to declare or not to declare my "license"

[kokokoko]

here's my dilemma, I passed the local boards last June 2006 and because of certain issues, our licenses are on hold.

I know it has been said a lot of times that a local license is not needed for nclex, but in my application form, it says that you have to declare it if you have one..

i need your opinion on this,

I am a board Passer but not YET a licensed nurse and we're not yet sure if we'll have one... do you think it's advisable not to declare my license since i dont really have one... or wait until the issues are settled...

and for IL applicants and nurses, will IL process my papers without the CT-nur form? as well as for CES, will they process without the verification of license form?

thanks, and please, let us avoid posts that pertain to the NLE 2006 and STICK to the topic so this thread won't be closed.. thanks again!!

[suzanne4, RN]

but this is getting off track from what the original poster asked.

you must declare that the exam was taken, to leave that off of an application is considered fraud.

there is no license to declare, as one has not been issued.

please stick to the original question or post. for other questions, etc., please place them in a sepaorate thread.

[Mike28770]

Well, thanks for your words. But the oficial position of PRC and their boss - GMA - is NO RETAKE, leaving 17000 competent persons in neva-neva land. All over a test which has absolutely NO BEARING on licensure in the USA. I still think the next step is to apply to CGFNS for CES evaluation and see what happens. Expecting the Philippines to find a timely solution to this is a bit like expecting the Titanic to dock in New York next week...

[Mike28770]

Yes, of course I contacted North Carolina BON, and they confirmed that no license is required for them to process a request for foreign nurse license. The place where the problem comes will be cgfns...whose business is the credidation of foreign candidates. And, fortunately (???) my fiancee has a visa, so we can do immigration petitions here -- the problem is this Philippine license craziness!

Just to think this through, eh, each state is the agency that issues licenses and renewals, etc. NCLEX provides uniform testing services for foreign graduates from many countries, and cgfns provides verification of credentials, and other services as well. It appears that most compact states only require the CES from CGFNS, North Carolina included. I confirmed NC does not require Philippine License. NCLEX is testing only...so I think it's time to ask cgfns their opinion. Logically if a candidate meets CES requirements and passes NCLEX, and the state BON issues a license, well seems it's enough. Any ideas on who to contact at cgfns?

Thanks,

Mike

[rn4ever?]

Hi Mike28770. I live here but went to the Philippines for my BSN degree. I'm disappointed by the fact that this had to happen to the NLE takers of June 2006. So much has been said about it, but I hope something fair comes out of it. But about what you said, that North Carolina only needs a person to pass the NCLEX and have a CES from CGFNS to be a registered nurse, I think that a problem might arise there because for CES to be completed, they also have a form that has to be accomplished by the one that issued you your Nursing license (and all licenses whether in the US or abroad must be declared). Unfortunately, if a nurse took her NLE in June 2006 in the Philippines, she will also not be able to have her license verified---thus, she cannot fulfill her CES requirement (unless of course the PRC starts to verify things and the court is able to settle the dispute soon---which I hope they do). Bringing your fiancée to the US via a fiancée's visa is a different story. Of course you may petition her to go to the US that's not really a main problem, but the problem is, she might not be able to work as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina. I highly hope that the whole Nursing fiasco in the Philippines gets fixed in a fair and square manner and that justice be served to everyone. I wish you and your fiancee the best of luck! Just my thoughts.....

Yes, of course I contacted North Carolina BON, and they confirmed that no license is required for them to process a request for foreign nurse license. The place where the problem comes will be cgfns...whose business is the credidation of foreign candidates. And, fortunately (???) my fiancee has a visa, so we can do immigration petitions here -- the problem is this Philippine license craziness!

Just to think this through, eh, each state is the agency that issues licenses and renewals, etc. NCLEX provides uniform testing services for foreign graduates from many countries, and cgfns provides verification of credentials, and other services as well. It appears that most compact states only require the CES from CGFNS, North Carolina included. I confirmed NC does not require Philippine License. NCLEX is testing only...so I think it's time to ask cgfns their opinion. Logically if a candidate meets CES requirements and passes NCLEX, and the state BON issues a license, well seems it's enough. Any ideas on who to contact at cgfns?

Thanks,

Mike

[dianemac]

you have worked so hard to get where you are at now and i would not jeapordize it. I would wait if i were you

[suzanne4, RN]

Yes, of course I contacted North Carolina BON, and they confirmed that no license is required for them to process a request for foreign nurse license. The place where the problem comes will be cgfns...whose business is the credidation of foreign candidates. And, fortunately (???) my fiancee has a visa, so we can do immigration petitions here -- the problem is this Philippine license craziness!

Just to think this through, eh, each state is the agency that issues licenses and renewals, etc. NCLEX provides uniform testing services for foreign graduates from many countries, and cgfns provides verification of credentials, and other services as well. It appears that most compact states only require the CES from CGFNS, North Carolina included. I confirmed NC does not require Philippine License. NCLEX is testing only...so I think it's time to ask cgfns their opinion. Logically if a candidate meets CES requirements and passes NCLEX, and the state BON issues a license, well seems it's enough. Any ideas on who to contact at cgfns?

Thanks,

Mike

CES will not be issued if they need to verify the license, that is the point that I have been trying to make to you. There is no license to verify, yet the nurse took the exam. That is where the bigger problem is.

[Mike28770]

Well, thanks Diane for your concern. But what are we waiting FOR?? More of the same?

[Dush]

you can't declare what you don't have, can you?

[suzanne4, RN]

Sorry, but there is a place on all of the applications where it asks if you have taken a national exam, you cannot leave it off. To do so, is considered fraud, and is grounds for denying a greeen card to the nurse.

[suzanne4, RN]

at this point, this thread has well served its purpose and is ready to go to sleep.