Torn Between IELTS and starting to orient in a hospital as a NURSE

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greetings fellow nurses!

i recently passed my nclex-rn examination last june 2008! now i applied at a tertiary hospial here in the philippines and luckily i passed and i will begin orientation this august 11, 2008.

however, i have this great problem and i am so confused right now! i would like to take my ielts so that i can have my visa screen as soon as possible and so that the petitioning process will be faster if i have a visa screen, am i right? will having a visa screen make the packet 1 and 2 faster? or it won't. however, the day of the ielts exam will fall on the 21 of august which is orientation day. will i prioritize my ielts or will i start to work as a nurse orientee ?

can my employer petition me without a visa screen? or should i secure it now, as early as possible? i don't have an employer and i am still searching for one!

please help me decide.. i am so confused...

thank you and your response will be highly appreciated!

god bless you all!

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Specializes in Advanced Practice, surgery.

Moved to the international forums for a more informed response

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

Having visa screen certificate will not make your process any faster but you do need it so probably better getting it out of the way.

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Can I process my Visa Screen later? I mean can I be petitioned by my employer even if I have no Visa Screen at hand. but I am planning to take it 2 months from now..

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Specializes in medical surgical nursing, MAN-MSN.

better have your ielts reschedule to accomodate your orientation at the hospital.

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yup, I am thinking about that.. I will first establish myself in the hospital. I've been dependent for about a year now... huhuhuhu... Do you have any idea if I can be petitioned if i don't have a visa Screen? When will it be needed?

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The VSC is not required to start the immigration process, since you have a job offer, you need to focus on that for the time being.

And please be very careful with the employer that you sign with, many are trying to sign people hoping that they will cancel or back out and then they can get the cancellation fee from them. Since there are no placements going on this is how they are making their money.

You are looking at five years plus, so no rush in doing anything right now.

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Thank you!

Now I can focus on the orientation better and get IELTS in October. I would like to thank you for your study plan! I was able to pass my NCLEX-RN with your help! Thank you so much!!!

Suzanne, do you think that I should secure a copy of my NCLEX-RN result in California? because what they sent to me is just a letter stating that I passed the NCLEX-RN and I should get a SSN and submit it to them? Do you think I should request my test result in BRN with a $10 fee? Thank you

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