As most of you know, I have been recommending initial licensure in NY for quite some time. And for those of you that did not heed the warning, you now know why.
New York is three easy applications only, next you take the NCLEX exam, then you get a hard license and can endorse to almost any state afterwards. Because of the requirements of the Special Credentials Verification for New York, you do not have to do any of the running around to obtain your documents. CGFNS will obtain them for you....after you sign the release and send them the money.
NY also requires two short classes that can be done on-line, one on Child Abuse, and the other on Infection. Both are available for about $15 each and take only one hour or so.
NY BON application can be found at http://www.op.nyed.gov. You only need to submit "Form 1."
The Special Credentials Verification can be found at http://www.CGFNS.org, as well as the Visa Screen Application.
Once you have received documentation from NY that your credentials have been received and approved, submit payment to Pearson-Vue for the NCLEX exam. http://www.perasonvue.com. They are the ones that will actually send you the ATT letter, upon approval of the Board of Nursing. Be aware that this ATT (authorization to test) is only good for ninety (90) days. You will have onlt that amount of time to get the exam done in, otherwise you will lose your payment and have to start again.
Hope that this helps................ :balloons:
Most importantly, NY will issue you the license without a Social Security Number.
I am new to this forum. I passed NCLEX, TOEFL, trying to pass TSE (got 45).
I would like to know if it's possible,to start to file my papers without the TSE or the visa screen certification. Some agences and lawyers say yes some say no.???? :rotfl:
yes, you can start to get the petition filed, but be aware that if you have all of the documents filed, and do not include the visa screen certificate with it, you will eventually get a letter that will give you about 85 days to produce it, or your application will be cancelled and you will have to leave the us.
if you feel confident enough in your english skills, then go for it..................
the time frame above will be for you to show proof of passing the full set of the english exams..............
just a note, most say that the ielts series is easier for the speaking section, you may wish to consider that.
You are talking about getting the Visa Screen Certificate after passing the English exams and the the NCLEX. Today you mentioned the CGFNS Certificate. They are two completely different things.
CGFNS Certificate is granted when you pass the CGFNS exam and either TOEIC, TOEFL, or the IELTS exam.
Visa Screen Certificate, which is required for immigration is based on you applying for the certificate, passing either CGFNS exam, or the NCLEX-RN, as well as the full set of English exams, either TOEFL, TSE, and TWE, or the IELTS series with the academic branch and the speaking section.
Hope that this clears up things.
Many do go ahead and start the petitioning process if they are in the US, just be aware and get the exams done as quickly as possible.
I think Suzanne is right about not taking the Illinois route as they seem to require foreign nurses 5 years of experience before applying for the NCLEX through them. I guess I'll just go the NY route even if it seems that the Vermont Processing Center is behind the others. Oh well, there definitely aren't elevators to achieving your dream, just stairs. :-) Thanks Suzanne for all your efforts of trying to clear things up for us.
Illinois actually doesn't require the CGFNS exam anymore, nor the two years of experience in the US. Just the CES. This is a very recent ruling........
(ps. it was Illinois that was two years of experience, and Michigan still is five years of experience.)
I think Suzanne is right about not taking the Illinois route as they seem to require foreign nurses 5 years of experience before applying for the NCLEX through them. I guess I'll just go the NY route even if it seems that the Vermont Processing Center is behind the others. Oh well, there definitely aren't elevators to achieving your dream, just stairs. :-) Thanks Suzanne for all your efforts of trying to clear things up for us.
There is only a difference of a couple of months difference betwen each of the centers...............do not pick a place to work based on that number alone. Remember that they are always changing.....and will continue to do so. The new quarter begins in October, no one know for sure what will happen then.............
There is only a difference of a couple of months difference betwen each of the centers...............do not pick a place to work based on that number alone. Remember that they are always changing.....and will continue to do so. The new quarter begins in October, no one know for sure what will happen then.............
Immigration processing is based on where you will be working, not where you are going for licensure. You can get a license in NY, and actually going to be working in CA, then you would be processed under CA center, not Vermont.
One has nothing to do with the other, but where your employer is based. Nothing to do with where you go for initial licensure.
:chuckle wooops Yeah I got confused with Michigan and Illinois. Perhaps that thing I read about their requirements on their site wasn't really about requiring years of experience in the US, I think I saw something like number of years in the home country, etc. Thanks for the corrections Suzanne. :)
Btw, I plan to take the NY route and work in NY as well, what do you think Suzanne? Or is there another state which you recommend to work in regardless of the licensure thingy?
Neither Michigan or Illinois reuqire experience in the home country. Mi still requires the CGFNS exam or five years of experience as an RN in the US before you can endorse without having to take the exam. Illinois was two yearsof experience without CGFNS exam, in the US as an RN, but they just recenlt cancelled that requirement.
Pick a state based on where you would like to live........such as weather, etc.
Probably is not the best thing to file.................
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IC. Thanks very much