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.
thanks for creating such a great informative forum!
i have a question in regards to sponsorship fee...
i heard the lawyer and application fee etc often costs several thousands ($6,000+) of dollars. does anyone know if hospitals help pay for a partial cost or offer reimbursement? i'm getting a little nervous as i certainly couldn't afford this much right now...
thank you in advance.
there are many employers who take care of your immigration fees but some employers may not pay for it. the visa processing fee --you can see on uscis website. the attorney's fee depends and it ranges from $1500 to $5000. some lawyers charge fee for each person and others charge the same amount for the entire family members. for example- i hired one attorney who charged $1750 for two of us(my spouse and i). my friend had hired another attorney, some 6 months ago, who charged $2500 for each person(husband-wife)
I'm an rn here in the philippines and currently a medical intern (nursing was my premed).. i've taken CGFNS and IELTS and currently waiting for CGFNS certification
.. I'm thinking of taking the Nclex next however the idea i get from the other threads is that i need a US state to apply to.. NY being the easiest.. however.. my dilemma is this..
I need some sort of sponsorship/agency/direct hiring agent to get in and most of them require some sort of experience (1-2 yrs) which I have none as a nurse.. How is the situation nowadays? There had been talks of saturation ..
Regardless, my point is... Someone hire me! pleasse!!.. I'm single and very attractive.. And very open to relationships with guys who have the green thingy :D
I have gone through the application form of Illinois BON, there’s one form about confirming the license. Does that mean I have to send that form to PRC for verification despite the fact that they need the CES that also verifies licenses?
I have gone through the application form of Illinois BON, there's one form about confirming the license. Does that mean I have to send that form to PRC for verification despite the fact that they need the CES that also verifies licenses?
I suggest pasting the direct link here so that other posters can see it and make comments.
My Filipino fiancee is a BSN graduate and is an official RN in the Philippines as pf 27 January 2006. We've applied for a fiancee visa for her, and I expect her here in Las Vegas, Nevada within the next twelve months. We plan to marry when she arrives, and live and work in las Vegas.
Can you suggest a good course of action for her to pursue to become licensed in Nevada? We have the publications from the NV BON regarding licensure, and are still uncertain as to the best way to proceed. Right now, she will start a 3-month NCLEX study course on 6 March. Does she also need to pas the ILETS?
Regarding certification in new York State, can that be done at a distance, or does it need to be done in person somewhere in NY State? and is a NY certification valid in Nevada?
Would my fiancee be well served to get some nursing work experience in the Philippines before comign to the U. S.? Would working be preferable for her to taking the NCLEX study course?
I hope I am not burdening you with so many questions, but i'm having trouble finding reliable sources for asking these questions.
It’s so nice to have you and this website around. It’s been a tremendous help especially for those who aspires to work in the US. Keep up the good work.
I’m a newly registered nurse here in the Philippines, and together with a friend of mine, sent our applications to the California Board of Nursing at the same time last September. It is in this regard that we want to seek for your insights and make it clearer for us on what went wrong and what we should do.
It was only last Thursday, February 23 that my friend was able to receive a response from the CA BON, and was informed that based from their evaluation, his education and exposure on Psychiatric Nursing wasn’t able to meet the requirements set by the board, and that he must enroll at a recognized institution or school to complete the deficiencies before he is allowed to sit for the NCLEX.
This came as a surprise, considering that my friend was the only one ‘so far’ among our batchmates who applied for California whose application was somewhat ‘denied’ or how would you call it? ‘Conditional?" We did check our records soon after and our theories and practical exposure on Psychiatric Nursing was kinda ‘shorter’ as compared with graduates from other schools here in Manila, but this does not explain the fact that there were others before him whose applications were accepted and approved, and yet he was the only one whose application was found to be ‘lacking.’
As for myself, I expect to receive my eligibility notice this week (wishful thinking? ) It’s just kinda frustrating to wait for a long period of time just to receive the same outcome. And based from my friend’s experience, the agony of waiting and expecting the worst is just as bad as taking the actual exams and failing. I might just as well jump off a lake and drown….just kidding. I may be desperate, but not ‘that’ desperate. :)
If only I’ve known this site sooner, we would have taken your advice to apply in New York instead.
I hope you could share your insights on this matter. Thanks.
My Filipino fiancee is a BSN graduate and is an official RN in the Philippines as pf 27 January 2006. We've applied for a fiancee visa for her, and I expect her here in Las Vegas, Nevada within the next twelve months. We plan to marry when she arrives, and live and work in las Vegas.
