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Thank you, Happeetxn for the input. I will look into the hospitals you mentioned. It's just that I don't have the papers to legally work to begin with and I will be needing an employer to sponsor me first. Would you happen to know of any hospitals that will do sponsorship in the Dallas area?

Thank you, momto2beauties for your reply...I appreciate it!

Anybody knows the pay rate in Dallas, TX for fresh graduate RNs? Also, I need some recommendations for good recruiters or employers that will help in the immigration process of a foreign nurse. I want to work in Dallas but I am currently in California. Any feedback is appreciated. Thank you very much!

Hi Suzanne4, I read your post stating that NY is the way to go for foreign nurses when applying for the RN licensure exam. I read this way too late. I am an RN from the Philippines and currently in Los Angeles holding a tourist visa. I arrived on January 28th; was given a 6 month stay from the port of entry and therefore wasted no time in applying for the NCLEX exam (California) which I submitted last Jan. 30th. I checked with the CA BRN and I was told that they received my application last Feb. 8th. I know it takes them like 5 months to process my application. Now, when I read your post regarding the NY route, I was dismayed since I would have loved to work in the south (maybe Dallas, Texas) and was thinking that if I pass the NCLEX exam, I will apply for endorsement. But as you've stated, it's not possible to do this since CA will not release my license until I get my SSN. I would admit my time here is really running out and I'm kinda panicky . My questions are: 1) if I submit an application to NY, how long do I have to wait until I'm found eligible to take the NCLEX? 2) When I register for NCLEX exam with Pearson Vue, how many months before I could be scheduled to take the test? 3) Is it a requirement to have a VisaScreen Certificate on hand before any employer can sponsor me for an employment-based immigrant visa? How long does it take for the ICHP to process my VisaScreen Certificate? 4) If I am stuck in California, are you able to recommend a good place for me to start my career (entry-level)? Los Angeles, Hercules, or Fremont perhaps? I am sure that you respond to sooooooooooooo many inquiries and your response to my questions (pardon me if I've asked some similar questions to your previous threads...I might have just overlooked them somehow) would be greatly appreciated. Knowing that someone is there to bring some light, means so much to us, foreign nurses, who are caught in a maze. Thank you very much for your time! You have a wonderful weekend!