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@essie.ys does the transcript your nursing school sent already reflect on your account? and yeah, they're not very competent, seem to have a different answer every time. It might be worth it to wait until the transcript reflects on your account.

hi @essie.ys , I also took my prerequisites from a community college and at an University extension and did not have to send those transcripts in! I think as long as your nursing school is accredited they'd assume that you have all the prerequisites needed already. The transcript request form from CGFNS is a very detailed form though (so my nursing school person did say on the form that i had completed like 45 hrs of nutrition or 45 hrs of pharm, which are the prerequisites). Hope this helps. It took about 4-5 weeks after the transcript was sent to reflect on my CGFNS account. The BRN took 2 months to process my transcript verification and thats why it took a total of 3 months-ish to get my visa screen. ?

Hi, I finally got my visa screen after 3 months of waiting (more so because BRN took 2 months to process the verification). Recently got another offer at a Bay Area hospital. But this hospital only hires new grads as per diem (or so I’ve heard). And again, as HR contacted me with all the onboarding stuff I let them know about needing an employment letter. My offer was rescinded lol. HR lady told me that as it is not a hard to fill position, they have a bunch of candidates, they can’t justify why they would hire a foreigner. ?‍♀️ It kinda just makes me feel very disposable they don’t see the value in hiring me. And she said they don’t usually send out official “offer letters” for per diem positions anyway and that TN letter is not in their practice so they won’t be able to proceed. Told them I could draft the letter myself and just have them sign it. And she said Nope as this is a temporary position and they can’t guarantee the time frame of the assignment (because I told them the letter needs to include duration of employment). So that was that. Super disappointed that I’ve worked so hard to get to where I am today and are having so much trouble starting out as a new grad. I’m starting to look at clinic jobs (aesthetics or fertility) seems like they may be more flexible because are privately owned and are smaller companies with less rigid policies? I’m hoping

Did it also take ~ a month for your BRN to send in the license verification and update that on CGFNS?

Hi Augusta495, Thank you! Yeah I did my prerequisites at 3 different schools-- where i got my first BA from (but the BA is totally unrelated to nursing), and at a community college (where I didn't start a nursing program or received diploma), and an university extension. It's just the transfer credits don't show up on my nursing school unofficial transcript, so I'm not sure if those are actually included in the official one. But I just emailed out director who filled out that CGFNS form for me so we'll see. Seems like my school has never worked with CGFNS before either so I'm sure my school will get a signature verification too. This wait is such a pain! It says it's a streamlined process for US educated nurses.. doesn't really seem like it to me. Would you mind keeping me updated on your progress? I wish you the best of luck!!

Hi @Augusta495, I was wondering if CGFNS waived you from the transcripts from the 2 previous colleges for you after they have received and processed your transcript from your nursing program? If so, how long did it take for them to reflect that information on your account? My school said they mailed out the transcript verification form on 7/26 and I am anxiously waiting to see if its accepted... CGFNS told me that it can take up to 25 business days for them to reflect that. I also went to a nursing program in the US and they said they've never worked with CGFNS before and I'm not sure if they are including my prerequisite credits on the transcript.

Thank you. The hospital told me that they are required to hire an attorney for all employees needing visa to help with the TN application because they don't want their employees to get stuck at the boarder. However, they are not willing to pay for the fees to hire the lawyer for me because I am a new grad - and new grads residencies aren't hard to fill. So if i was willing to pay the $1000 + lawyer fee I could still go, but I declined.

Hi, I am a new grad RN-- licensed and graduated from a school in California. I am a Canadian citizen. I have recently received a verbal offer for a new grad program from a big hospital in Southern California. When the recruiter called to congratulate me with the offer, I let her know about needing an offer letter that includes job title, job description, salary, benefits and duration of employment on company letterhead so I can take that information with me to the boarder and apply to TN visa. The recruiter said she will contact their immigration specialist and get back to me since she is unfamiliar with the law-- so she did. She let me know that the immigration specialist at the hospital told her that they don't normally do this for an easy-to-fill position as it requires the hospital to fill out paperwork and pay about a thousand dollars. I told her that TN visa is based off of the NAFTA Treaty that allows Canadian citizens to work in the US without sponsorship and all that paperwork. It seems like their immigration specialist might not fully understand TN Visa?? I'm afraid that they might rescind the job offer to save the hassle of hiring me ..... (but there is essentially nothing they have to do for me to apply to TN...so honestly don't know) I have an upcoming interview with an HCA facility up here in the Bay in August, and I was wondering if I should just wait until I get the actual offer letter-- and just go apply to TN on my own without letting the hospital know first? I'm afraid that they'll just take away this opportunity from me when TN visa really doesn't require the employer to do anything besides giving me the offer letter, which is a pretty standard one... But I also don't want to seem like I am hiding something from them. Does anything have any experience with TN visas and how to go about letting employers understand that it does NOT require sponsorship?

Hi, I am a new grad RN-- licensed and graduated from a school in California. I am a Canadian citizen. I have recently received a verbal offer for a new grad program from a big hospital in Southern California. When the recruiter called to congratulate me with the offer, I let her know about needing an offer letter that includes job title, job description, salary, benefits and duration of employment on company letterhead so I can take that information with me to the boarder and apply to TN visa. The recruiter said she will contact their immigration specialist and get back to me since she is unfamiliar with the law-- so she did. She let me know that the immigration specialist at the hospital told her that they don't normally do this for an easy-to-fill position as it requires the hospital to fill out paperwork and pay about a thousand dollars. I told her that TN visa is based off of the NAFTA Treaty that allows Canadian citizens to work in the US without sponsorship and all that paperwork. It seems like their immigration specialist might not fully understand TN Visa?? I'm afraid that they might rescind the job offer to save the hassle of hiring me ..... (but there is essentially nothing they have to do for me to apply to TN...so honestly don't know) I have an upcoming interview with an HCA facility up here in the Bay in August, and I was wondering if I should just wait until I get the actual offer letter-- and just go apply to TN on my own without letting the hospital know first? I'm afraid that they'll just take away this opportunity from me when TN visa really doesn't require the employer to do anything besides giving me the offer letter, which is a pretty standard one... But I also don't want to seem like I am hiding something from them. Does anything have any experience with TN visas and how to go about letting employers understand that it does NOT require sponsorship?

@Tats89 Hi Tats89, I also haven't been a member long enough to PM you. I'd like to discuss with you more about your experience too. If there's a way for you to PM me, that'd be awesome. Thank you