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.)
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?
I applied to CGFNS in March of 08 submitted all documentation, paid for a Visa Screen ( not knowing that the Visa Screen was too early to apply for BUT I paid the money and they took it...) then, once CGFNS finished with the professional application, they then forwarded it to the Florida Board of Nursing and then the FBON, gave me the application Number to sit for the NCLEX exam at Pearson Vue....once I wrote the exam and passed, the results sent to the FBON, "YOU" then have to pay an additional $25.00 for them to send the result of your NCLEX to CGFNS, who then process your Visa Screen. ( I did not know that I had to pay and extra fee for this process, so I waited another 2 months before I called Florida and CGFNS till I found out what happened.)
So CGFNS had my money for the Visa Screen for almost 1 year...
I wrote the NCLEX exam in Nov.08 and the Visa Screen was issued to me Feb 09
I hope you can understand the chain of events that happened, and now I am in the process of applying for a TN Visa to work in Florida
I have jumped through so many hoops, that I feel I am at my last straw
@carlee1995 wow. i really needed that info. that would really help me because i didn't know you had to pay the board of nursing for them to send results to cgfns. thank you very much carlee.
do we need to pay the board of nursing to send the nclex results to cgfns? i'm confused about this extra step above. thank you!
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yes. since i read carlee's reply, i tried checking the maryland board of nursing website. under their "schedule of fees" section, you will find this - Visa Screen Verification $25.00. try checking your board of nursing site.
do we need to pay the board of nursing to send the nclex results to cgfns? i'm confused about this extra step above. thank you!
also, to carlee - where did you find work for the tn visa to be applied? curious, as I am a canadian searching...
thank you!
Yes, I had to pay the Florida Board of Nursing an additonal $25.00 us for them to forward my results to CGFNS
so that they would complete my Visa Screen.
I found work in Dunedin Florida, but still working on completion of my TN, as I am not ready to go just yet
will be ready by the end of Oct. as my Orientation date is set for Nov 9th.....providing all paper work for the border crossing is complete and they accept it.
i found the following listed on the il site. does this mean i should send $25.00 as well or maybe $20.00? it does not mention the visa screen. should i also include my ssn even though it is not on the visascreen liscence verification form?
confused as always. thanks in advance!
request a certification or verification
certifications of licensure [color=#292526][color=#292526][color=#292526]include the licensee name, license number and status, license
issuance date and expiration date, and method of licensure and disciplinary action, if applicable. the
certifications also include the department seal and official signature. [color=#292526][color=#292526][color=#292526]if you are applying for
licensure in another state, you should request an illinois certification, which requires the fee
as listed below.
certifications must be requested by mail.
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please submit your request in writing to:
illinois department of financial and professional regulation
division of professional regulation
320 west washington street, 3rd floor
springfield, illinois 62786
please include your name, address, license number, social security number, date of birth, and the
name and address of the state board where you want the certification sent, along with the required
fee listed below.
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certification fees in the form of a check or money order payable to the department of
financial and professional regulation must be submitted with your request. the fees are as
follows:
verifications of licensure [color=#292526][color=#292526][color=#292526]may be obtained from the license look-up page of this web site. the
verification (or license look-up) information includes the licensee name, license number and status,
city and state, license issuance date and expiration date, and disciplinary action indicator. there is
no fee for this service. if you are unable to find the licensee information from the license look-up
page, you may contact the department in writing at the illinois department of financial and
professional regulation, division of professional regulation, 320 west washington street, 3rd
floor, springfield, illinois 62786. the printout generated from the license look-up is the only format
used by the department to respond to requests for license verifications. license look-up has been
approved for use as a primary source for verification by the joint commission of accreditation of
healthcare organizations and the national committee for quality assurance.
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profession fee:
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all certifications (excluding the professions listed below) $20
carlee1995
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I applied to CGFNS in March of 08 submitted all documentation, paid for a Visa Screen ( not knowing that the Visa Screen was too early to apply for BUT I paid the money and they took it...) then, once CGFNS finished with the professional application, they then forwarded it to the Florida Board of Nursing and then the FBON, gave me the application Number to sit for the NCLEX exam at Pearson Vue....once I wrote the exam and passed, the results sent to the FBON, "YOU" then have to pay an additional $25.00 for them to send the result of your NCLEX to CGFNS, who then process your Visa Screen. ( I did not know that I had to pay and extra fee for this process, so I waited another 2 months before I called Florida and CGFNS till I found out what happened.)
So CGFNS had my money for the Visa Screen for almost 1 year...
I wrote the NCLEX exam in Nov.08 and the Visa Screen was issued to me Feb 09
I hope you can understand the chain of events that happened, and now I am in the process of applying for a TN Visa to work in Florida
I have jumped through so many hoops, that I feel I am at my last straw
Hope this helps you
Sincerely
C