Filipino nurses in Texas

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hi everyone. in a newbie here. so please welcome me. :D thanks.

anyways, i am a Filipina who just graduated this April from a Nursing school in the Philippines and came to Houston just this June after taking the local Nursing Licensure Exam. and i am wondering if there are kind hearted nurses (Filipinos, or not) in Houston who are nice enough to help me and give me information about the process of getting a license in Texas, or recommend someone who could help. it's still early there's still a lot of time, i know, but while waiting for the results of the June board exam, i want to find as much information as i can, so that it would be easier when time comes that i will apply for the state board.

well, thanks for reading this. and i hope that you would help me.:yeah: i'll be waiting for your reply. and it would be greatly appreciated. thanksomuch!! :D

The poster didn't ask a question about a Visa it was about applying at a BON.

If she would of stated "Like I am here with my new American Husband" one still can not assume or guess what type of Visa she used to enter the USA.

Where did SilverDragon say coming over on tourist visa is a huge mistake, I don't see it in this post.:smokin:

Since there is ongoing retrogression, there are only several ways for a foreign nurse to enter the country,

A. Apply for a skilled immigration visa which the original poster would still be in line since they have not qualified for a visa screen.

B. A family member could have petition years ago and now would be qualified for immigration.....SSN would not be an issue.

C. Come over with a husband.

D. Be on a tourist visa.

Qualifying their initial post would make answering more appropriate.

Once again, I am politely asking what are your qualifications regarding a nursing license?

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You will not need a Visa allowing you to work in order to apply to Texas BON or sit for NCLEX:yawn:

You do not need Local License from Philippines to apply or sit for NCLEX either

Actually you do need a visa in order to "work" in the US legally, what you might not need is a local license since there are still few states who don't require the local license. If someone is looking to go that route, I strongly suggest to do it quick because I've read somewhere that Vermont is working at requiring a local license from foreign grads.

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This Itzallgood isn't even a nurse or a nursing student? Who is this poster? An attorney maybe? Who knows.

Another thing I wanted to point out is that sometimes we omit information, and we don't mean to. Since the poster was very vague on their status it's appropriate to make comments as what was said regarding the requirements. I've seen on this forum where they didn't admit until later on that they were on a tourist visa, and then they wanted to adjust their status to green card holder while on that tourist visa. All information helps, and someone might be reading this thread and it applies to them.

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are CES and the transcript of records from the school one and the same? thanks

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are CES and the transcript of records from the school one and the same? thanks

They are two different things. It all depends on which state BON you're applying to. Some BON's require CES and others just require the mailing of the official transcript from the university you attended in the Philippines. I have a California license and since I got my undergrad degree from the Philippines, they required official transcripts sent from my BSN program in the Philippines. Another state such as New York requires the CES which is basically a third party that evaluates your foreign educational credentials to make sure they match what the state requires for basic RN training. CES is actually a service offered by CGFNS.

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to NP Gilly

since you got your undergrad degree from the Philippines as you said, you still had to take an English proficiency exam right? did you have to own a license to practice n the Philippines when you applied for NCLEx? I'm planning to practice Nursing here in Houston. thanksomuch for the information.

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Specializes in ACNP-BC, Adult Critical Care, Cardiology.
to NP Gilly

since you got your undergrad degree from the Philippines as you said, you still had to take an English proficiency exam right? did you have to own a license to practice n the Philippines when you applied for NCLEx? I'm planning to practice Nursing here in Houston. thanksomuch for the information.

honeylove, I didn't explain my situation well. I've been in the US since 1995. I was originally licensed in Illinois but stayed there only for a very short time and have since moved to Michigan and have been practicing here as an RN since 1995 and an RN/NP since 2004. I worked in the Philippines for 2 1/2 years as an ICU nurse and was therefore licensed as a nurse in the Philippines. Michigan, at the time, required CGFNS as a requirement for RN endorsement (from Illinois, in my case). I took the TOEFL/TSE as a requirement for Visa Screen, not RN licensure. I recently endorsed my nursing license (both RN and NP) to California in the hope of eventually moving there to escape the harsh winter weather in Michigan.

Also, just briefly skimming through Texas BON requirements, it seems like they require a verification or a prior license in the jurisdiction where you receive your nursing training, CES, and an English exam. Take the English exam and get in touch with CGFNS to process your CES. You have to go through each step to get eligibility to sit for the NCLEX-RN anywhere in the US. You can do it. You already passed the NLE and based on your post, your English seems alright. Good luck to you.

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Also, some states which require IELTS/TOEFL as a precursor to eligibility for NCLEX are allowing Pinoys to skip English Language proficiency in recognition of the fact that Nursing education is done 100% in English over here. Check with TX BON and see if they will let you do that. You will need some documents from your University depending on the response.

However that will not absolve you of the IELTS/TOEFL requirement of Visa Screen, it just lets you delay the test for a while.

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You are 100% Wrong.

You need to do some reading on this board as well as some State BON before you make such a incorrect post.

Your post needs to be deleted for posting mis leading information on this forum:nono:

I could say the same for you.

Actually a fairer statement would be that you are right... but SO last decade.

According to CURRENT information, all 50 states and at least 5 territories require local license for licensure application processing.

All states have increased requirements over the last few years... so much so that almost all of them now require CES or other preliminary to the core licensure application.

If you processed for a state last year I can promise you that the same state has a different application already.

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I could say the same for you.

Actually a fairer statement would be that you are right... but SO last decade.

According to CURRENT information, all 50 states and at least 5 territories require local license for licensure application processing.

All states have increased requirements over the last few years... so much so that almost all of them now require CES or other preliminary to the core licensure application.

If you processed for a state last year I can promise you that the same state has a different application already.

Wow the battle of the 2 non nurses, both who don't have a single nursing license.

And Hushdawg, why would you want to put in an application with an outdated paperwork? I guess when you practice nursing in the USA you are use to forms changing frequently.

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Actually you do need a visa in order to "work" in the US legally, what you might not need is a local license since there are still few states who don't require the local license. If someone is looking to go that route, I strongly suggest to do it quick because I've read somewhere that Vermont is working at requiring a local license from foreign grads.

Sorry You are incorrect.

A Visa will not allow one to work, they must obtain some type of Employee Authorization or GC in order to work.

A Visa is for entry into USA.

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to NP Gilly

since you got your undergrad degree from the Philippines as you said, you still had to take an English proficiency exam right? did you have to own a license to practice n the Philippines when you applied for NCLEx? I'm planning to practice Nursing here in Houston. thanksomuch for the information.

If your most of your textbooks and teaching was in English then you will not have to do English Proficiency test or ILETS Test.

You would do best if you or your spouse contact the Texas BON directly and find the correct answers.

There is way too much mis information on this thread:rolleyes:

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