Licensure in Chicago, Illinois

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[font=arial]hi! i'm tricia, a registered nurse and i will be immigrating to chicago, from the philippines, next month. i plan to take the nclex in chicago by october or november this year. i need someone who can guide me on how i can apply for nclex in chicago. please help. thanks.

Hi! good day! Im wondering how could I apply for the NCLEX exams for Illinois. You see, I passed the CGFNS alreadu passed the IELTS and already have a visa screen. Should I get a CES to be sent to Illinois board? and how about the english exam? is IELTS accepted??Thanks a lot for the help.. I really appreciate it!

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hi suzanne good day, I m ria..I am a registered nurse in the Philippines.. I want to ask you few questions hope you can help me...I'm planning to take Nclex in Chicago this year..I have downloaded an application form in a certain website.. I've read their instructions and I want to ask what do you mean by dual application?do I need to register to the continental service center too?after I send my application form to the BON?

My auncle asked me to take Nclex exam so he can petitioned me..he told me not to get cgfns anymore and what I need to prioritize is to get Nclex first..

I'm just a little bit confused...is it possible to take nclex although I havent taken any cgfns exams?can you give me advice what should I do first?pls help me...

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You have to meet requirements for foreign trained nurse and requires either CGFNS CES full course by course or ERES. I personally would go with CGFNS CES as your documents can then be used for the visa screen certificate if you go with ERES then at some stage you will have to send the documents to them. Your uncle can not petition you and even if he could you are affected by retrogression and will see a long wait as many many nurses are already ahead of you. You do not need CGFNS exam and now only approx 4 states require it.

https://allnurses.com/international-nursing/ncex-chicago-illinois-116251-page2.html

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Family based petitions are looking at more than 15 years, so remove this from your thought. It is admirable as to what your uncle wants to do, but it is not something that can be done by him for you.

Illinois requires that the CES be completed, they will not grant permission for you to even sit for the NCLEX exam until they have reviewed that. There is no way to take the exam and get licensed in Illinois without the CES being completed. Sorry, but your uncle is giving you bad advice. As Anna has mentioned, the CGFNS exam is only needed for four states out of the entire US.

You will need to start with the credentials eval before you can do anything. You also need to take and pass the series of English exams as well for immigration purposes. If your training was 100% in English, then Illinois will waive the language requirement, but the US government will not.

There is also no way to apply directly for the NCLEX exam, you will be applying for licensure as an RN and need to meet all of the requirements of the specific state. Then once approved, they will grant permission for you to sit for the NCLEX exam. Please be aware that you are still looking at years for a chance at a green card for the US. Would highly recommend that you consider going to another country for experience if you are not already working as an RN now in your country.

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