PN can get a visa screen..TRUE or FALSE?

nursedandy · May 2, 2008

Hi Everyone,
Out of curiosity, a friend of mine told me today that PN graduates from the Philippines can get a visa screen after passing the NCLEX-PN. How true is this? What i know is they dont give visa screen for PN specially at the US embassy unless you have a legal paper to work in the US. Can CGFNS give this visa screen? I need some info on this..Thanks

Yes, you may check CGFNS website. You can be issued visascreen with your NCLEX-PN ang passing english result. But this will not be enough for you to qualify for GC. Visascreen and US visa are totally different things. Only CGFNS issue visasreen and never the US embassy. :twocents:

careprovider08 · May 2, 2008

But without SS# and a GC..You cant work in the US right? What about the local license? We do not have local board exam in the Philippines. Will applying for CES affect this? Our country board of nursing doesnt recognized it either. :uhoh21: :confused:

elkpark · May 2, 2008

There is a lot of controversy and confusion about PN programs in the Phillipines, and there has been a lot of discussion on this board about those programs and their usefulness, and how they might apply to the US. Please take a look at the info already here about this topic -- here is one thread (there are also others if you look for them):

https://allnurses.com/forums/f235/please-read-lpn-programs-philippines-285730.html

suzanne4, RN · May 2, 2008

Just to clear up something, the VSC is a document that one must have to apply for a visa to work in the US, or even be able to work in the US as a nurse.

It is not issued by the US Embassy but must be presented to them.

There are no legal visas for the LPN to work in the US, if one is not getting a visa by another source such as being petitioned by family member, etc.

There is no shortage of LPNs in the US and therefore no visas issued, same thing for Canada, one must complete and approved RN program.

The H2-B visas that some of the schools talkk about in PI are actually illegal for the nurse to use and we are seeing them get deported now.

suzanne4, RN · May 2, 2008

You cannot get a legal visa to work in the US with the LPN training in the Philippines and there is no exception to this rule.

If you do not hold a US passport or a green card, you are not going to be able to use that training. Does not matter what the school tells you or what your government tells you. The US makes the rules for the US and they do not accept it.