Visa Screen Certificate / CGFNS

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Visa Screen Certificate is required by all foreign nurses wishing to obtain a green card to work in the US, as well as any type of temporary work permit, such as the Nafta TN Visa for those from Canada and Mexico.

It requires that you pass either the NCLEX-RN or the CGFNS exam, as well as the series of English exams if you are not exempt from them.

The CGFNS exam is only required now in about five states, and rumor is that one or two will be removed from that remaining list as well. Do not bother with that exam if you are not going to work in a state that does not require it, or you have no way to be able to take the NCLEX exam from where you are currently located.

The application for the VSC is now only good for one year.........please do not apply for it until you have passed at least one of the required exams, or you may need to pay an additional fee.

(This thread is replacing the original thread that was from more than 2 and 1/2 years ago, and has updated information.)

Hi guys. I'm a Filipina registered nurse. I passed NCLEX State of California last September 2008. It says to my pass letter that my application will be considered abandoned and my file will be destroyed if I cant provide SSN within three years. What does that exactly mean? What happens once my file is destroyed?

Another thing. my IELTS is due to expire this July and I haven't applied for visa screening. If I apply for visa screening after September 2011, provided that I have acceptable IELTS bandscore, can I still use my NCLEX?

What do you guys think should I do? Retake my IELTS and get acceptable bandscore then apply for visa screening? Or don't be in such a rush and just wait for an employer willing to help me process my documents? I'm really worried about my NCLEX. Thanks a lot!

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hi i have a question regarding my visa screening in in my application on my visa screening. I have passed my NCLEX examination in the state of California. so currently, I do not have a license for validation for I have not yet acquired a valid U.S. Social Security Number (SSN) and it is needed in order to have a permanent RN license issued and validated.

I think I made a mistake in filling it as my license to be VALIDATED and since a copy of my test results can verify my passing of nclex. how Can I delete it in my file? If not, what action should I do? I registered online and already paid the necessary fee.

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Do BSN students educated in the US also have to the visa screening after they graduate and do their OPT?

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hi i have a question regarding my visa screening in in my application on my visa screening. I have passed my NCLEX examination in the state of California. so currently, I do not have a license for validation for I have not yet acquired a valid U.S. Social Security Number (SSN) and it is needed in order to have a permanent RN license issued and validated.

I think I made a mistake in filling it as my license to be VALIDATED and since a copy of my test results can verify my passing of nclex. how Can I delete it in my file? If not, what action should I do? I registered online and already paid the necessary fee.

Mistakes as far as I am aware can not be corrected online, you have to contact them I think by mail with corrected information. CA will confirm with VSC that you meet requirements for registration which should be OK for CGFNS

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Do BSN students educated in the US also have to the visa screening after they graduate and do their OPT?

If you are looking at staying permanently after OPT then yes you will need VSC. If you are only planning on staying for OPT and then going back home then you do not need VSC. Be aware of retrogression and the long wait for immigrant visa and you can not stay in the US without a work or student visa that is valid and allows you to stay whilst you wait for your immigrant visa

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Hello Everybody!

I have a FL nursing license (RN) and I have a Visa Screen Certificate. What now? What would be my next step in order to live and work in FL? PLease, please advise. Does retrogression apply to all countries worldwide? Is it still possible to come to the US via a job offer (I-140)?

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Hello Everybody!

I have a FL nursing license (RN) and I have a Visa Screen Certificate. What now? What would be my next step in order to live and work in FL? PLease, please advise. Does retrogression apply to all countries worldwide? Is it still possible to come to the US via a job offer (I-140)?

You are affected by retrogression and have a long wait ahead of you unless you get a work visa and that isn't easy.

Getting employer and job offer (I140) is just the beginning and means you join the queue if the category is EB3 (which most nurses come under) Retrogression affects all countries and goes on where you was born.

This will keep you up to date and your PD is the date your I140 was submitted and approved. If you have only just got a PD then you are currently looking at minimum 6 years and max 9 years depending on where you was born

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Thank you fro your fast answer. I don't have a job offer. Don't know if searching for a job makes sense at all these days...Retrogression has nothing to do with EB-3 right? As far as I understand, I my options now are the following two:

1. Look for a sponsoring employer

OR

2. wait until retrogression is lifted

It's not like I have to do I-140 AND wait for the end of retrogression, is it?

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I seriously doubt retrogression will end for a few more years (I may be wrong but it has been ongoing since Oct 06 and moving very slowly) Only category EB1 is currently not affected by retrogression but you need to be exception and have masters or PHD I believe to get a job in that category.

Retrogression means the demand for visas outweigh the amount of visas allocated annually. EB3 is affected and all countries are affected

If you find a employer willing to wait 5+ years and starts the process (EB3 and files I140) you are in the queue and just have to wait for your PD to become current, only then will you complete paperwork and have an interview and if pass interview get immigrant visa

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Thank you! Your information was really helpful! Thanks again!

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thanks for the reply silver dragon. i have one more question in the request for transcript that is Foreign Language does the CGFNS considered TAGALOG/ FILIPINO as a foreign language i finished my BSN in the Philippines. Thank you!

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if your transcript is on a language other than English, then it is considered a foreign language and needs to be translated by an approved agency. But Philippine BSN is actually in English (except for the subject "Pagbasa" "Pagsulat" etc which doesn't require any translation) so I think you should be okay.

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