ypman18

Hi, I am experiencing something similar at the moment. Hopefully, you did successfully pass all the required exams and may be can give me some advice. I am a military wife and originally from the Netherlands (husband is American). We live in Texas and I started the nursing licensure process. My school in the Netherlands is struggling with the breakdown of the courses and hours for the credential evaluation, but after calling the school several times they started to put more effort in it. While I am busy with the credential evaluation (1st step of the whole process), my husband decided to change his career and got a great job offer in Washington D.C. Depending on how fast the security clearance process for his job takes, we will move to D.C. maybe in a few months or max after a year. Today, I requested CGFNS to do the credential evaluation for Texas AND D.C. I had to pay an additional $100 for D.C. Later today, my husband told me that we probably will be living in Virginia. Therefore, it might be wise to get a RN license for Virginia as well. 1. Is it possible to apply for a RN license for 3 places at the same time? 2. If I get a RN license for D.C. do I still need a license for Virginia? 3. What are the requirements for a RN license in Virginia? The BON Viriginia website doesn't show much information besides a phone number. Do they need a Credential Evaluation Report or a CGFNS Certification Program (=an exam)? 4. What are your experiences with keeping the American RN license updated when performing nursing outside the US? Note: I do not have the American nationality yet. At this moment I really need some advice, because I am getting a bit frustrated with the application process for different states. Due to the constant moving I might have to apply for another state in a few years. So, the process never ends... Hope to receive some answers/advice from you. Thanks.

Thank you for your reply. Luckily, I found the same information and already thought that only a CES report (transcripts and course-by-course evaluation) is required. Glad to have this confirmed by you. I think that there is contradicting information on the BON website, because I also found this document: http://doh.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/doh/publication/attachments/registered_nursing.pdf. This document is from 2004 and mentions the CGFNS examination (certificate) as a requirement.

Hi, Is a Credential Evaluation (CES) or a Certification Program (CP) from CGFNS needed for foreign nurses who want to get their RN license in Washington DC? According to CGFNS a CP is required. However, a CES may be accepted too. I called the Board of Nursing in DC and the person I spoke to told me that CES and CP are the same?! It's not the same because CP is: credential evaluation + test. When I look at the application package of DC it seems that only a CES is needed. This is very confusing.