Pls. HELP: Background Check on Foreign Graduate Nurse

ninjago · Sep 9, 2011

If you kept a copy of the NBI?/Police Clearance from the Philippines, maybe you can show that copy to your prospective employers? Also, maybe you can ask a recommendation letters from the people you worked with back in PI. Hope this helps. Good luck. And Welcome to U.S.A!

euphoria02 · Sep 9, 2011

hi there ninjago.Thank you for the reply. Yes, I do have my NBI copy/police clearances from the Philippines, so I think I can provide them with it. However, I do not have any working experiences in the Philippines so I cant probably ask for recommendation letters. Can my school give that? Again thank you so much :)

ninjago · Sep 9, 2011

Ask your College Dean and some of your Clinical Instructors for the letters. Make sure they write something about your clinical performance. Good Luck and Mabuhay!

Silverdragon102, BSN · Sep 9, 2011

Moved to the International forum

Nattynu · Sep 10, 2011

Wow! Well done on having 2 employers want to pursue you in the US. I was beginning to get the impression that the US and Canada didn't want foreign workers so seeing this has given me hope!

How much experience do you have? Are you a new graduate?

CarribRN · Sep 11, 2011

Email is the best way to do it unless they want a verbal verification.

Ginger's Mom, MSN, RN · Sep 11, 2011

It seems unfair to other applicants who are required to provide references, often times there current employers to have internationally educated applicants not having to provide credible reference sources. To all who think going to school overseas is a good way to save money or easy access to cheap education, who is going to provide a clinical reference ?

To those of you who obtained employment without a reference, I would question a place that does not provide references.

CarribRN · Sep 11, 2011

Migration happens. What would be unfair is for the immigrants not to be given equal employment opportunities (specially if they obtained their residency status legally) for fear that the reference they will give is not credible since it will come from overseas. If an employer decides to hire a foreign educated worker, it is up to them to find means on how they can verify the credibility of the references provided to them by the applicant. There are many ways to verify these references. Curriculum-wise, if the applicant is a new grad, CGFNS is there to certify that the applicants' education is at par with that of the US. Job experience-wise, they can always call and email the HR office of the applicants previous company. If this is not enough, they can also require the applicant to submit a copy of their ITR (Income Tax Return) to make sure that indeed the applicant was affiliated with the said company.

Bottom-line is, hiring an applicant is the sole discretion of the employer. Regardless of the references provided, whether it can be verified or not, when they make a decision to hire someone, it is often based on a lot of factors and references is just one of them. There are also interviews and exam and skills assessment. If the employer do decide to hire a foreign applicant with a foreign credentials, it means they have seen some positive thing about that applicant which they think will be of benefit to their company.

Ginger's Mom, MSN, RN · Sep 11, 2011

Migration happens. What would be unfair is for the immigrants not to be given equal employment opportunities (specially if they obtained their residency status legally) for fear that the reference they will give is not credible since it will come from overseas. If an employer decides to hire a foreign educated worker, it is up to them to find means on how they can verify the credibility of the references provided to them by the applicant. There are many ways to verify these references. Curriculum-wise, if the applicant is a new grad, CGFNS is there to certify that the applicants' education is at par with that of the US. Job experience-wise, they can always call and email the HR office of the applicants previous company. If this is not enough, they can also require the applicant to submit a copy of their ITR (Income Tax Return) to make sure that indeed the applicant was affiliated with the said company.
Bottom-line is, hiring an applicant is the sole discretion of the employer. Regardless of the references provided, whether it can be verified or not, when they make a decision to hire someone, it is often based on a lot of factors and references is just one of them. There are also interviews and exam and skills assessment. If the employer do decide to hire a foreign applicant with a foreign credentials, it means they have seen some positive thing about that applicant which they think will be of benefit to their company.

My experience is when HR is checking references, they want to speak to a person, not email. I can tell by their tone of voice if there is a concern which I can clarify. With the current retrogression ongoing, the employers have years to check the references of applicants. If it is a marriage, I would assume as far as personal references, the applicant would have US friends to give a reference.

I don't know the story behind the original poster, but if it is a US permanent resident or US citizen without job history in the US, I don't know if a foreign instructor is going to accomplish what a US educated person does. It obvious by the first post, this person does not have way for the clinical instructor to be called, something a US school usually provides for its students. Fair yes, everyone should have the same standard that a trust worthy person verify the character of a person who is applying to take care of sick people. It seems where this person went to school does not provide this service.