Visa Screen Certificate is required by all foreign nurses wishing to obtain a green card to work in the US, as well as any type of temporary work permit, such as the Nafta TN Visa for those from Canada and Mexico.
It requires that you pass either the NCLEX-RN or the CGFNS exam, as well as the series of English exams if you are not exempt from them.
The CGFNS exam is only required now in about five states, and rumor is that one or two will be removed from that remaining list as well. Do not bother with that exam if you are not going to work in a state that does not require it, or you have no way to be able to take the NCLEX exam from where you are currently located.
The application for the VSC is now only good for one year.........please do not apply for it until you have passed at least one of the required exams, or you may need to pay an additional fee.
(This thread is replacing the original thread that was from more than 2 and 1/2 years ago, and has updated information.)
- passed NCLEX for maryland state. no mail yet but have checked my name on lookup license.
maryland required me to do IELTS and cgfns CES(full course by course) before they gave me ATT. i finished my CES before i took the local nursing licensure exam. maryland BON didn't require my local license anyway.
i passed the nclex exam last week.
VISASCREEN questions:
1. IELTS expires in 2 years right? so it's been 8 months since i passed. is it true that applying for visascreen sort of extends the validity of my IELTS?
2. i didn't have my local license at the time i processed my CES in 2008. now that i have local license and will apply for visascreen. do i need to validate it to cgfns CES?
3. will i be charged by cgfns again if i ask them to validate my local license?
4. regarding my IELTS and NCLEX results. is CGFNS automatically updated of my NCLEX and IELTS results?
5. does maryland give license if i don't have SSN#? will i need the actual maryland license? what i have is only the license number thru the license lookup.
6. how long will it take to finish the visa screen? i gave them my brothers address at new jersey hoping it would be faster if mails would be sent in the US instead of Philippines.
Hello fellow nurses, I'm a nurse here in the Philippines. I just want to ask for help regarding some items on the VSC application form.1)In item 14, Education evaluation...what should I put on the column with the NAME OF DIPLOMA OR CERTIFICATE IN ITS ORIGINAL LANGUAGE of secondary and professional education.
2)In item 15, letter a...what is the title of your registration/license... what should I put here?
:typingAnd one more thing, should I also sign the request for validation of license and the request for academic records with my entire name just like what was being ask for in the application form? Please advise.
please help... I am applying for Visa Screen. I don't know where to send my Illinois License Verification paper... Do I send it to IDFPR? Can someone please help? please please please.... That is the only thing that I haven't sent.
I have been reading your informative replies, they are really helpful. I have just graduated with a Masters in Health Services Administration from Strayer University in Virginia (June 2009) and i am currently studying for my LPN. When i finish and take the NCLEX-LPN exams, can i apply for visa screening too or how do i go about it? Do i have to do the RN program? i am 54 years old but that is not a problem for me. My real question is what do i need to do since i am already in the US to have a work permit or a green card?. I am a British citizen and my 5 year student visa runs out in 2011.
Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
Hello Suzzanne
I have been reading your informative replies, they are really helpful. I have just graduated with a Masters in Health Services Administration from Strayer University in Virginia (June 2009) and i am currently studying for my LPN. When i finish and take the NCLEX-LPN exams, can i apply for visa screening too or how do i go about it? Do i have to do the RN program? i am 54 years old but that is not a problem for me. My real question is what do i need to do since i am already in the US to have a work permit or a green card?. I am a British citizen and my 5 year student visa runs out in 2011.
LPN will not meet requirements for a work visa or GC. Only RN plus you are affected by retrogression and looking at several years wait for a GC and you can not stay in the US and work whilst waiting. If you do your RN then as a new grad you will not qualify for a H1b visa as that is a specialist visa. LPN will not be recognised by the NMC so if you return back to the UK you will not be able to work as a EN as that training has not been available for over 10 years. Only RN is accepted by the NMC and something to be aware of as you may have to return back to the UK once you have completed your training
i applied for cgfns CES before i got my philippine nursing license. now i'm planning to apply for cgfns VISASCREEN, do i need to request for validation of my philippine license to cgfns?
if so, will they charge me for that?
i recently passed the nclex and IELTS last january. will cgfns automatically be informed of my results?
There are several different addresses listed for the IL Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Which address do I send the request for validation of registration?
Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
To Silverdragon or anyone else that may help.
There are several different addresses listed for the IL Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Which address do I send the request for validation of registration?
mrmiyagi
54 Posts
good day. here are my credentials:
- RN license - philippines
- passed IELTS last january
- passed NCLEX for maryland state. no mail yet but have checked my name on lookup license.
maryland required me to do IELTS and cgfns CES(full course by course) before they gave me ATT. i finished my CES before i took the local nursing licensure exam. maryland BON didn't require my local license anyway.
i passed the nclex exam last week.
VISASCREEN questions:
1. IELTS expires in 2 years right? so it's been 8 months since i passed. is it true that applying for visascreen sort of extends the validity of my IELTS?
2. i didn't have my local license at the time i processed my CES in 2008. now that i have local license and will apply for visascreen. do i need to validate it to cgfns CES?
3. will i be charged by cgfns again if i ask them to validate my local license?
4. regarding my IELTS and NCLEX results. is CGFNS automatically updated of my NCLEX and IELTS results?
5. does maryland give license if i don't have SSN#? will i need the actual maryland license? what i have is only the license number thru the license lookup.
6. how long will it take to finish the visa screen? i gave them my brothers address at new jersey hoping it would be faster if mails would be sent in the US instead of Philippines.
thanks.