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Hello:monkeydance: Nurses,

My question is about all these agencies,i read thread that says to avoid them and go directly and apply with the hospital,My question now is,will the employer of the hospital file papers for my greencard or work permit?if yes ,am i expected to pay him for that?if no,will my salary be same with other nurses that didnt have thier employers file for them or would it be as low as when am using an agency?

Thanks and God bless

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I wonder how many nurse immigrants who passed CG have difficulty passing NCLEX. I guess the USCIS has the statistics.

If the passing rate is so low, I believe NCLEX will become mandatory to get an immigrant visa.

Why? The Labor Certification is for RN, not for LVN or NA. In the current situation, foreign born nurses who got greencard via CG and without NCLEX are competing with American LVNs and NAs.

But I guess the NCLEX-RN passing rate for CG passers are high.

The NCLEX pass rate is 85%, that is not low. It is lower for foreign nurses that do not speak English, and hate to say it but there are many that will take the exam, and not be able to even speak English, have seen it done for years..............even passing the CGFNS exam is based on knowing and speaking English, if a nurse cannot use English, then they need to work on that first.

The hope is that all that graduated and got a BSN in nursing will not be ntheir lives working as CNAs. That they will focus and get thru the NCLEX exam, it is not hard if you prepare properly for it. My program was originally designed for nurses that did not have English as a primary language and every one passed the NCLEX the first time, and some, I also taught English to as well. The exam is more common sense than anything else. Common sense with the ABCs thrown in. Anyone can memorize information, the idea is to be able to know what to do with it. And that is how someone should prepare for the exam.

And again, how many people are in her apt? She needs to get thru the CVS before NY will issue her a limited permit, and I am sure that the agency is just starting that, or just before she got here. That takes months.......so as I asked before, what salary is she actually getting? She cannot be getting an RN salary if she does not have a license, and does not have the CVS completed.

Im afraid to ask her straight away - so how much is your salary? hehe :wink2: no way, she's my friend since high school, i cant ask her that question.

The accomodation she said she was alone in her room but I didnt ask how many rooms are there in the building and how huge is the accomodation. Next time I'll ask the name of the agency if she's available online.

By the way she applied last year around June 2005 she said they immediately ask her to take the CGFNS (Dec 2005) and IELTS. She didnt know the details on her I-140 and other stuff like the NVC. She was just contacted to come to embassy at the last stage. She has no idea of the whole process like labor certification requirement etc.

Please I will appreciate it , if you can tell me the full meaning of CNA, also the job title because I,m planning to take my NCLEX rn at NYC . I,ve signed an agreement with an agent over there.

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Please I will appreciate it , if you can tell me the full meaning of CNA, also the job title because I,m planning to take my NCLEX rn at NYC . I,ve signed an agreement with an agent over there.

I think CNA means certified nursing assistant

I wonder how many nurse immigrants who passed CG have difficulty passing NCLEX. I guess the USCIS has the statistics.

If the passing rate is so low, I believe NCLEX will become mandatory to get an immigrant visa.

Why? The Labor Certification is for RN, not for LVN or NA. In the current situation, foreign born nurses who got greencard via CG and without NCLEX are competing with American LVNs and NAs.

But I guess the NCLEX-RN passing rate for CG passers are high.

Although it's in the high 80's for US grads, the first time takers for international graduates is lower at 62%.

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I think CNA means certified nursing assistant

Thanks for your quick reply .

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