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Hi guys I need your help. Before, i planned to submit my application to California (I even asked you if you have extra Fingerprinting card) for my NCLEX but after viewing some of the posts here, I would say that it changed my mind.
Do you have any idea which states has the fastest application process (receiving eligibility and ATT) and the fastest to release the result? Pls, give me at least 5 states which have at least 2-4 months application process.
I still really want to work in cali bcoz most of my friends and relatives live there. May i just know how long does endorsement (from the state where I have my license to cali) take?
Thank you so much. :wink2:
Well, all I can say for sure is they (CGFNS) don't take phone calls and email is limited to 500 characters and then only during their business hours M-F 9 to 4:30 East Coast time except friday 4pm coz their computer needs to rest then. The result of sending them email was a terse reply to apply for the CES and see what happens. Which is what I have been suggesting for some days now...
Unfortunately, the only way to know for sure is to contact them and nothing else. CGFNS usually reply via email in 2 weeks or so. Another way would be to apply and see what happens but what's the rush ? Retrogression will be coming in by Nov. so lot's of time to do things properly.
Just my humble opinion.
I mean after they have everything - they advised me to have CGFNS forward the copy of the CES and the Education and Licensure verifications rather than getting more from the schools, so they already have that, then sent the application + photo + fee to Vermont. I wonder from when they receive it how long it takes?
It all depends on what state you applied to. CA BON may take long before it makes you eligible to sit for the NCLEX. I know of someone who applied to VT BON on the other hand and got his ATT in four months. And according to what others say, NM BON has a maximum of three months for processing applications.
I mean after they have everything - they advised me to have CGFNS forward the copy of the CES and the Education and Licensure verifications rather than getting more from the schools, so they already have that, then sent the application + photo + fee to Vermont. I wonder from when they receive it how long it takes?
Hi, I applied to Micigan BON. Couple of my colleagues had applied and received their approvals in about a month and half. Foreign educated nurses need to be certified by CGFNS and have to send in their CGFNS CP verification from CGFNS. This service costs 75$. Once an application is received (with a fee of 48$) by Michigan BON, an application no. is issued and mailed after 2 weeks of receipt of application. NO SSN#, finger printing or min. years of exp (as required by Vermont) required. The applicant can then check the status of their application on the BON web-site.
It took Vermont 6 weeks to get my ATT back to me in the UK once they had received my transcripts. I think that was pretty good.
You don't need a CES from CGFNS for Vermont, they ask for your transcripts to be sent to them direct from your nursing school.
You will eventually need your VisaScreen from CGFNS but at least going through Vermont means you only have to deal with them once! :)
suzanne4, RN
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fraud is also committed when leaving off jkey information from your application, such as that you wrote the exam in june. that would be considered fraud and that is what i am talking about. anything about giving false information on one of these applications constitutes fraud in the eyes of us immigration.
such as you leave it off the application being submitted now, but on the visa screen application it is listed, that is fraud. and is grounds for being denied.
passing of the nclex-rn exam or the cgfns exam does not give you the automatic right to live and work in the us. they are just the screening tools.