PI nursing graduates?

pnaych1k · Jan 24, 2009

hi,

i am graduating on april 2009 with a BSN. i am currently in the Philippines finishing the school year but i will be back in VA shortly. is it possible for me to take my NCLEX at CA but apply for my RN license at VA? i read that i can send all my documents to CBRN and still take my NCLEX in VA just as long as all my documents are complete, is that correct?

how long does reviewing my documents by CBRN usually take?

once i pass my NCLEX in CA, how long does it take for my temporary license to arrive? can i proceed with applying for my license by endorsement for virginia even though i only have my temporary license from CA?

how soon can i start working in Va after submitting my license by endorsement form?

thanks in advice for all your help :-)

Ginger's Mom, MSN, RN · Jan 24, 2009

COMMISSION ON GRADUATES OF FOREIGN NURSING SCHOOLS QUALIFYING

EXAMINATION - CGFNS is the test you are referring to.

It is required that evidence of passing on the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools Qualifying Exam. The Certification Program is comprised of a three-part program that includes a credentials review, a one-day test of nursing knowledge (CGFNS Qualifying Exam), and the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).

http://www.dhp.virginia.gov/nursing/nursing_forms.htm

This explains it all.

pnaych1k · Jan 25, 2009

do i still have to take the CGFNS Qualifying exam and TOEFL even though i am taking my NCLEX exam in California?

what about the other questions i had, do you have any ideas about those?

suzanne4, RN · Jan 25, 2009

Please read the response that I made to you in the Questions for Suzanne where you have posted the same questions.

You cannot just write the exam for CA without applying thru them for licensure. Average wait time for CA is four to six months to get approval to sit for the NCLEX exam, it is most definite not immediate.

Please be aware that as a dual citizen, the requirement of the NLE is not waived for you since you are not exempt by Philippine law in writing it. And CA is now requiring that one write the NLE exam before they will give permission for you to sit for the NCLEX exam.

Check out the requirements for VA as what is needed to be done to endorse to that state; they are still going to have specific additional requirements for licensure. Nothing is going to be as quick as you are assuming. And most definitely would never tell you to use CA for any reason if you are not going to be working there. You will be spending an extra $200 and for no reason and have the requirement of the NLE prior as well.

You are looking at applying to CA and then waiting for approval and then sitting for the exam for them; you are then looking at applying to VA, meeting their requirements for licensure and going thru their process. Not good for CA for this, not sure where you got that idea from.

Nooksta · Feb 13, 2009

I also studied abroad in the Philippines to complete my BSN. Soon after my graduation of March 08 I flew back to California to prepare for the NCLEX-RN. Suzanne is right when she says it takes 4-6 mos before you receive approval to sit for the exam. In my case it took almost 9 mos. As you can imagine that was extremely frustrating.

Like you I am also a dual-citizen and did not have to take the NLE for CABRN. I was only told to write a letter stating why I did not have to take the NLE. I simply said I didn't take the exam because I am a U.S. citizen and did not intend on working in the Philippines after graduation.

Hope this helps.

Pediatric Critical Care Columnist · Feb 13, 2009

Like you I am also a dual-citizen and did not have to take the NLE for CABRN. I was only told to write a letter stating why I did not have to take the NLE. I simply said I didn't take the exam because I am a U.S. citizen and did not intend on working in the Philippines after graduation.

That may have been true for you Nooksta, in 2008, but things change. As Suzanne has said in the post immediately preceding yours:

Please be aware that as a dual citizen, the requirement of the NLE is not waived for you since you are not exempt by Philippine law in writing it. And CA is now requiring that one write the NLE exam before they will give permission for you to sit for the NCLEX exam.

suzanne4, RN · Feb 13, 2009

Dual citizens are not exempt from writing the NLE exam. CA no longer accepts a letter from the nurse, but requires one actually from the PRC. And if one has citizenship in the Philippines, then there is no reason that they cannot write the NLE exam. They actually were never exempt from writing it, but CA did not enforce their rules, but now they are. If one has only US citizenship, then the Philippine government will not permit for them to write the exam and will issue a written waiver that they will send in to the BRN.

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If one wishes to work in Virginia, then they are going to need to meet the requirements of that state. And whatever they require for the foreign trained nurse will need to be met. Not sure why one would want to go thru CA if they are not planning to work there, it is most definitely not going to make things easier for you.

Please check out the requirements for VA if that is where you plan to work.

suzanne4, RN · Feb 13, 2009

And there is another thread that I just responded to in the past day or so where the nurse graduated from the Philippines and is back in the US now, and CA sent them a letter requesting verification from the PRC that they are exempt from the NLE.

Letters from the nurse are no longer being accepted.

Nooksta · Feb 13, 2009

You all have far more knowledge and experience on these topics. I was only telling my story of when I applied for the nclex rn last year.

suzanne4, RN · Feb 13, 2009

That is why we are stating things here and so fervently. Things have changed considerably with everything over the past year; and CA has significantly increased their requirements and they are not giving exemptions. They are also requiring that the letter come directly from the PRC. And one also holds citizenship in the Philippines, and they are able to sit for the exam, then it is not going to be waived.

And more and more are posting lately about even being only US citizens and not dual, and they are being required to submit the documentation from the PRC.

ally0828 · May 10, 2011

hi i wanted to know what school did u go for bsn in the phils that accepts us college credits. thank you so much for your time. i want to consider going there to finish my bsn...