give me some advice

Hi, I am an international nurse. I have a question for you guys.

Thank you in advance for your comments:)

I am thinking of taking the RN exam. But one big problem is that I

didn't hold a license from my home country since I have never

worked before I came to US. So they told me that I am not

eligible for CGFNS certification. But in Illinois state, CGFNS is a

prerequisite for NCLEX. So the only way I can do is to apply for

license from another state(California) which will not require

CGFNS. And then with this license, I apply for CGFNS(is this ok?).

After getting CGFNS, I then endorse my license into an Illinois one.

(the baseline is that I want to work in Illinois)

Do you think this is OK? I have called them(state board) millions

of times. Some of them say: it is ok! But someone said: I don't

know, but you can try... I want your advice because I don't know

if there are some other potential problems: e.g. Would they let

me to do the endorsment immediately after new license release?

Do I first need to activate my license and then do the endorsment?

I am really confused with these problems. If you have any good suggestion, please let me know. I would be very happy to take it.

Thanks,

haa

[Jay-Jay, RN]

If you want to work in Illinois, why are you posting this in the Canadian nursing forum?

I'll move it to the general nursing forum. You'll get a better answer for your question there!