Packet 4 has arrived!

Hi everyone :)

Just wanted to let my allnurses buddies know, I got packet 4 in the post today :w00t:

I have my Embassy interview in London on April 11 so if all goes well, I'll be good to go anytime after then

I can't quite believe this journey is almost over.....no more CGFNS, no more NVC, no more USCIS, no more waiting! I'm on my way!

Tina

great news Tina, sometimes wish was still going but since decision made husband a lot better. Even now still waiting for approval and filed in July :uhoh21:

Thats great Tina, how long is that you have had to wait?

Jen

Thanks everyone :)

Thats great Tina, how long is that you have had to wait?

Jen

From start to finish......17 months

hi,

i'm sorry i don't know you, but you seem sooo excited, so i feel excited for you...LOL!

i am a US RN with over 28 years experience and will be traveling to great britain in may,staying for 1 month...if i like it will give serious consideration to becoming eligible to work in the UK...is the process really grim and long?

in reading some of the threads, it appears that going through an agency in not the way to go...is this true?

should i contact the NMC and study the process and in your experience are there any shortcuts to the process?

thanks...and congratulation:balloons:

hi,

thanks for your response...i have a BSN so do you think the process will be easier? and am i correct in thinking that i need to go through the NMC?

hi,

thanks for your response...i have a BSN so do you think the process will be easier? and am i correct in thinking that i need to go through the NMC?

yes you have no choice but to go through NMC and here is the link http://www.nmc-uk.org/aSection.aspx?SectionID=17 once you have gotten your PIN number which enables you to work here you then need to find a hospital for a work permit. That may be hard at the moment as a lot of hospitals are cutting back even with nurses due to financial difficulties

congrats tina....you will soon be one of us........

also congrats to kay's elusive green card......looks like you'll be staying then?

Yes,you do need top go through the NMC-an agency will call the NMC every so often and check progress,but that's all they can do. I have over 20 yr experience and it took me a year to get my PIN,but have not been able to find a 13 week job. I am a travel nurse and qualified (20 yr experience) in psych and dialysis. The agency got referrals from several people and then started looking,but no one calls them back! I don't have the adaptation course as I got my PIN before that started. Don't know if that's why or if they really don't have any openings. Did have interest from a facility in London befroe i even got my PIN,but they wouldn't accept less than a year contract. I am older,my doctor calls that experienced. Does any one have any suggestions? Thanks