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Is CGFNS exam harder, or easier or the same level as NCLEX? DO you have any idea? Thanks for ur help.

my application for the VS is to expire in a few days, do you know if there is an extention fee or do I have to pay the whole amount? I haven't paid them yet, but all my correspondence to verify my education is done, it tooks like 6 months to happen, so I would if they would let my extend my application. I wish I had read before starting the application.

I just paid for the NCLEX exam at the VUE website, they wont let me schedule until I have the ATT, when can I get the ATT? Do I have to wait 45 days for that, or will they issue me an ATT that will be valid after 45 days?

I learned that I can get H1B visa temporarily while my employer files for a longer solution, with this I can start working with 3 months, I will post more when I know more.

Oh I forgot to say, good luck!

You should try to send one of your relatives in Nepal to go to their office in Bhaktapur, and fix it. It is also possible for you to send a letter to the office requesting the complete date, send this letter not to bhaktaput but to your relative, the relative can take it to them and pay them for expedited shipping, remember RN office in bhaktapur needs to mail directly to cgfns.

It's nice to see all the people that passed with 265 questions... unfortunately I was not one of them, I thought I'd let you know, I am not too sad though, beacuse as I read I am really close to passing, thinking about following Suzan's plan, and take the exam again in 45 days, wich me luck. I am not going to giveup until I am a RN!

I recently signed up for the NCSBN International Nurse NCLEX preparation course... I finished the first course called "acclimation of intl nurses into us nursing" and i got a certificate and apparently 6.6 contact hours... What is this contact hours? and what can i use it for?

... anybody please?? I really need your help.. what will help me check if im ready for the NCLEX eam?

Hi there! I am sure there are questions like this... I am sorry... I could not find them. I have been preparing for the NCLEX exam for a couple of weeks now. I took the Saunders test (score about 80% - 90%) and similar range on the Kaplan. But that had only 300 or so questions... and its from 06-07 so.. its old... What is the best way to know if I am ready for the exam? I looked at the ATT Virtual thing.. but its like 400+ dollars... I really cant afford that... $200 for the exam is already much for me... So please please please... can you please tell me whats the best way to see if I am ready for the NCLEX-RN? I can spent upto $50 i guess... but no more... Thanks SOOOO much!

Hi there! I just started my application for the CGFNS/IHCP VisaScreen program. It says on the requirement, Successfully completed a minimum number of clock and/or credit hours in specific theoretical and clinical areas during their professional programs. I tried searching for the (exact) minimum hours for the topics but I could not find it anywhere. Does anyone know what the minimum requirements are? If I going to be inliigible I dont want to waste $500. I am typing the topics in-case someone knows the answer (plus for search engine, my way of paying back to this forum :), Care of the Adult - Medical Nursing [Theory - ?? Clinic - ??] Care of the Adult - Surgical Nursing [Theory - ?? Clinic - ??] Nursing Care of Children [Theory - ?? Clinic - ??] Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing, excluding Neurology [Theory - ?? Clinic - ??] Community/Public Health Nursing [Theory - ?? Clinic - ??] Other (describe) [Theory - ?? Clinic - ??] Physical and Biological Scienses (anatomy, physiology, microbiology, chemistry and nutrition) [Theory - ?? Clinic - ??] Social Scienses (psychology, sociology, history and trends in nursing) [Theory - ?? Clinic - ??]Your help is really appritiated. :)

Thank you for your answer... it certainly was heplful. Just to make this thread helpful to other viewers... can you change the title to "Foreign (Nepal) educated Nurse, currently in New York under F1 visa, how to proce..." ? Visitors might be hesitant to open it if they see only Nepal... including Nepal might be helpful to find other Nepali visitors... Anyway... after your reply... I have two options (well three) I am likely to take... (I am writing this to possible help other viewers in my condition) 1) After I get my RN, I will visit hospitals nearby... I know they are in shortange of nurses and see if they have any opinions... but I am not relying too much on this... (then will proceed to step 2 or 3) 2) i am very hopeful about this step... I learned that a student who has been in the US under F1 visa can apply for work permit if he is able to show unforseen financial burden... my international counsellor at the school said she might be able to help me with this... so I plan to apply for a work permit citing financial burden and work as a nurse in a hospital... i am hopeful this is legal and can be done... 3) the third option... which is more easy said than done is to work at the university health center... F-1 students are allowed to work upto 20 hours ON CAMPUS during school... so.. if I can get a job at the health center it might work out for me... ** While I am under option 2 or 3... i plan to get a job with another employer (possible a hospital) and work with them to find a solution... I heard nurses cant (easily) get h-visa... so the only option is to get a green-card? what is this? i mean i know what green card is.. but what is the process for this? As you said.. I need to start with CGFNS visa screen.. right?

Yes... I paid $135 to NYS... I have the child abuse identification and communicable disease certification also done... as far as I know.. they have everything.. I sent them my IELTS just in case... I have an overall band of 7.5... So... what you mean is... although I have RN from NYS I simply wont be able to work?

Hi there, Namaste! I apologize if this question has been answered before. I did find a thread that sort-of answered my question but I thought I'd be sure. I completed by 3 year Nursing degree in Nepal. After that I worked in a government hospital in Nepal as a RN for about a year. Then I came to the United States to study Bachlors under f1 visa (in another degree). Although I have scholorship... my expenses have increased and so I decided to use my Nursing degree and work. Not knowsing the procedure and due to my impulsive nature... I registered for the NCLEX exam only to learn that I would not be able to take the exam until deemed fit my New York state. So, I got my credentials verified by CGFNS... it took more than 6 months to complete. Now, after CGNFS submitted my report to the State... I applied with New York state... then after 2 weeks, called them... they said they received my application and have forwarded it to the review department. Hoping that everything goes well... (it should, I did well in nursing school), I will take the NCLEX exam and pass. Then? I am guessing I need to contact New York Education Department to get my registered... Then what? I learned there are no visas for nurse... (at least not easy ones.. and I DONT have a bachlors degree yet)... so what is the next step? What happens next? how do I start working? ** Also, does anyone know how long NYS takes to review my Nepal's Nursing Degree? ** And how long is takes to get RN after I pass my NCLEX? ** And, how long for the immigration stuff to be over before I can start working? I know, I have a long thread and lots of question... but seeing other threads I realized that all nurses community was very generous and ready to help... I could like to thank everyone for taking their time to read and possible answer my questions... Dhanyabad! (Thanks)