburse me...

PS: i didnt know that the "TOEFL/IELTS" was a government requirement, i thought that this was a CGFNS thing. :uhoh3:

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Visa Screen isn't a requirement of CGFNS, but of the US Government. CGFNS essentially just does the processing for them.

Remember that if you are doing TOEFL, you also have to do the TSE, which is a separate test and is not included with TOEFL and TWE.

Good luck..............

p.s. IELTS is available with just one exam and get it done in one day.

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Visa Screen isn't a requirement of CGFNS, but of the US Government. CGFNS essentially just does the processing for them.

Remember that if you are doing TOEFL, you also have to do the TSE, which is a separate test and is not included with TOEFL and TWE.

Good luck..............

p.s. IELTS is available with just one exam and get it done in one day.

hey thx for the info! i'll call them to find out EXACTLY what they need from me. you're right, i'd rather get it all over with in one session.

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