2017 Studying in the Philippines for Nursing

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Hello, I am currently a Senior in High School, but I will be graduating on the month of June. I am a US citizen, but I will be planning to become a dual citizen when I turn 18 this coming April.

I decided to study in Cebu, Philippines for Nursing because the tuition in California college especially is really expensive, and other states as well isn't affordable for my parents to pay off. Anyways, my relatives are scared that I would not be able to pursue my career path if I study in the Philippines.

I am not planning to apply here in California for my future license but I will go into a state where it does not require me to do further education needs.

I may need some help for your guys opinions. THANK YOU!

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Specializes in NICU, ICU, PICU, Academia.

Read the many posts about the difficulties Phillipine nursing grads face with US licensure- esp. with the California BON.

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That is a tough one. It is outrageously expensive in California, but it's also the safest route. And even less restrictive states could change their criteria before you manage to graduate.

Do all or most of your family in the US live in California? And would you be OK being separated from them long term if they are? There are a lot of Filipino people in California, but some of them have told me they felt "lonely" living in other places in the US before they moved here.

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

Moved to the International Nursing forum

Suggest checking out the Nurse Registration forum but you could always check with your school and check clinical and theory are done at the same time. Some schools did make changes due to this being the main issues especially with CA

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I will not be looking forward on getting my license in California. My parents wants to move out from california due to how expensive it is in living here. But other states, would my studies be credited still?

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We used to lived in Nevada 3 years ago and we decidedly move t California for my fathers job. After all this expenses my parents are struggling, I decided to study in the philippines. My parents are looking forward into moving back to Nevada because it is really tight on living here especially in the bay area

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

Most other states do not appear to have issues for nurses that trained outside the US. Usually better to train in the country you plan on working in but many IENs manage to get their licenses sorted with various states with no issues

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How about the other states, they would credit my education in the Philippines right?

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

Each state has their own requirements and you can try searching this forum for answers otherwise nothing can be done until you finished your training, graduate and apply to a state

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Specializes in Critical Care, Education.

Please be aware that the climate for any "professional" immigrants may be in for radical change under the new administration. It is already affecting some professional sectors & there has been a lot of discussion about proposed changes to H1-B visas.

Although it would be more expensive, nursing education in the US would seem to be a much safer option at this time.

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I am already a US citizen. Do i still have to worry about the visas?

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So, to conclude there isn't any problem for me to study on a different country.

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