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Hey Amelia, Could you provide a little more info? Is it an agency? Are foreign nurses who need sponsorship for a visa welcome to apply? Did you use it to find a job? I went to the website, but it didn’t have a whole lot of information available without signing up. Thanks in advance!

If you haven’t already, I’d give your BON a call. I say this because my BON was super kind and helpful and searched everywhere for an email from NMC, but couldn’t find one, so they gave me another email address to put in, then they responded the same day. I think also sometimes BONs want authorization from you and/or a fee for verification to be paid first.

Hey all, I just wanted to give an update, especially in case others who find this thread are in the same boat... An accelerated BSN (mine was a year/3 terms in length) is eligible for application to the register...I submitted my license and qualification info for the first check, the Eligibility and Qualification Evaluation. I got an email today saying I'm eligible and I can now take the CBT, OSCE, then complete my registration application! Thanks again to everyone contributing on this thread, it's so helpful! Now to study for the CBT and find a job. ?

Thanks, @jordanecc311 ! The closest thing to a certificate I can get my hands on is nursys.com's license verification report, so I downloaded that and uploaded it to my application. It's reassuring to know that they're aware most states don't issue a paper certificate, thank you for that info! I submitted my round one docs, so now I wait to hear if I'm eligible to register?

@kaitfinder and anyone who might have had the same situation... My state also doesn't issue a paper nursing license. They refer you to nursys.com for an online verification. For the evidence that I registered and have a nursing license, what did you submit? And for the contact details of your regulator, did you just call up your state board of nursing and say "Hey, I'm doing this thing, you might get some calls." ? LOL I'm getting my docs ready for the first part of the process! ? Thank you all!

Oh! @Vivian Yue I just remembered too, if you look at what they require you to submit regarding your degree under the "Provide qualification and registration information" section, it doesn't say anything about providing transcripts and asking your institution to report clinical hours/classroom hours, etc. like it used to a few years ago before they changed the process/a few of the requirements. Now it just says you have to provide: "1. Upload a copy of your qualification certificate You'll need to upload a copy of the original qualification certificate you were given when you completed your course. This should be the certificate for the qualification you're relying on to register with us. Your name, the name of the qualification and the date you were awarded the qualification should be clearly visible on the certificate. 2. Tell us your education institution's details (if you have never been registered) You’ll need to provide the name, address and contact email address for your education institution. You must confirm you have consent to share their details with us. Your education institution will need to: -check the information you’ve provided about your qualification -confirm if it matches their records or if it does not -if they’re able to, let us know whether it would allow you to register with the relevant professional regulator If you have been registered: If you are or were previously registered in your country of training, we’ll also ask you for the name of your regulator and a copy of your registration certificate. We’ll then contact your regulator to confirm the details you have provided and to check if you meet our eligibility criteria." Based on this, it looks like you submit your diploma/certificate (which would just say you have a BSN, not specifically an accelerated one) and your institution details so they can confirm you actually went there and the qualification qualifies you to register in the US, not how many years it was, etc. But, I'm not sure on this as I haven't applied yet. I will research around the internet and see if I can find info on the sorts of details they ask about your qualification in the application. ?

Hey @Vivian Yue Thanks for the follow-up! I really appreciate it. :) In my opinion, they didn’t really answer your question (depending on what you actually asked), they just gave you a general, blanket response in the form of quoting their website to you. You were trying to ask if a US accelerated BSN is “equivalent of 3 years” in their eyes. For example, accelerated BSNs are equivalent to a 4-year BSN here in the US (and are approved programs by the appropriate regulatory authority, do focus solely on nursing, and do lead to registration in our country). We just need to know what the NMC’s definition of “equivalent” is. Would you be willing to reply back to them for clarification? I can email as well and be very specific and see if I get anywhere with an answer. To answer your earlier post, I have already graduated from an accelerated BSN and I’m working as an oncology nurse now at a big university hospital. I lived in the UK for two years in my early 20’s and loved it, so it is my hope to move back for at least a few years to be with friends and travel a bit. If registering and finding a nursing job in the UK doesn’t pan out, I plan to travel nurse in the US and take off a few months off here and there between contracts to try to see the world. I’m more than happy to help in anyway I can! :)

