I need help with my ces report..

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okay, I passed my NCLEX..

but I can`t practice as an RN just yet since I`m a foreign graduate from the Philippines. I got my licensure form state of California and now I'm endorsing it to Iowa. The IOWA-BON however needed a CES report from CGFNS so I applied for one. It's been six weeks since they received all the requirements needed from my school. And then today, I received an e-mail from them that says INACTIVITY NOTIFICATION and said they needed a License Validation from the Philippines which is impossible because I did not take the local board exam there so there is no license to validate. I e-mailed them and told them the same thing but no reply yet. What should I do? Anyone who had the same experience? I'm just really tired of waiting and if in 3 weeks I still don't hold an RN license here in Iowa, my boss will open the position to anybody. Please help me..

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Specializes in Med/Surg.

Get on the phone and CALL them. You may have been lost in the shuffle, and often, you get quicker action when they speak to an actual person. Plus you'll have an immediate answer on what you need to do.

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I called them but the voice on the phone said the office is close so I emailed them and will call them again on monday.. I hate their office hours which is only from 8am-12nn (EST)..

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Moved to the international forum

BON's can work slowly so you may find even if you speak to them it can take a while to get your license sorted

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I think you also need English proficiency as an added requirements for IOWA. They do require it during initial application. I just don't know if they will waive it in your situation because you are endorsing your CA license.

If you can't get in touched with them through phone, I suggest you visit their office if you are already in Iowa. Your job is on the line.

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The only problem I'm having is getting that CES report from CGFNS..Iowa did not ask me for an English Proficiency, they only needed my Transcripts, California License Verification, the fees and fingerprints, and the CES report from CGFNS. I think they have waived the English Proficiency since I already took and passes the NCLEX which is English-based. So the only thing we`re waiting for to get my Iowa RN License is that CES report because the rest have been submitted to IOWA-BON..CGFNS takes forever to process things. I'm gonna have to call them on monday cause I emailed them 4 times but I did not get any reply yet.

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

CGFNS will email report to the BON so if it is ready they will email if they are still waiting for stuff they will not email it

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Yeah but it's just frustrating that I already indicated in my application that I didn't take the Phil's board exam and that I'm not holding an RN License over there and they're still asking for a License Validation from the Philippines. It's just really frustrating to wait this long especially when your job's on the line.

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The only problem I'm having is getting that CES report from CGFNS..Iowa did not ask me for an English Proficiency, they only needed my Transcripts, California License Verification, the fees and fingerprints, and the CES report from CGFNS. I think they have waived the English Proficiency since I already took and passes the NCLEX which is English-based. So the only thing we`re waiting for to get my Iowa RN License is that CES report because the rest have been submitted to IOWA-BON..CGFNS takes forever to process things. I'm gonna have to call them on monday cause I emailed them 4 times but I did not get any reply yet.

English proficiency result will be checked not by IOWA licensing agency but CGFNS. Check your order status at CGFNS website for you to know the needed requirements, what you (and your school) already submitted.

http://www.iowa.gov/nursing/licensure/endorsement.html

If you can beg for an extension from your boss, do it for the mean time. Tell them that CGFNS-CES report cannot be processed in just 3 weeks. Some reports are issued after 3,4 and even 6 months.

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I talked to IOWA-BON before about the English Proficiency and they told me that it depends on CGFNS. So far, CGFNS only asked for my Transcripts (which my school already submitted 6 weeks ago) and that License Validation from the Philippines (which I do not have because I did not take the local boards). They waived the other requirements like my License Verification from California and my HS diploma. My boss offered me that job since December of last year. So this 3 weeks is already the extension.

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http://www.cgfns.org/sections/tools/apps/sbonrequirements.shtml

The link shows the CGFNS requirements of different state.

High School diploma is not a requirement of CGFNS-CES for Iowa. It wasn't waived at all in your situation.

The verification of licenses (both local and current US licenses) will also be handled by CGFNS-CES.

It says there in the instruction manual that you will send all licensing agency where you held licenses.

I am just wondering why CGFNS is not asking you to do verification of license for California.

It's better that you talk to a CGFNS customer service representative. Verify to them if they need California verification of license. They might be asking you the wrong verification, instead of CA they are asking PI.

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This is what it says in my account:

HS DIPLOMA from (NAME OF MY HS) = REQUIREMENT WAIVED (so yes, they waived it)

LICENSE VALIDATION FROM USA, CALIFORNIA = REQUIREMENT WAIVED (yes again, they waived this one too)

TRANSCRIPT VALIDATION FORM FROM (NAME OF MY NURSING SCHOOL) = MEETS ALL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

I think they waived the license validation from CA because it is a part of US and that they will only need to verify licenses outside US Jurisdiction. Iowa-BON asked for it though.

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