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i am still here in the philippines and i've never been to australia. what could be the shortest route possible?

i am a filipino nurse and seeing that it will take a long time to get to the US (i already have a license in new mexico and complete visa screen certificate) i have decided to go to australia first while waiting for retrogression to ease up. i've gone to and read the websites of the australian embassy in the philippines, the australian immigration website, the ANMC website, etc. and still can't find where to actually start to get things rolling. i don't have an employer in australia. do i need to find an employer there first in order to start the process, or can i just start the process by myself? is assessment by ANMC the first step?

i really need help on this one. i have already passed the nclex and ielts, and my vsc is on final review but i still haven't found any potential employers in the states, preferably in california. i am getting tempted to go through agencies here in the philippines but most suggest that direct hire is still the best way to go. the problem is where do i even start to search for a hospital that is doing direct hire of foreign nurses? is there a website for this? where do i begin?

the new mexico nursing license does not have a picture in it. it only contains your name, license number, expiration date and the address of NM BON. kinda plain if you look at it. it also has a sort of hologram of a lamp in the lower right corner. i got mine 2 weeks after taking the nclex. got my results 2 days after the nclex.

my signature in my application and my passport does not include my full name written in script. but the photo id form says to write my full name in script form in the blank for the signature. should i just write my full name in script in the blank for the signature and then sign my usual signature in the picture?

how do i sign my photo in the photo id form for the VSC? should i sign my complete name in script like in the blank for the signature in the form, or should i sign it the way i usually write my signature?

i have a question with the photo id form for the visa screen. it says under the blank for the signature of the applicant: do not print - sign entire name (first, middle, last name). what does this mean? how do i do this? my signature does not even consist of my entire name.

you have to send them the complete application form and payment or they will not even begin to process your application

i just passed the nclex. yehey. took it last june 21 in hong kong. took me 86 questions. i checked the NM BON website license verification today and found my name and license number there. thanks to allnurses forums, suzzane for the review tips and all those who answered all my queries.

that's great to hear. im scheduled in hong kong for june 21. it took me around 2 weeks to get that schedule. just check up on the available slots as often as you can online. vacant slots just pop up almost at any time. dont call pearson for vacant slots, just check online often. when you find a vacant slot, call pearson IMMEDIATELY. before calling, ready your candidate number and the credit card details.

here's the timeline of my application to NM BON: dec.01 06 - my school sent my TOR and RLE to NM BON jan. 23 07 - i sent my application form via courier feb 13 07 - registered with pearson vue apr 20 07 - received my att from pearson vue via email

just got my ATT from pearson via email earlier today. finally, after almost 3 months of waiting. sent my application to NM BON jan. 23.

i emailed ms. vidaurri earlier and this was her reply: btw, i sent my application jan. 22.

dont worry about it too much. i sent my application jan. 22 and i still haven't received my approval. i should be more worried than you.

now this got me worried. it seems it takes much longer nowadays for NM BON to process foreign applicants. sent my application jan. 22 but my transcripts were sent by my school a month earlier. i also have not received my att from pearson ( i've registered with pearson already) but my application is only a month old. haven't emailed them yet anyway since the non-us forms clearly stated to wait at least 45 days before any inquiries will be entertained.

it would be much faster if you register with pearson already since you can receive your att immediately and schedule your nclex once the NM BON clears you. anyway, the registration is good for one year and im pretty certain the evaluation process by NM BON wont take that long even if there were delays or there are missing information.

here is the registration process taken from the nclex examination candidate bulletin: 1. submit an application for licensure to the board of nursing where you wish to be licensed. 2. meet all of the board of nursing's eligibility requirements to take the nclex examination. 3. register for the nclex examination with pearson vue 4. receive confirmation of registration from pearson vue 5. the board of nursing makes the candidate eligible to take the nclex 6. receive authorization to test (att) from pearson vue have you done no. 3 since they will be the ones who will give you your att as stated in no. 6?

i emailed ms. vidaurri about this issue today and this was her reply: so it is quite definite that ces is not a requirement but only optional, as it was previously.

i did read the post in the other thread that sabrina vidaurri emailed and said it was optional. i called today and i again got an answering machine. i'm just trying to be sure about this issue since if it would be me that would be affected by the long delay if CES was needed.

i'll be calling in about an hour and if i can get through, i'll post her answers as soon as possible.

according to their faq: New Mexico Board of Nursing i will again try later (friday morning in NM) to call them up and clarify this issue once and for all.

yup, its really confusing since you do have to pay the $50 for the foreign transcript evaluation by them although you have to submit the CES which is also a transcipt evaluation. so you end up having two transcript evaluation. its almost impossible to call them up since all i get is an answering machine plus they rarely respond through email. already have so much telephone bills from all those international calls to an answering machine.

i was supposed to apply through NM BON but the new requirements (CES) made it quite longer than what i expected so i've decided to go through VT and pass my application next week. i do have a couple of questions: 1. is the "copy of your current license" just a photocopy of my current philippine professional license (the plastic one)? 2. what do i put in the "i have practiced nursing as defined in ..." if i dont have any work experience? would my application be accepted and will i still be allowed to take the nclex if i dont have any experience?

i dont have my ces yet so i most probably will send my application to vermont next week. i plan to endorse to california. so it seems my best bet at this moment would be to go through vermont.

this definitely means new mexico will take a lot longer for me than i expected. should i still go through new mexico or try at vermont? i havent sent my application and fees to new mexico yet.