Hi!

hi im new here...glad to be part of this site...im hoping to find answers and maybe some mentors on this site to help me with my questions... im currently a graduating student of nursiong here in the philippines... its my second course...i already have a tourist visa which expires on 2010... I want to know if what steps should i make or what exams to take so that i could easily apply for an immigrant visa untli my us visa expires....please help me...

what should i take first? nclex or cgfns? im hoping to work in L.A cause thats were most my relatives are

[Thunderwolf, MSN, RN]

Moved to International Nursing forum.

[rutay]

hi im new here...glad to be part of this site...im hoping to find answers and maybe some mentors on this site to help me with my questions... im currently a graduating student of nursiong here in the philippines... its my second course...i already have a tourist visa which expires on 2010... I want to know if what steps should i make or what exams to take so that i could easily apply for an immigrant visa untli my us visa expires....please help me...

what should i take first? nclex or cgfns? im hoping to work in L.A cause thats were most my relatives are

Hello,

You plan to work in CA? Then you wouldnt need to take the CGFNS since it is not required in CA. Take the NCLEX instead. Visit www.rn.ca.gov for your application. Hope that helped. :stone :stone

[suzanne4, RN]

I answered your other post on the Filipino Forum.

Do not go for initial licensure in CA. It will take you on average of four to months or so to get approval to sit for the exam, and another one month after taking it to get your results by snail mail. If you decide to go to another state at the last moment, you will have many headaches.

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