NEW NCLEX PASSER.. DONT know what to do next..

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hi eceryone. im new at these stuff but i'm hoping someone out there might help..

im newly registered nurse in the philippines and i just passed my NCLEX (thank god!).. :yeah:i'm all psyched up but i realized that at the end of the day, i am just that.. A nurse that passed the NCLEX...:(

i really do hope to work in the states.. i took the nclex for the illinois board of nursing and all the tests required and passe them all but right now, i'm dumbfounded - i don't know what to do next.

can someone help me? what should i do next? :cry:

i know is hould know what i must do next but i don't.. i jst took the nclex coz i thought its the next thin i shouyld do.. and now i don't know what to do.:(

help.. please?? how can i be a nurse at illinois? what sould i do next? anyone? :uhoh21:

THABKS A LOT!=):nurse:

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Check the international forum Suzanne 4 tends to have the very best information about visa requirements etc. for entry into the US for work.

CONGRATULATIONS on passing NCLEX!

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congrats

hope everything turns out fine and you are working in the USA

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well, I work in IL so...you should be getting your official notification if you applied to get your license in IL...then your license should be coming in mail. then you have a IL license, and then you can work.

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Check the international forum Suzanne 4 tends to have the very best information about visa requirements etc. for entry into the US for work.

CONGRATULATIONS on passing NCLEX!

thanks for the info.. i'll be checking her threads...:bow:

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Moved to the International forum

You need to find a employer and get them to file, once you have approval of I140 then you join the queue of retrogression. Would be a good idea whilst waiting to gain nursing experience if you already do not have a job or even consider another country whilst waiting. A good read in this forum is a must.

Basically retrogression means demand for visas outweigh the visas allocated and it all goes on place of birth. Many nurses have been waiting since 2005/6 for a visa and still waiting.

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Congrats on Passing.

Do like suggested, get you paper work and just wait for the time count down. Time will pass faster than you think.

Also be aware that USCIS can change requirements at a drop of a hat.

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