CES for Endorsement to NJ, IEN. Calling all Filipinos who did CES

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Hi, I am really confused on my Endorsement from Saipan, NMI to NJ. When I applied at August 2016 they didn't ask for a CGFNS. And just a few hours earlier I called them they said received all my documents and the only thing left is CGFNS and I was like " WHAAAAAAAAAAAAT!?!?". They cleared it and said it is required at NJ because I am an IEN and I asked why am I just informed about this and not earlier, they just repeated that its required etcetc. So just to make sure I asked them what service I should take from CGFNS, they told me they don't know and I should call CGFNS about it. I immediately called CGFNS after it asking "What service should I pick for my Endorsement to New Jersey from Northern Mariana Islands? NJBON told me to call you CGFNS to ask about this" he asked some questions and he said that there is none, for initial application CES is needed but for endorsement from Northern Mariana Islands to New Jersey none is needed, So after that call I called NJ BON again and they still insisted that I need to go thru that.

-So what should I do next? I wasn't able to call CGFNS again since they close at 3pm.

-If I do the CES which one should I pick? the Academic or Professional?

(I am not licensed from the country I came from which is the Philippines, Was too lazy to take the exam, I tried to take it but they didn't accept my Birth Certificate for some reasons and I wasn't born there)

-And how does the CES work? Do I just sign papers and forward it to CGFNS and they just request it from the school? or I sign papers and it is passed to the school and they forward it to CGFNS?

-And is it possible to do the CES while I am here at the USA?

-How long does it(CES) usually take?

-Any International Educated Nurses out there who was successful on their endorsement to NJ did you do the CES? How did the process go?

Thank you for the time spent if you read this lol. I would appreciate any advice.

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

CES requires you to complete forms as per CGFNS and also arrange for all relevant documents to be sent to CGFNS like transcripts from your nursing school. CES takes approx 3-4 months to complete and can be done from the US as long as you have someone you can authorize in your home country to obtain various documents

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CES requires you to complete forms as per CGFNS and also arrange for all relevant documents to be sent to CGFNS like transcripts from your nursing school. CES takes approx 3-4 months to complete and can be done from the US as long as you have someone you can authorize in your home country to obtain various documents

So it is not possible for it to be done in 1 month? I'm gonna be homeless before I'd be able to get my license lol.

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I plan on adding 150 for expedite, is it worth it?

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

I don't know, a lot is going to depend on how quickly your documents arrive to CGFNS

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Thank you! Also I am not licensed in my country, should I still do the license verification(for CES)? I am licensed but in a US territory which is Saipan.

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Thank you! Also I am not licensed in my country, should I still do the license verification(for CES)? I am licensed but in a US territory which is Saipan.

Hello. Were you able to get your license from New Jersey yet?

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On 5/17/2018 at 11:19 PM, gdj said:

Hello. Were you able to get your license from New Jersey yet?

On 9/23/2016 at 8:13 AM, Carb said:

Thank you! Also I am not licensed in my country, should I still do the license verification(for CES)? I am licensed but in a US territory which is Saipan.

Hi. I was wondering if you guys were successful endorsing your license to NJBON? How did it go? Can you please let me know if you needed to submit CGFNS CES to NJBON? Thank you.

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