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Reverse here, Aussie RN trying to work in the USA. I would start with looking at AHPRA our national body for licensure in Aus. Unlike here our licenses are nationwide as opposed to being state-by-state. There should be a section for overseas trained RNs. Secondly look for a nursing recruitment agency specializing in US RNs, they are full of great information and will walk you through the process. I found one that does the reverse and places RNs here in the US (a UK based company but had dealt with Aussie RNs as well) and even though I have not used them to get a job I did use all the information they provided to me to get through the credential evaluation and other red tape. Here is the website for AHPRA specifically the area you are looking at: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia - Internationally qualified nurses and midwives Hope this is of some help!

Hello, I would love to hear from other's experiences in regards to obtaining their nursing licensure with overseas education and experience. I have a Bachelors in Registered Nursing and am partway through a Masters in Emergency Nursing. I have 6 years emergency department experience. My family and I immigrated to the Seattle area in October and I started the process to obtain my license in September of 2016 (seven months now!). I paid CGFNS in full and completed all paper work and it is all still pending, including the background check and payment for the NCLEX RN exam. I believe I do not have enough clinical hours in Labor and Delivery and pediatrics (both of these areas being specialty in my home state requiring post-grad education instead). I have since started looking into jobs in Alaska and have been considering moving up there, but am not sure I will have to start the process all over again in regards to my license or am I able to ask CGFNS to change the state board under which I have started my credential evaluation service? They are notoriously difficult to reach (45-60 minute hold times) and in my experience have been only minimally helpful over the phone. In addition: have other overseas trained nurses had to do extra clinical hours for labour and delivery / pediatrics and how have they gone about this? I appreciate the feedback.