CGFNS VisaScreen Process for Canadian Nurse

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Specializes in Medical Surgical.

Hello,

I am a Canadian citizen, who went to nursing school in the US, and now working in a hospital as an RN in Michigan, US. I applied for VisaScreen for my TN visa. They have received all of the required documents except my high school diploma. Does anyone know how long it takes to get the VisaScreen certificate once they have received all of the required documents? I need to have my TN before February 2016. Thanks in advance!

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

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Usually the certificate is issued very quickly once all documents are received. Probably looking at approx 2-4 weeks

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if you can pay for the express service to get your visa screen do so i have heard of ppl waiting for months upon to receive it i paid the $$ and received it in just over 1 week. question tho how are you working @ the hospital without a TN visa?

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

If they trained in the US they may use OPT after training which means working without need of TN or other working visa

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Specializes in Medical Surgical.

Thanks. After I graduated nursing school, I applied for Optional Practical Training (OPT), which lets you work in the US for one year after you graduate. My OPT expires first week of February 2016. I need to get my TN before that.

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Specializes in Medical Surgical.

Thanks!

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ohh ok i c well if you get everything in order in the next couple of weeks or so you should have all the proper paper work presented in order to obtain your visa screen then apply for your TN Good Luck

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