Foreign BSN,US Resident without a license from home country

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I am a recent Jamaican BNS graduate unfortunately i didn't obtain a RN license in Jamaica after graduation i left the country.I would appreciate information of how i cant obtain a NY RN license without the license from Jamaica.

I heard about being a CNA for a year and then do a RN revision course and do the nclex examination after the completion of the course. Is there any true to this info.

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Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.

Moved to nurse registration forum in World Nursing. You need to follow the instructions on the NYBoN website for internationally educated nurses. One step BEFORE applying to the board of nursing is to secure a CVS report for CGFNS (CGFNS International â€" Global Credibility in Credentials Evaluation) which takes at least 6 months.

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

Even if you do a CNA job may make no difference and the state may still require you to have a license in the country where you trained. You could submit a letter with explanation and that may be enough for the state

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Hi Evette, please i am also in the same situation, i'm a student nurse about to graduate but wont be able to get my home country licence. where you able to go through without the licence from home country? how did you do it? tnx so much.

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Specializes in Medical-Surgical Nursing.
Hi Evette please i am also in the same situation, i'm a student nurse about to graduate but wont be able to get my home country licence. where you able to go through without the licence from home country? how did you do it? tnx so much.[/quote']

That depends on what country you are coming from and what state you are trying to apply to as some US boards of nursing doesn't recognize nursing education obtained in specific countries like Haiti etc.

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Specializes in Medical-Surgical Nursing.
I am a recent Jamaican BNS graduate unfortunately i didn't obtain a RN license in Jamaica after graduation i left the country.I would appreciate information of how i cant obtain a NY RN license without the license from Jamaica. I heard about being a CNA for a year and then do a RN revision course and do the nclex examination after the completion of the course. Is there any true to this info.

You don't need to have local license to take the NCLEX RN in NY. But you have to get the CVS service from CGFNS and have your education verified and then NY BON will decide if you are qualified to take the NCLEX. (:

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