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Texas, especially El Paso and New Mexico. But as you said El Paso is poor for the most part but than on the other hand the cost of living is much lower here. just take a look at el paso hospitals. Endless options.

Hallo thedarlington, it is going good. I have had no bigger issues so far. I applied as a foreign Citizen but I am here on a marriage based green card which makes the hole process somewhat easier. I did my CES with ERES and it was fast and without complications. ATT is the authorisation to test number you will receive directly from Pearson/Vue ones the Board deems you eligible to sit for the NCLEX.

Hallo, I am living in El Paso/Texas and I am a foreign trained nurse going through the licensure progress. Foreign trained nurses do not need the CGFNS exam to be eligible to take the NCLEX RN ( in Texas ) According to the Board of Nursing in Texas you need the following documents/fees to apply for licensure as a RN: - Application by NCLEX-RN Examination - Fee - Verification of Licensure ( VOL ) form from all countries, states, provinces and/or territories you hold or have held a license as a first/level, general nurse - CES Full Education course/by course report ( which will include your VOL ), done by CGFNS, ERES or IERF. - Proof of English Proficiency scores - Registration with NCS Pearson/Vue to take NCLEX-RN exam - Pass the Nursing Jurisprudence Examination - Report on the criminal background check the NCLEX-RN Review for Foreign Nurses is offered by EPCC and consists of Englisch for Foreign Nurses and a NCLEX-RN prep course. CGFNS is not just some middle man when it comes to the CES report ( or ERES, IERF ) they definitely will need it to be able to apply to the Board for licensure.

Dear Floridamom, you are very welcome. It is indeed a long way but you can make it. I will be here Monday than we can talk more about it. I wish you a nice Sunday. Tanya

Hallo Floridamom, i am also from Germany and currently living in Texas. I hope I am able to help you get started with the hole process. Before you apply to the Board of Nursing in Florida for inital licensure you have to get a Certification of Educational Equivalency which is done by CGFNS or ERES. All your school credentials and the nursing diploma have to be send from the nursing school and Government division directley to CGFNS or ERES. The paperwork you need for this: your school transcripts, breakdown of your educational hours, your nursing curriculum and your diploma issued by the German Government. You want to do a course by course evaluation ( CES ) If your coursework was not entirely in English you will need the test of English as a Foreign Language ( Toefl for example ) with a passingscore determined by the Board of Nursing you apply to. Since you have been in the USA for the past 8 years I suppose you hold a Greencard and a SSN, therefore you will not need the Visascreen service. Note for CGFNS and/or ERES, download the paperapplication and do exactly as they say so you don't have any delays in your application process. You will need certified translations of you paperwork including your nursing curriculum. After they issue your CES you will receive a copy and the original will be send directly to the Board of Nursing. I did my evaluation with ERES duo to the fact that i did not need Visascreen and ERES is much faster than CGFNS. On the other hand, if you planning on going back to school you might need the educational equivalency done by CGFNS. I hope I could help a little to get you started and if you need more information I will try to answer them as good as I can. P.s I have a translated nursing curriculum for you if you need it. bye for now Tanya