i hope someone can help!

hi! i really hope some one can help me with this dilema, im originally lebanese but only hold the American nationality, and i graduate this june with a BSN degree from the american university of beirut in lebanon. my problem is that they wont issue me a license to practice because i am not lebanese which i cant work in ebanon,but no one here has any clue if that also disqualifies me to work anywhere else (like dubai), plus, no one even knows if i can just take the CGFNS and the NCLEX (being American) and then work where ever i please. ive emailed so many people who i thought could help but i havent recieved a response! i feel like time is running out and i wont be able to plan my future accordingly! if anyone has any idea i would deeply appreciate that!

thanks so much by the way im new here and im still not so familiar with how to browse around and stuff but this site is great!

IF you are an American citizen, you need to find out if NCLEX - the National Counsel that Admins the exam - will accept your degree. (look it up at their website or ask them there) If they do, then you could probably arrange to take NCLEX in the state you are from.

Do you have a state-side address? Or a place of record - be it with a family member, etc? If you do, look up that State BON on-line and find out what you need to do to apply for original licensure in that state.

It would mean flying stateside to take the exam, but I would think that should only be a cost problem, not a legal one.

Once you have original licensure, you can either work here, or initiate the steps to obtain a license to practice there.

~faith,

Timothy.