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rsmit02

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  1. Hi all, Is there anyone here that had to make up hours for USA? I am an RMN and graduated 2000 having done the 18 months general 18 months psychiatric training. I have no idea what hours I may need to...
  2. Foreign graduates applying to New Jersey

    Hiya, First of all welcome and good luck with your plans for moving to the usa. The main question I can help answer is how long does CES from CGFNS take. The answer truly is "as long as it takes" once...
  3. F1 visa and pregnancy?

    Hi there, I am wondering what would happen if you were studying in the usa on an F1 visa and became pregnant. Is it possible to study as long as you can then take a few weeks off for delivery and...
  4. Pregnancy and visa?

    Hi all, Ok a complicated question as those who know me know I am a UK nurse Psychiatrically trained and sat waiting for my CES report from CGFNS to be issued to know what hours I need to make up to...
  5. Pregnancy and visa?

    Hiya all, Just wanted to update on this thread I ranf the NJ Dept of Insurance then a few insurance providors and found out all the info I needed. As I am coming to USA from a country that is...
  6. Pregnancy and visa?

    Hi suzanne, I hope my post has not annoyed you in any way, I know it is my fault with the dates I had no idea I needed to be specific to the actual day I started the course and im not blaming cgfns...
  7. Pregnancy and visa?

    Hiya, I know I wont be starting my nursing in January the way it works the international student advisor at Burlington Community college said is I apply for the nursing programme, they issue the I-20...
  8. Pregnancy and visa?

    I know I must look into the cost of giving birth over there I must see if I can get medical insurance to cover the pregnancy. I could wait till next July for that student intake if I got pregnant my...
  9. Hi all, Was checking my online status for my CES report from CGFNS and it now says all my documents have been recieved but my Nursing school transcript has been "Received but not accepted" as the...
  10. Thought I would post an update for others who are ever in this situation. I phoned cgfns and explained and they said they knew and that they had already sent out a letter to my nursing school to...
  11. Hi there, I got a copy of my transcript of training that was sent to CGFNS for my CES and was trying to look at what I may need to make up hours wise. Is there a website I can look on which will tell...
  12. This thread has confused me to, am I reading right that if i was to go into usa on a student visa, to make up hours and sit nclex I couldnt file for AOS as quick as I thought, can I not file for AOS...
  13. Hi there, Cheers suzanne, i was actually surprised at my transcript as I had 360 hours maternity and peads clinical and over 1200 mental health clinical and theory hours. Think i may be short some...
  14. CGFNS Exam question.

    Hi all, Well the more you read the more questions you have LOL!! Ok in my case I am RMN registered mental health nurse in the UK I am awaiting my CES from cgfns report to come through on what hours I...
  15. Hi all, I am wondering a few things, firstly........ What does the CES report from cgfns look like? Does it just say yes or no to being allowed to sit nclex or does it detail exactly what you do and...
  16. High Sickness record

    I would definately just honestly ask them what the sickness record was for it doesnt actually make them a bad employee. For example over the lat 4 years my sick record has been just terrible I am a...
  17. Can someone clear something up for me having a one of those moments where the more you read the more confused you get LOL!!! As an international UK educated nurse if you get CES from cgfns, then apply...
  18. Question on licience in NJ?

    Yup thats what I thought but the NJ BON site says nothing about international nurses applying for a liceince once licienced in another state. The application pack for applying for liceince by...
  19. New to the forum!!!

    Can I ask were you there on an F1 visa to make up nursing hours to be allowed to sit nclex or another course altogether? I think your next step is to find an employer who will sponser your green card...
  20. I miss her so much she knows so much and helps people so much!!
  21. Tourist visa question?

    Just reading a post there about adjustment of status and it got me thinking. Would it be possible to come into the usa from the uk and make up my hours, sit nclex and get my visa screen apply for a...
  22. Tourist visa question?

    So once I have CES and Visa screen I apply to Vermont for permission to sit NCLEX and them reviewing my stuff as a foreign nurse and issuing me permission to test is what can take the time? Once I...
  23. Tourist visa question?

    I have applied to cgfns for CES so all my transcripts are with them already I am just awaiting the report. But do you mean that for visa screen they will apply for all my transcripts again? As for...
  24. Tourist visa question?

    Quick question about the 6 month visa for an eu resident how hard is it to get, I take it I apply in the UK what reason should you give for the visa? Is there a reason they may not grant the visa?...
  25. Tourist visa question?

    So I think what may be better is, 1) Wait for CES report to come back telling me what hours to make up. 2) Try find scool here to make up hours in. 3) If I cant find school here (it is very very hard...