how long to get a CES report (CGFNS)

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first off, my apologies if this is in the wrong place. I wasn't sure where to put it. I was wondering if anyone here had recent experience with getting a CES report from CGFNS and how long it took to have that done. I applied for it and paid the fee back in mid April and they received all the documents by June 1. Originally, the e-mail they sent stated up to 5 weeks to complete the review. So mid July rolls around and I am wondering where the heck is my report?! Every time I check my status on their website it says "Ready for review." I sent an e-mail and received a generic "do not respond to this e-mail" which said current processing time could be UP TO 8 to 10 weeks. Last week was 10 weeks... I sent another e-mail and I got the exact same reply they sent me before! I guess I should call them, but their call center is only open 08-1200 hrs EST. I am PST and I have a toddler so sitting on the phone all morning is a bit of a problem..

Has anyone else experienced this? Any suggestions for speeding up the process? I'm guessing the odds of that happening are nil but I thought I would ask on the off chance... I'm worried my file is sitting on someone's desk and been forgotten about. A guy called me 2 weeks ago from the Department of Health (Washington state) and said my license application has been sitting on his desk for months now, everything complete except for the CGFNS report & successful NCLEX completion, but he will have to cancel it if I do not get the CGFNS part of it done within 90 days:crying2:

...relax, sooner then you think they will mail the papers. It's a matter of days judging after the activity on your account. Good luck with everything! I hope that your documents are meeting the requirements and they are mailed in your needed time frame. Keep us posted and keep on e-mailing questions to the CGFNS people, especially if you have things that are unclear to you...

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Your school needs to send directly the papers. And you need to pay first for any CGFNS service before the papers are needed.

You.. (first step) have to log on on CGFNS site, you'll find there all the necessary info. You have to create an account and carefully complete all the question that they ask, the questions are about your education, your medical stages and your license. After creating the CGFNS account, you select the service that you want them to process for you and they'll keep you up-dated on your on-line account, they'll ask for all the necessary papers that they need in the process you selected. They will mail all the papers that need to be completed at your school. You cannot mail to CGFNS the papers directly... all the papers have to be sealed and mailed by the school and your right to practice as a nurse (your license) has to be mailed in a sealed envelope also, by your national BON, or by ministry of health department.

If you need more info just send me a PM...

Good luck!

Janette87, it was a matter of days also in my case... good luck to you too! keep writing them! :)

Do i need to apply for CES or CP? (my state doesnt require cgfns exam)

And another thing...im getting married in 2 weeks and gonna apply for CES report in like 10 days... should i use my married or maiden name? Is using my married name gonna cause problems cuz its (of course) not gonna match with my name on TOEFL and other paperwork*

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anyone?

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

CP is the CGFNS exam so if it isn't required then just concentrate on CES. I would just do everything in maiden name and then change to married name later

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Ok im about to pay for CES...i do have a question tho...in CES_requirements it says: Documentation of your secondary school education or external exam certificate. For documents not in english provide literal english translations, including a Certificate of accuracy.

So

1) can I send sec. school documentation to CGFNS myself or does my High school need to do it?

2) whats a certificate of accuracy? Is that a type form or just a proof that translations were made by certified person?

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has anyone used eres, ierf, jsilny...instead of CGFNS

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Ok im about to pay for CES...i do have a question tho...in CES_requirements it says: Documentation of your secondary school education or external exam certificate. For documents not in english provide literal english translations, including a Certificate of accuracy.

So

1) can I send sec. school documentation to CGFNS myself or does my High school need to do it?

2) whats a certificate of accuracy? Is that a type form or just a proof that translations were made by certified person?

CGFNS will not accept ANY documents that would be coming from you. They will only accept documents directly sent to them by your school.

If your document is already in English, you don't need to send them certificate of accuracy.

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Does my Toefl ibt score matter for CES? Or only Visa screen? I passed my Toefl ibt with 88, but when i added it to my CES profile it said I didnt pass the speaking part (got 24 in that part of the test)...Im confused because Florida board of nursing requires my score to be 76 or more.

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hello guys.as you prepare your request for academic records with your school of nursing, do you need to include a description of the nursing science courses?

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Hi. I just want to ask. I took Nclex before in colorado but I failed. I want to take it again in Florida. I just want to know what are the processing? Do I need to re evaluate my CES? I was single when I took my Nclex in Colorado. I just got Married now. Do I need to use my Married name or Maiden name to process my application in Florida BON? How about my Pearson Vue account?

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hello silverdragon this is amos24 i want to know regarding the CGFNS CES especially regarding to emails... such ass contact us in the CGFNS email site... i sent an email stating why i didnt take my license in the Philippines.. also i remember that i also stated why i didnt want to hold my license in the BIO data... how long does it take to let them receive and send a result because i am planning to call them asap... because it take toooooo loooonnngggg for them to reply and its a simple email... and phone cards are to darn expensive

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A lot will depend on how timely they receive all the docs, average is 4 months mine took about 8 months and I got my vsc before CES and I applied for CES first and despite numerous phone calls. I was lucky that I was able to sit NCLEX due to a previous application to another BON that didn't require CES and was still valid (only just)

Hi please is there a BON that doesn't require CES, please let me know, thanks.

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