hi....im a practical nursing student here in philippines, gradutaing this coming march...
and planning to take the Nclex for PN...is there any hospital that will welcome me in the US....??
My sister was a BS in computer programing and she took the assistant nursing course for 8 months...and luckily she's working now in John Muir hospital at walnut creek california earning 30$ per hour....she married to a Filipino who has an american citizenship... i envy her so much...but i dont like to ask help from her...i planning to continue my studies to BSN but continuing to this course means not eating and dressing for another 2 years...i earn 7500 pesos a month, 150$ for my part time job, and that is my means of survival...
plus... i also enrolled to a not so very popular school...
i only pay this semester 520$ and that is for six months...
im wishing to study in very good school lke University of the Philippines and University of St.Tomas but that will remains forever a dream....
is school realy matters in applying for a job in US???
And they are working in Norway as a care-giver, essentially a maid. Not as a licensed nursing professional. Your country is famous for signing contracts like this.
You can think what ever you want, but the fact is that there are no visas for those to use the LPN license or equivalent.
As stated repeatedly, there is no country in the world that will issue a visa based on the LPN training. Even the US does not issue visas to those that even train in the US for the LPN. We do not have shortages of those.
That is so true...I trained as an LPN at first with no intention of stopping there but ended up working in Canada as a LPN in the summer while continuing on with my RN training in the US afterward. No visas are available for an LPN in the US even though the education was done in the US just as you have stated. But I am curious is it the same in the Philippines? Can they not continue on with a RN BSN program and get partial credit for their LPN or do they have to start all over again? I am absolutely amazed that people are unwilling to listen to the truth that you painstakingly are trying to help them avoid.
I am also curious how LPN's get H2B Visas in the first place as wouldn't they have to go through a similar process as with any other visa having to prove credential, qualifications, paperwork etc... that seems like a waste of resources to get the visa in the firstplace when it should go to a more worthy applicant.
That is what I also find so puzzling. I realize it is likely cultural, but many who post on these forums come right out and admit the fraud they intend (ie) coming to the US on a tourist visa with the intention of using AOS to stay, fraudulently working on a visa that is illegal, overstaying a visa (not remaining in status) etc... I would never ethically want to do any of these things and I certainly wouldn't brag about it but it may just be a different mind set. It is obviously a lot harder to get ahead in a country like the Philippines that many are willing to do whatever it takes even if it is not legal. But the bottom line is when you go to another country you must honor and respect the laws of that new land. It is sad that many do not realize that until they are deported.
I don't understand why students in the Philippines aren't even questioning the fact that they're getting LPN training and their country doesn't even hire LPN's. These poor students are going to be let down once they've spent all their money on their education and then they're not going to be able to even attempt to immigrate to another country. What's even more mortifying is the fact that they're students on the floor that wont even have a job after they graduate. Their training will be useless.
That is so true...I trained as an LPN at first with no intention of stopping there but ended up working in Canada as a LPN in the summer while continuing on with my RN training in the US afterward. No visas are available for an LPN in the US even though the education was done in the US just as you have stated. But I am curious is it the same in the Philippines? Can they not continue on with a RN BSN program and get partial credit for their LPN or do they have to start all over again? I am absolutely amazed that people are unwilling to listen to the truth that you painstakingly are trying to help them avoid.
There are no bridging programs like LPN to RN to BSN in Philippines. There is only one nursing degree, the Bachelor of Science in Nursing until this short courses proliferated such as caregiver and this so called LPN programs. I think some of the subjects can be credited if you wish to continue from LPN to BSN but only few subjects. It is like starting all over again.
hi....im a practical nursing student here in philippines, gradutaing this coming march...
and planning to take the Nclex for PN...is there any hospital that will welcome me in the US....??
You have stated your desire in working in US by the LPN route. Everyone is telling you that an LPN grad from the Philippines will not be able to work in the US for various legitimate reasons:
1) There is no local licensure exam; the LPN program is not licensed by PRC or CHED;
2) since no local licensure exam, the US does not honor it;
3) no legal visa will be available to you;
4) you will be able to take the NCLEX-PN but it will be useless because PI doesn't care;
5) competition is way stiff as a LPN grad with other RNs in a massive nurses producing country. Hospitals don't have enough vacancies for nursing aids as most of the RNs do all the legwork.
You can try working (as nursing aid or caregiver) in other countries as what you mentioned, but US will not open the doors nor even windows for you. Sorry, it may sound harsh but it is the truth that everyone is trying to tell you. You might try asking your school, "how many students without a green card made it to the US by the LPN route and have worked as LPN there?"
And it is not just me that has told you that there are no legal visas for the US for the LPN. Everyone else here has stated the same thing, so it is not my imagination, nor that of the others here.
Your dean is living in a dream world. Suspect that they have never worked in another country either.
If there is no LPN licensure in the Philippines, how are they going to take their boards? These schools should be punished by THEIR OWN GOVERNMENT for allowing them to do this to their citizens. People are going to be disappointed once they find out that they have training that wont be honored anywhere.
They cannot take local boards since they do not exist. These programs were designed for the student to take the NCLEX-PN exam, but they fail to tell anyone that licensure and immigration are two very different things and that there are not shortages of LPNs and hence, no visas to work legally in the US.
Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
NCLEX PN has nothing to do with local boards and BON will allow you to take it if you meet requirements BUT LPN does not meet immigration requirements and there is no shortage of LPN's in the USA. Doesn't matter if they have an affiliation with a hospital in the US it is immigration which will decide if you meet their requirements and LPN does not. You will also find the LPN will not be recognised in the EU. Training is RN and over 2300 hours clinical and over 1500 theory. The school wont tell you this cos they are getting money from you
plus we also have an affiliate hospitals in california...
which our school can recommend us....i forgot to ask the hospital but i will try to post it tomorrow...
why there is such an NLEX-PN here in the Phil. and why are there so many PN's taking the review if after passing it ,,
we can't able to work in the US huh???
Your school can recommend the hospitals. Give you a list in a piece of paper and that's it. But will they be able to help you with the immigration process?
LPNs in the Philippines have been quiet far too long. Channel those anger or energy to speak up in behalf of the thousands of students graduating as LPNs. Most students realize their mistake of taking that route only after they have taken their exams, have their transcripts and diploma on hands. Since they have graduated already, they don't care about the others left behind. Visit the PNA website and you can read there that they have been preparing papers in opposing the institutionalizing of the PN program. Research more on it so that you can have proof that can back you up when your school questions you.
Your school can have affiliations with all the hospitals in the US, but still if you don't meet the requirements for immigration then it's no use. The US government is the one giving visas. It doesn't matter how many hospitals your school is affiliated with.
Anybody can take the NCLEX LPN, but passing it doesn't mean you can have a visa.
As for liars, well ask your dean why he is telling students that they already have LPNs working in Japan when everybody knows that JPEPA (Japan-Philippines Economic Agreement) is not even approved yet.
Why are there schools and review centers for LPN even though you can't work in the US? Because everybody's trying to make money off the sudden popularity of nursing.
We are not trying to discourage you, we are telling the truth. We are not making money from telling you these things. And some of those who replied here are actually in the US, working in US hospitals so they know the real situation.
dave787
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there is no LPN category visa for LPN and those marketing startegy of the schools in manila are just fooling there students. there just wasting money.