Can you suggest a good course of action for her to pursue to become licensed in Nevada? We have the publications from the NV BON regarding licensure, and are still uncertain as to the best way to proceed. Right now, she will start a 3-month NCLEX study course on 6 March. Does she also need to pas the ILETS?
Regarding certification in new York State, can that be done at a distance, or does it need to be done in person somewhere in NY State? and is a NY certification valid in Nevada?
Would my fiancee be well served to get some nursing work experience in the Philippines before comign to the U. S.? Would working be preferable for her to taking the NCLEX study course?
I hope I am not burdening you with so many questions, but i'm having trouble finding reliable sources for asking these questions.
Thank you,
Duncan
Las Vegas
If she is coming on a fiancee visa, she doesn't need the English exams, as they are normally needed for the Visa Screen Certificate, and she doesn't need to go thru that process.
Working in the US is quite different from working in the Philippines, so unless it was years of experience, the few months will not make much of a difference.
Please make sure that she checks out the training program in the Philippines, there is a sticky about this in the Filipino Forum.
Whoa!!! Suzanne, you're a real gem to confused & helpless (for info) nurses!!! Keep up!! Been reading this thread for almost 5 hours already...Very informative & contains lots of infos.....(",).............
It's so nice to have you and this website around. It's been a tremendous help especially for those who aspires to work in the US. Keep up the good work.
I'm a newly registered nurse here in the Philippines, and together with a friend of mine, sent our applications to the California Board of Nursing at the same time last September. It is in this regard that we want to seek for your insights and make it clearer for us on what went wrong and what we should do.
It was only last Thursday, February 23 that my friend was able to receive a response from the CA BON, and was informed that based from their evaluation, his education and exposure on Psychiatric Nursing wasn't able to meet the requirements set by the board, and that he must enroll at a recognized institution or school to complete the deficiencies before he is allowed to sit for the NCLEX.
This came as a surprise, considering that my friend was the only one 'so far' among our batchmates who applied for California whose application was somewhat 'denied' or how would you call it? 'Conditional?" We did check our records soon after and our theories and practical exposure on Psychiatric Nursing was kinda 'shorter' as compared with graduates from other schools here in Manila, but this does not explain the fact that there were others before him whose applications were accepted and approved, and yet he was the only one whose application was found to be 'lacking.'
As for myself, I expect to receive my eligibility notice this week (wishful thinking? ) It's just kinda frustrating to wait for a long period of time just to receive the same outcome. And based from my friend's experience, the agony of waiting and expecting the worst is just as bad as taking the actual exams and failing. I might just as well jump off a lake and drown....just kidding. I may be desperate, but not 'that' desperate. :)
If only I've known this site sooner, we would have taken your advice to apply in New York instead.
I hope you could share your insights on this matter. Thanks.
If CA is not approving your program, then chances are that NY will not either. You need to go thru CGFNS for NY, and they are usually stricter. How many hours in psych did you actually have? Have others from your school gotten approval from CA?
whoa!!! suzanne, you're a real gem to confused & helpless (for info) nurses!!! keep up!! been reading this thread for almost 5 hours already...very informative & contains lots of infos.....(",).............
Hi, im jet, a prctcng dentist for 5 yrs nw in Pamp.,Philppines.im planning to tke up nursing this yr bz i heard that nurses abroad hve big pay check and its easy to get there as a RN.is this true? hw many more yrs do i need to spend to be a RN? kindly advice me on this matter.
Hi, im jet, a prctcng dentist for 5 yrs nw in Pamp.,Philppines.im planning to tke up nursing this yr bz i heard that nurses abroad hve big pay check and its easy to get there as a RN.is this true? hw many more yrs do i need to spend to be a RN? kindly advice me on this matter.
The school will have to assess 1st your past transcripts if they will credit some of your subjects. It could be anywhere bet. 2-3 yrs. Tuition depends on the school but its definitely higher if your a 2nd courser.
How long to be an RN in US also depends on the present conditions on the time you graduate. No one knows if it will better or worse by the time you graduate. At present conditions, it could be 1-2 years (or less) if you play your cards right. The longest I heard was 3 yrs.
:D 
) It’s just kinda frustrating to wait for a long period of time just to receive the same outcome. And based from my friend’s experience, the agony of waiting and expecting the worst is just as bad as taking the actual exams and failing. I might just as well jump off a lake and drown….just kidding. I may be desperate, but not ‘that’ desperate. :) 
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