Hi! Been following the discussion about verification of nurse registration since last week and I decided to join this site to get some help and be of assistance, if possible.
Currently, I am applying for Further Assessment in Alberta's College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CARNA). At this stage, the only requirement I need is the Verification of Registration from the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS) or known as the Saudi Council. I was advised that it is done online so I paid and received a Certificate of Good Standing via email in a matter of minutes. I thought everything was fine but the problem has just get started from that point.
Two weeks ago, I sent the said certificate electronically but they advised me to have it printed and sent directly from its source that is Saudi Council. So I went there a couple of days back to ask them to send it as it is the requirement of CARNA (with the fee of sending to be paid by me) but they declined my request. They just gave me an envelope and instructed me to send it myself.
The dilemma did not end there because last night, CARNA emailed me that the certificate does not include the Initial Date of Registration and that their Nurse Consultant will call them with this concern. As for my end, I am planning to go back there and have the Verification of Nurse Registration Form filled up in addition to the good standing certificate. However, I would like to hear from you guys who have the same concern or been processing their CARNA registration or with any other jurisdiction (eg., NMC UK, AHPRA) that requires registration verification from Saudi Arabia.
If I may ask which office specifically in ScFHs should we go to. I am currently asking a friend to do it on my behalf . Information as to who to approach and which office to go in SCFHS Jeddah is greatly appreciated...
I am processing my unregistered practice thru Jeddah office.
Mich567715, BSN you mean they filled up the nmc form? I worked in hail city before. Scfhs in hail dont fill up forms. According to them, good standing certificate is enough. So what i did was, i requested for a good standing certificate and sent it together with the unfilled nmc form in a sealed scfhs envelope. I remember there's a note on the last part of the nmc form that says something like if the registering body doesnt fill up forms, send their own verification document together with the empty form.
Mich567715, BSN you mean they filled up the nmc form? I worked in hail city before. Scfhs in hail dont fill up forms. According to them, good standing certificate is enough. So what i did was, i requested for a good standing certificate and sent it together with the unfilled nmc form in a sealed scfhs envelope. I remember there's a note on the last part of the nmc form that says something like if the registering body doesnt fill up forms, send their own verification document together with the empty form.
i did ask the saudic council in jeddah to fill up my verification of license , i think they are the only ones still filling up the forms. other SCFHS offices don't do that anymore, instead just like what you have said, good standing with the form from NMC is enough. I have the annoucement from SCFHS that they do not issue verification of license though fortunately in jeddah, they still do.
I've been following this thread for quite some time, trying to fimd answers to the dilemma im facing now. So my problem is this: ive already passed the CBT and on the full assessment phase of the registration for NMC. Unfortunately, i just learned that the registration date on my saudi council certificate is incorrect. In the certificate, the registration date stated there was 5/2/2014 but actually I was registered sometime around the first week of oct. 2013. My registration number starts with 13-RN and also the registration date on my good standing certificate is 2013. It is stated in the good standing that "she has been a registered nurse technician in Saudi Arabia since 2013" It is evident that the date on my Saudi council certificate is indeed incorrect. Can anyone please suggest what I can do about this or if I can get the SCFHS to change my saudi council certification? Does anyone here have the same problem or know anyone who has? Your help will be greatly appreciated. Im desperate! Thanks in advance for your reply.
hi guys please help me..how to process the saudi license verification in saudi? what is the new policy, do they still fill up the the registration authority forms from nmc?
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