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I just realized I posted this in the wrong forum - I thought this was the international forum - sorry! I don't know how to edit/delete or move posts, so I'm sorry if it causes any problems being here.

I've looked through many of the posts and haven't found the answer to this question - I apologize if it has already been addressed. I'm an American and was recently accepted into a direct entry nurse practitioner program in the states. I would like to go to the program, but there's a 95% chance I will be settling down in Canada afterwards (I'm engaged to a Canadian citizen). Because of this, I have to make sure that I will be eligible for licensing in Canada (BC, specifically) before I start the program. It seems like an extensive and difficult process to get licensed as a foreign-trained student there and I think I understand the RN process at least. I don't see anywhere what guidelines they actually use to determine if your education was sufficient, though. Since I will be doing this knowing I need a BC license eventually, I want to know the guidelines to verify that my school will meet them. I also want to know if there are any problems getting licensed as an NP in BC as a direct entry student. Obviously, I will have had very little RN experience (although I do have significant experience in providing health care in clinical settings). There just doesn't seem to be enough specific information available that allows me to determine if my program will be sufficient for NP licensure. It seems that you have to get your RN licensure first and then your NP licensure in BC (you can't just do them both at the same time even if you're coming in with an NP license from the states, correct?). Any information someone can provide would be greatly appreciated. I do not want to spend the time and money on this program if I will not be able to be licensed at the end of it.

Are there any nursing schools that are still accepting applications for the fall (or whatever start date). A one-year job I had fell through and I had postponed applying because I was planning on working. Now I want to try to get started on my nursing education. I want to go in the direction of being an FNP and already have a B.S. (in biology) and health care experience. A direct entry program would be ideal, but at this point I'd settle on getting my RN first and applying to FNP programs following that. Everywhere I've managed to find had a deadline in January or February. It would be ideal for it to be in Oregon (maybe Washington) or online. Thanks for any help!