I am a foreign nurse from the Philippines. I am already RN licensed in Ohio, and I am trying to get endorsed in Maryland as a nurse. So it means, I already worked with CGFNS for CES professional report before for Ohio BON. But they required me to do the RE-EVALUATION for CES report. So I did apply again to them, and I also applied to get a temporary license as RN in MD. I started applying in CGFNS January 1st, 2019. They accepeted all of my documents, the only document added was my HS diploma. My problem now is my temporary license will expire next month, I already have 2 job offers but they wont hire me not unless my license will be extended or not unless I have the permanent license. The only lacking requirement I need is from CGFNS so MBON can start giving me my permanent RN license. I have called CGFNS multiple times, they told me first that my situation will not take 12 weeks because it is only a re-evaluation, and that it will be really just easy. And then I called again on the 10th week because they still did not review it, and they told me now it will take 12 weeks. I emailed them on the 11th week and they told me it will now take more than 12 weeks! Can you believe how they keep on changing their info? They told me to keep on checking their website because maybe I will a slot for the expedite option, Since January I never saw that option. I am willing to pay for it but I just do not have the option on my account. I am so in a hurry for this because MBON told me they can not extend my temporary license nor can I reapply for it. I do not want to loose the job offers. And I searched online, I found who is the chief executive of CGFNS and I have his email address, has anyone in here emailed him about your CGFNS application? I feel so helpless here, like it is so unfair they are doing this to international nurses. Hospitals are in need of nurses, but this company is holding us back in getting a job.
