Leviathan13

Hi Silverdragon102! So it is safe to say that working in fringe areas will be much better?

Hi everyone! I'd like to know which is better when it comes to working as a nurse in the United Kingdom as nurses who work within London have higher pay compare to those who are from Fringe areas. (I know they received HCA's which varies on where they are working.) I just need some input on who saves a lot or it is just the same or it really depends on how frugal you are.

Thank you guys for answering my question. The reason for this is that I have an opportunity to work as a nurse in the US and in the UK. I'm an NCLEX passer and CBT passer as well. I chose to push through with my UK application and I'm currently preparing my documents needed for DL. :)

Thank you skylark! I'm new to this forum & I've seen some posts about this but it was posted in 2009. ?

Can anyone compare the pros and cons of working in the UK & USA as nurse?

Hi Leviathan13, Each State has its very own "Board of Nursing", so determining the length each state performs a task can be a little tricky. However, I cannot see them taking more than 3-5 days to fill out the verification form, then about 1wk for the NMC to receive the verification form after mailing from the U.S. I actually was almost held up because one of my states filled out the verification form... then photocopied the form and sent the photocopy to the NMC. The NMC almost didn't accept the photocopy! If you don't mind me asking...how long did it take you to receive a RN license in the U.S.? Good luck! Hi Cottntale32!!! Thank you so much for answering my question. :) It is the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation office that does license verification for Illinois registered nurses and if it will only take around 3-5 days for them to process the verification form then there will be no problem at all. BUT.... I got married last year & I have to file for a change of name to their office first prior to the license verification. I hope it will not take weeks for them to update my name. I took the NCLEX-RN exam in May 2012 and got my license July 2012.

[quote I am from the U.S. too! If you only have one license in one state, I would just go to your nearest police department and obtain a "police clearance". However, if you have more than one license from different states, then you need to get a "FBI Clearance". DO THIS ASAP!! It takes 12-14 weeks for the FBI to send you the clearance back (I learned this the hard way and had to wait 12-14 wks, even though I had all the rest of my materials ready!). They send the clearance to you and you upload it to your portal. In the mean time while your waiting for the FBI clearance, you should be gathering all the rest of the materials. Its good to see someone from the U.S. going through the process too. I am currently waiting for my DL at the moment. Send your email and maybe we can help each other through the last leg of this registration! Good luck to you! Hi Cottntale32! I'm from the Philippines & a registered nurse in the USA-Illinois. I just want to ask how long will it take for the USA BON to fill out the Registration Authority Verification Form & forward it to NMC? I never worked in the USA as I never been there but my agency insists that I should forward the Registration Authority Verification form to them because my license is still active. I'm worried that it will delay only delay my application to NMC.

Anyone here who already passed the OSCE exam? Can you share your experience & review materiasl that you used. Thanks in advance.

Vermont & Illinois. I'm from the Philippines as well & never been in the US. I took the NCLEX-Illinois in 2012. If you are confuse in the whole process of applying for NCLEX, you can ask for the assitance of NEAC. :)