Help please, new to the site

Silverdragon102, BSN · Jun 1, 2008

Moved from the thread you had posted on (couple years old) and moved to the International forum.

Going to take you longer than a couple of years to go to the US due to retrogression. May want to reconsider taking local license as expect to see more and more state board of nursing require it. Also not sure how you will justify to an employer that you haven't gained any experience whilst waiting. Much has been written on this forum regarding licensure and immigration to the US suggest you start by reading the sticky called Primer to working in the US and threads on retrogression. Using the search facility you will also find threads on the various BON's.

jo_stan2007 · Jun 1, 2008

do you have a visa in hand already?

jo_stan2007 · Jun 1, 2008

If you dont have a visa yet then reconsider taking the nle and then apply for cgfns and then the english exam and then nclex while waiting for the lifting of the retrogression. CGFNS and english exam should be taken in a span of two years. If the retrogression doesnt lift after taking and passing all the exams then you can look for a local job while waiting coz you have the philippine nurse license.

suzanne4, RN · Jun 1, 2008

Sorry, but very old information since there are only 4 states out of the entire US that require the CGFNS exam any longer.

There is absolutely no reason to take it if it is not required for the state where one wishes to work. It will not provide any benefit at all to anyone.

jo_stan2007 · Jun 1, 2008

I checked out New Jersey's site. New JErsey doesnt need CGFNS qualifying exam, they need only a credentials evaluation. So, no need to take the Cgfns Qualifying exam. So, apply first for CES and then nclex and then english exam.

suzanne4, RN · Jun 1, 2008

Not sure how you plan to reside in NJ in a year or two, that is not going to happen in most cases unless you already have a green card in hand.

With the retrogression in place, you are looking at five years plus for a chance at a green card and we are expecting the US to require experience once again as well as the local license. Quite a few states are now requiring the local license before they will even permit one to sit for the NCLEX exam. And if you do not take it, then how are you going to get any experience over the next few years? That will make it much harder for you to even get hired by an employer as well.

dave787 · Jun 1, 2008

i agree above you dont need to take cgfns qualifying exam , you have to apply for CES and have it now since it takes time to make it. and since they need a proof of passing english profieincy exam , you better practice your english for the exam. goodluck

kikay_ako · Jun 1, 2008

thank you so much for all your help. I guess residing to the US will only be a dream.... I took up nursing here in the Philippines but i don't want to practice here since the pay is very low... That's one of the reasons why i don't want to take the local exams here. I'd earn more if i just entered the call center. i wish to pursue nursing by taking the exams one by one while working. then migrate once i get a visa. I still have to put my daughter to school... i have no one else to hang on to, cause no one else can help me but myself.

i don't know how to juggle everything... what if you guys were to give me some pointers. I'll appreciate it so much.

for me to work as a nurse in my country I'd earn around P10,000/mo. that's $227.

My daughters tuition fee is around P36,000 ($500)that has to be paid in 4 months.

I have to have at least P15,000 review for the boards.

If i don't work now, I will have no future... i can't work and practice my profession because i can't finance it yet.

i just don't see why I'd go through all that mess if the state/country i try to apply for doesn't need the local board exams. It's just costly and stressful... I'd rather just take the exams that are required.

i appreciate everyone who has replied... this means a lot to me...

Silverdragon102, BSN · Jun 1, 2008

To be honest I think more and more states are going to require local boards and I believe there is talk of 2 years experience also required although I think this is coming from your own government. (please correct me if wrong) Even if you consider another country like Canada then local license is also required. We understand it is hard but probably better doing local boards and look for work or even consider another country

suzanne4, RN · Jun 1, 2008

thank you so much for all your help. I guess residing to the US will only be a dream.... I took up nursing here in the Philippines but i don't want to practice here since the pay is very low... That's one of the reasons why i don't want to take the local exams here. I'd earn more if i just entered the call center. i wish to pursue nursing by taking the exams one by one while working. then migrate once i get a visa. I still have to put my daughter to school... i have no one else to hang on to, cause no one else can help me but myself.
i don't know how to juggle everything... what if you guys were to give me some pointers. I'll appreciate it so much.
for me to work as a nurse in my country I'd earn around P10,000/mo. that's $227.
My daughters tuition fee is around P36,000 ($500)that has to be paid in 4 months.
I have to have at least P15,000 review for the boards.
If i don't work now, I will have no future... i can't work and practice my profession because i can't finance it yet.
i just don't see why I'd go through all that mess if the state/country i try to apply for doesn't need the local board exams. It's just costly and stressful... I'd rather just take the exams that are required.
i appreciate everyone who has replied... this means a lot to me...

Sorry to burst your bubble, but more and more states in the US are actually requiring the local license, no matter the country that you trained in. And most other countries are also requiring the local license now as well.

If you were on the other side of the equation and that is how you need to approach it; would you want to hire someone that has taken and passed their own local license, or one that has never even attempted it knowing that the chance of ever getting a green card will not happen for at least five years or longer. We are also expecting to see the US require experience just like the others in order to get a visa to work here. With the number of graduates in your country and only a very limited number of visas available per year, you need to make yourself more marketable than the others in order to get a job and get the visa. Remember that even if you pass the NCLEX exam and even find an employer, you still will need to get thru the immigration process, and that is where you are going to have problems more than likely.

It does not matter what someone has done from there in the past, but what is happening now. And with the retrogression in place and the fact that you have not even gotten permission to sit for the NCLEX exam, you are looking at more than five years for a visa and there is absolutely no chance of you being in the US in the next year or two to work. That does not even happen when there are visas.

One cannot even start the immigration process until they have at least taken and passed the NCLEX exam as a start. You need to decide what will work best for you, but best advice would be to go to another country and get actual experience as an RN.