I will be a foreign graduate in the BSN program this coming September 08.My school is an accredited university in the BSN program in the Philippines that taught the subject in English.I have dual citizenship from the U.S. and the Philippines.I plan to take the NCLEX in the state of Texas God willing, some time next year.I have been reading the requirements for foreign graduates who plan to take the boards in the state of Texas and can't really decipher what category I fall in.I was just wondering what I should follow?I have been told several things regarding this.
1.) I do not need the CGFNS because I am a US citizen.
2.) CGFNS is required only for foreign schools that taught in a different language other then English.
3.) I do not need the local boards in the Philippines and can take NCLEX
in Texas without a nursing license of the country I graduated in.
I am really lost as to what I should do or follow. Please update me with current requirements in the state of Texas and any clarifications about anything I've just mentioned would be great. Also, any information on other special papers,documents or requirements I need that I do not know about would be of much help.I'm really confused!
Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
You need to see what the requirements are by the Texas BON, most just require CES by CGFNS mostly takes 4-6 months to get permission to sit NCLEX once passed and already have legal remain to live and work in the US then look at being less than 12 months to go through the process. I think the biggest issue is finding a employer being a new grad
Silverdragon102, BSN
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You need to see what the requirements are by the Texas BON, most just require CES by CGFNS mostly takes 4-6 months to get permission to sit NCLEX once passed and already have legal remain to live and work in the US then look at being less than 12 months to go through the process. I think the biggest issue is finding a employer being a new grad