Hey @Vivian Yue ! I just went looking for this PDF booklet that NMC had on registering if you trained outside the EU/EEA, but I can’t seem to find it...I remember around the time they took away the requirement to have 1 year of experience in your home country, they changed the wording of the 3-year degree requirement to something like “3-year blah blah or equivalent that would lead to registration in the home country” or something like that. Now the website says: “We need to know that your qualification will or has allowed you to register in the country you trained in. The easiest way to show this is to provide evidence you registered using your qualification in your country of training. If you do not hold a qualification that meets this eligibility criteria, we won’t be able to consider your application and it will be closed. We’ll also use the information you provide about your qualification to determine whether it is comparable to a qualification we’d approve. If it isn’t, but you meet our eligibility criteria, we’ll ask you to take the test of competence.” https://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/joining-the-register/register-nurse-midwife/trained-outside-the-eueea/new-application/how-to-guide/eligibility-and-qualification-application/qualification-and-registration/ This would lead me to believe that an accelerated BSN would qualify, but! I’ll be trying to register within the next year and I have an accelerated BSN, so I can report back on how it goes. :)

@jordanecc311 Thank you so much! No need to be sorry AT. ALL., I will take all of the help I can! Thank you for reaching out and for your great advice. I would love the name of the agency that you went through if you don't mind. ? -Sara

@kaitfinder Thank you so much! I plan on applying directly just to one hospital because I know a friend of a friend who is a doctor there, but other than that, I am definitely open to agencies! I have checked out the one you previously mentioned in this thread, Neu Professionals, and plan on checking back frequently with them for oncology positions. Do you have any other recommendations for agencies? Did you make any changes to your resume to fit a more-UK/CV format or did that really matter all that much? How hard was the CBT and how much did you study for it? Feel free to email me if you prefer! : [email protected] -Sara

@Apandriano Thank you for your reply! Best of luck to you! Do you think the facebook group you found would be helpful to someone who will need to be sponsored for a visa? If so, would you be willing to tell me which it is? I'm looking for all the great info I can! ?

@Apandriano and @KDRN1212 Hi! Would you mind if I ask if you went through an agency to find jobs or did you go through the hospital directly? If you went through an agency, would you be comfortable sharing which one? @yamilet Where are you now in your journey? (I hope you've been successful!) @kaitfinder Thanks SO MUCH for all of your responses/help to everyone! I'm from the US and lived in the UK from 2010-2012 on a student visa. My best friend who went with me ended up marrying a lovely Brit and I've gone back over to visit them for weeks at a time every year since. I love it there! I'm an oncology/hematology nurse now and had looked into registering/jobs in the UK, but feared it would be impossible until I found this thread. Again, thank you!

Thanks again for being amazingly helpful, Alanna! I called today and Admissions said they could still potentially take people off the waitlist 2-3 weeks before January start! Eep. I guess I'll gather my records and such just in case, good thing I already did my BLS this summer for another program I applied to. Did you just go through your PCP for the TB test? Perhaps I'll see you in January! :) Best, Sara

Alanna, Thank you for answering all of my questions! :) I sent off my $150 deposit, now I'm just waiting on the confirmation letter... I'm from STL, but I'm currently working and living out of state,so I'm trying to get an idea of the process as soon as possible. Do you know how close to the start of the semester they are still pulling people from the waitlist (in other words, any idea when I would know for sure I won't be called for Jan. 2019?)? Also, do you know if you are allowed to defer? Thanks again!! Sara

@alannad, Hey Alanna! I got my letter, I am waitlisted for Spring 2019 and have to submit my depost to find out what term I am guaranteed for. Are you still on the waitlist or have you gotten a spot for Spring 2019? Did they say when the mandatory orientation for Spring 2019 is if you get a spot? The ambiguity of not knowing is stressing me out! :) Thanks again! Sara