How to become RN in British Columbia?

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Hi guys i need your suggestions on this, my wife recently passed the recent board exam given by PRC last June2008, in this regard shes asking the step to take in going for an RN in British Columbia, Vancouver. What are the requirements so she can have her papers assessed.

breech,

hi!!! your application is moving quite fast....

i'd like to ask if your employer shouldered the payment to the embbassy...and what position was offered to you?

GN or staff?

thanks!!!

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breech,

hi!!! your application is moving quite fast....

i'd like to ask if your employer shouldered the payment to the embbassy...and what position was offered to you?

GN or staff?

thanks!!!

I paid the fees to the embassy. They will just reimburse once I arrived there. My position is Regular Full Time Registered Nurse (DC1).

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Specializes in Intensive Care and Coronary Care.

hi there nurses,

i have been asked by george76 (registered user) to share my application timeline in this particular forum. i'll follow breech's layout.

may 2007: first application with crnbc

may 2007: forms sent to university board, 2 x nurse registration boards

august 2007: letter in mail for eligibility to sit the crne

didn't end up going to vancouver in early 2008 as planned, changed plans to early 2009

oct 2008: applied for canadian work visa with www.whpcanada.org.au aud$165

oct 2008: booked into crne for feb 2009 cnd$600

oct 2008: made a job application on www.nursevancouver.com

early nov 2008: phone interview with a vancouver hospital

nov 2008 10 days after interview: offer of employment, rn position, with that hospital

mid nov 2008: completed canadian medicals

plan feb 2009: sit crne

plan mar 2009: commence employment, obtain 250 hours of supervised practice whilst awaiting the crne pass/fail results.

now i am waiting for my visa after having completed the medicals and to sit the crne. therefore my job offer really does depend on crne success. plan b should i fail the crne: i won't be sitting it again (and going through the stress), i'll be taking time off nursing to go fruit picking! :bugeyes::eek::D

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hi everyone!!

i've submitted my application to crnbc last week but they haven't e-mailed me if they were able to receive all my documents..

how does it take before an apllicant is notified & given their refence number?

thanks a lot!!!!

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Specializes in NICU, PICU, PCVICU and peds oncology.

Have you read any of the threads here about timelines? There is no way to predict how long it all will take but I can tell you this... The number of applications the CRNBC is assessing increases by about 20% per month while the number of staffers doing the assessing stays the same. The workload is pretty significant and the process takes time. The packets are processed in the order they were received. Think of how many pieces of paper you included with your application, then imagine having a stack of similar applications in front of you that you must examine page by page... Then think of how many ways there are to make mistakes with the paperwork you sent in, even something as simple as forgetting to fill in a section or not signing a page, and imagine having a stack of similar mistakes in front of you. Then think of having to contact all of those people to tell them what still needs to be done. In this age of instant gratification it can be frustrating to wait, but wait you must.

It is also the time of year when things tend to slow down for administrative staff because of the impending Christmas holidays. My best guess is that the office will close down at noon on the 24th and not reopen for full business until January 5.

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

As well as what Jan said think of the post, even if you submitted last week with the holiday season as it is post becomes a lot busier with a lot more stuff being posted. Have patience

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hi everyone!!

i've submitted my application to crnbc last week but they haven't e-mailed me if they were able to receive all my documents..

how does it take before an apllicant is notified & given their refence number?

thanks a lot!!!!

most prudent estimate would b a month..my own experience. for the moment relax and enjoy the holidays. :typing

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thanks!!!

i sure am enjoying the super long holidays...

(since june....still jobless....)

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december 5, 2008 - received notice for medicals from the embassy:d

hi breech!

congrats for that super fast processing you've done! btw, where did you had your medical? and can you pm me or send me email regarding your status in visa issuance?? mine kase is my wife submitted our dox last nov. 10 and we received our acknowledgement letter from manila embassy last dec. 04, the letter was dated nov. 27 along with the medical instructions, but we have'nt done with our medical exam because i'm still here in abroad. i can't go home asap because my passport is also in the embassy.

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Specializes in Spinal Cord Injury - Acute/Rehab.

january 2008 submitted crnbc application and at the same time looking for canadian employer.

march 2008 pre-assessment letter received from crnbc asking me a copy of the retake

scores of tests 3 and 5 of the june 2006 nle.

april 2008 assessed and made eligible with crnbc.

june 2008 interview with the employer over the phone.

july 2008 received job offer thru email.

august 2008 provincial nominee program (pnp) application started.

october 1, 2008 pnp application sent to ministry of economic development for

nomination by health match bc.

october 14, 2008 successful nomination from the province of british columbia as provincial nominee.

october 27, 2008 received an e-mail telling me of the successful nomination.

november 3, 2008 received permanent residence application package from bc pnp office.

november 10, 2008 visa application sent to canadian embassy, manila. (work permit & permanent

residence applications). payment made thru manager’s check and bank draft.

work permit – php 6,300 ($150 cad), permanent residence – php 22,000 ($550 cad).

november 12, 2008 all documents were returned and received notice of incorrect payment processing

fee. (effective november 10, 2008, the processing fee for work permit is

php 6,000.00 equivalent to $150 cad due to currency fluctuation.

november 15, 2008 documents resent to canadian embassy, manila.

december 5, 2008 - received notice for medicals from the embassy:d

december 8, 2008 - medicals completed

present - waiting for the next notice from the embassy.. hopefully and finally visa issuance:yeah:

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my friend is also asking on how to become a RN in british columbia...do they need to have an experience?she just took the NLE last november 2008...

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Specializes in NICU, PICU, PCVICU and peds oncology.

Please read the preceding posts. Your questions have already been answered.

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