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hey guys... i've attended one seminar of sentosa.. and their offers were very attracting.. can they really send nurses to USA? Were all of their conditions met? Kindly reply guys! I need your insights if I will push through with my nclex application.. We all know we are in crisis right.. hehe ty!

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hi ive also attended their seminar..i already passed my nclex exam and ielts im now processing my visascreen and i'm also looking for information regarding sentosa before i decide if i will sign up with them..how far along are you now with your application for nclex? and do you have any news regarding sentosa?

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is it the same sentosa agency that had issues with the nurses they sent to the US a few years back?

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Specializes in MS.

@piquant: yes its the same..

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Ive heard bad things about this agency be aware that most of the nurses that they have deployed are indentured servants to said agency please do some research regarding the said agency and also be aware that retrogression is ongoing since 2006 and at the moment there seems to be no end in sight.

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Specializes in Oncology/Haemetology/HIV.
is it the same sentosa agency that had issues with the nurses they sent to the US a few years back?

If so, I wouldn't trust them as far as I could throw them.

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i've been searching online as well about agencies who accept applications even without experience and SENTOSA came up. i wonder if any of you pushed through with them? if so, are they any good?

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My sister was a sentosa nurse and presently residing in the US..If you want just to go to US fast, I recommend sentosa but do not put high expectations because you will not be happy..you have to endure 3 yrs of your contract and after that, you will start to live the way you wanted to..atleast you and your family have the greencards and just find a better life after the contract..the important thing is you are already here in the US....if you cant finish the contract, you have to pay $25,000 and you will be out..its just a little amount for the investment of a lifetime you will get...but why pay if you can find a better agency or endure the contract..its up to you people!

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Specializes in MS.
My sister was a sentosa nurse and presently residing in the US..If you want just to go to US fast, I recommend sentosa but do not put high expectations because you will not be happy..you have to endure 3 yrs of your contract and after that, you will start to live the way you wanted to..atleast you and your family have the greencards and just find a better life after the contract..the important thing is you are already here in the US....if you cant finish the contract, you have to pay $25,000 and you will be out..its just a little amount for the investment of a lifetime you will get...but why pay if you can find a better agency or endure the contract..its up to you people!

when did your sister applied with sentosa and when did she left for the US?

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last quarter of 2005

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source:

More nurses urged to join class suit vs Sentosa | ABS-CBN News Online Beta

More nurses urged to join class suit vs Sentosa

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Posted at 05/28/2010 4:56 PM | Updated as of 05/28/2010 4:56 PM

The former workers of Sentosa healthcare who won a civil case on Monday are asking more nurses to come forward.

A judge ruled that it was illegal for the former workers to pay Sentosa to terminate their contract.

Officials of the National Alliance of Filipino Concerns (NAFCON) are looking for health workers who paid Sentosa $25,000 to be released from their contracts.

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Filipino nurses win round vs Sentosa in NY court - Yahoo! Philippines News

Filipino nurses win round vs Sentosa in NY court

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CHICAGO - A group of Filipino health workers, accused of violating provisions of their contract, won a round against their employers in a New York City court.

In his ruling, New York Supreme Court Judge Stephen A. Bucaria did not let the 27 Filipino nurses and a physical therapist pay their employers the $25,000 "liquidated damages" for not complying with the provisions of the contract.

The judge denied the plaintiffs' ― Sentosa Care LLC and others ― motion for summary judgment.

The nurses allegedly violated the contract with their employers when they left their jobs without completing the three-year employment provision. The nurses claimed they did so after their employers, led by Sentosa Care, committed "multiple breaches of contract" against them.

However, the New York Supreme Court is a trial court while the Court of Appeals is the state's highest tribunal.

The employers allegedly failed to pay the nurses the proper night shift differentials, all hours worked, dental insurance, and . The nurses also claimed that their employers failed to provide for their sick days, vacation days, and personal days, as well as adequate training.

Reduced work hours also deprived them the benefits of higher hourly wages, the nurses claimed.

Bucaria noted that "neither the employers, nor the nurses, have met their respective burdens." In this case of "'battle of the breaches, the parties have submitted conflicting affidavits and arguments to cast their adversary in the role of the primary contract offender."

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Specializes in None at the moment.
last quarter of 2005

what facility is your sister in? My dad is also in Sentosa and he might know her

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