hi everyone, i'm a newbie. i'm an RN, recently reviewing for ielts, scheduled on march. i have a tourist visa. i am planning to apply for NCLEX in Cali. Have printed the application form already. then what? hehe,, i am totally clueless.
what about fingerprint cards? how about the payment?
what i know about the application process is by:
1. send the application forms & other required papers to the BON.
2. then wait for the ATT card.
3. After receiving the ATT, register at PearsonVue online.
4. Schedule on a preferred date & venue.
am i correct? i need further detailed instructions. i plan to take nclex in hongkong.
any help, advise would be very much appreciated, i would be very grateful.
applying for social security number in california has nothing to do with your endorsement. the only thing is ca will not issue license without ssn. once you have an employment offer, your immigration papers are under process and you have employment authorization document(in aos) or you have a green card and you are physically present in the usa, you can apply for ssn. then you can send that to ca, they will send you the license. once you have a hard license(number) you can endorse it to other states. but each state has its own requirement....
i assume that you were asking "what if i choose to be licensed in ca first?", if it is your question...you need not have to work for 2 years in ca before endorsing your license elsewhere. but if you have signed a contract with your employer they may make you work for the signed period but still, it does not prevent you from endorsing your license to other states.
yes you are right, this is an addictive site.....suzanne is terrific
oh no so now i have a problem! im an nclex-california passer and my recruiter wants me to be placed in new york. what should i do then?
U sound very confused. Take my friendly advise and follow what Suzzane is telling u to do. She saved me so much time. And dont take CA, pleeease. Dont make the same mistake as I did. I started 4 years ago with CA. Yes, 4 years. I am not yet there. Believe me, first, they r slow, second, seems not very organized. Few times they've lost my papers, transcripts, the nursing program (I was the first candidate from my College and I had to send them the nursing program). There r some very helpful agents(very few), if u r lucky,they will reply the telephone and they will search for the lost papers and they will find it in a basket with all old, yellow papers, lying there since years. I had to make many duplicates of the documents and send them again. All this was done from my familly as I am not in my country at the moment.
I can not bring back the time. I wish I was u, so, I would never start my licensure with CA. I would like to go and work there, yes, but I would get my license in NY(for ex.) and endorse it later to CA. As Suzanne said, it takes a day only.
Ever since I follow Suzanne's advice, I didnt have any delay and I know I am on the right way. My VSC documents r all done in 2 months, of course, waiting for my English exam (in march) and NCLEX which I will have in HongKong too.
And start doing ur VSC documents meanwhile. U will only gain time. Here u will find very competent people that will save u months, if not years. Believe them!
All the best and Good Luck to u!
thank you so much ela, i'll keep you posted. wish me luck!
U can deduct 1 year for the deficiency that I had in MCH nursing from my country and I had to remove it by taking this course. I am done with the course and there r still 3 years trying to get to CA.
I wouldnt advise anyone to go trough that state. When I applyed they told me it will take little bit longer than what it takes in another state, which means 7-9 months. But all the lost papers... It really took me that long. I am just unfortunate to be Eastern European:rolleyes:
And I was taking the advices of my friends. Now I am following Suzanne. God Bless her!
Have a good day
Anyway, past is past and your in good hands now. Wish you luck.
oh no so now i have a problem! im an nclex-california passer and my recruiter wants me to be placed in new york. what should i do then?
for ny you have to apply to cgfns for credentials verification service. no matter whether or not you have license in ca. the only exemption is you do not have to take the nclex-rn again. apply for cvs as soon as possible. it takes a longer time...
for ny you have to apply to cgfns for credentials verification service. no matter whether or not you have license in ca. the only exemption is you do not have to take the nclex-rn again. apply for cvs as soon as possible. it takes a longer time...
thanks lawrence and starbin, i have passed the cgfns as well, so this is a new application altogether?
Thanks lawrence and starbin, I have passed the cgfns as well, so this is a new application altogether?
Oh yes. You should have not taken the CGFNS exam in the first place.
You should try to contact CGFNS though and ask if they can use the credentials they already have (CGFNS cerification) for the CVS so that they won't have to send the request to your school and licensing body anymore because it's the same thing. Same with the fee for the CVS (but I doubt if they will waive it, unlike in Illinois where they will be waiving the CES fee if you took the CGFNS exam/certification last Nov. - the formal announcement that CES will be the new req. for Illinois was late).
You can include a formal letter when you send the CVS application and indicate your CGFNS id # on the application or better yet call them before doing anything.
oh yes. you should have not taken the cgfns exam in the first place.
you should try to contact cgfns though and ask if they can use the credentials they already have (cgfns cerification) for the cvs so that they won't have to send the request to your school and licensing body anymore because it's the same thing. same with the fee for the cvs (but i doubt if they will waive it, unlike in illinois where they will be waiving the ces fee if you took the cgfns exam/certification last nov. - the formal announcement that ces will be the new req. for illinois was late).
you can include a formal letter when you send the cvs application and indicate your cgfns id # on the application or better yet call them before doing anything.
never hurts to ask first. :)
lawrence!
your point is good but the answer will be no from cgfns. i also hold cgfns certificate, i caled cgfns and asked the same question"can you use the documents on my file for ny cvs". the lady said,"no, ny requires that the documents be independently collected by cgfns". i asked,"will it be faster for me than those whose credentials are not on file?" she said, "it depends upon how fast your schools and the registration authority respond, your credentials on file can not be used for cvs"....
i am confident that, cgfns will charge a full fee for this, becasue they say they will be sending the requests to schools...
i wish they will charge less for visa screen certificate if teh candidate holds a cgfns certificate. it makes sense, because the major part of their work(credentials evaluation) is already done..for the cgfns certification..they don't have to repeat it. but ??????
they don't charge for illinois ces if one has cg certificate because, the state accepts cgfns certificate as well. cgfns does not send the ces for the cg certificate holders ..it just sends cgfns certificate verification which is free of cost. many states which require ces also accept cgfns certificate.
Oh yes. You should have not taken the CGFNS exam in the first place.
You should try to contact CGFNS though and ask if they can use the credentials they already have (CGFNS cerification) for the CVS so that they won't have to send the request to your school and licensing body anymore because it's the same thing. Same with the fee for the CVS (but I doubt if they will waive it, unlike in Illinois where they will be waiving the CES fee if you took the CGFNS exam/certification last Nov. - the formal announcement that CES will be the new req. for Illinois was late).
You can include a formal letter when you send the CVS application and indicate your CGFNS id # on the application or better yet call them before doing anything.
Never hurts to ask first. :)
They can't and that is per NY. THey require that CGFNS obtains any of the information and documents, it states as such right at the top of the application. The only thing that the CGFNS exam will allow is the nurse to get an interim permit to work in NY beofre righting the NCLEX exam. But I definitely do not suggest that. GEt all exams done before you begin work.
i'm an RN, recently reviewing for ielts, scheduled on march. i have a tourist visa. i am planning to apply for NCLEX in Cali. Have printed the application form already. then what? hehe,, i am totally clueless.
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oh no so now i have a problem! im an nclex-california passer and my recruiter wants me to be placed in new york. what should i do then?