2 year program in the Philippines

suzanne4, RN · May 8, 2007

The only programs from the Philippines that qualify for the RN license in the US is the BSN. The ADN will not get you a license, it does not meet the requirements of this country. Even if you are an immigrant.

The US government requires that you be considered a first level RN in your country, and that degree is not even accepted where you are. So why would it be accepted in this country? Your country requires the BSN to work as an RN there.

suzanne4, RN · May 8, 2007

Since you are on a green card, you still will have to meet any requirements that are needed of citizens of the Philippines before you could work in the US, such as if the NLE becomes mandatory. Having a green card does not waive that for you, or any of the other rules that they may put into place.

The other issue is the clinical training that is being done in many programs there, please check out the thread about that. It is not up to US standards in many cases.

Just, take the time to seriously check out everything. Any shortcut will usually turn around and bite you on the backside. Please take the time to do some reading here. This has been well documented on this site.

Oregonian · Sep 7, 2008

I've talked to students who are graduated from PPTS and YES they were given an ATT for the NCLEX. There were three students that I know of who passed the NCLEX-RN. I've talked to one who did his NCLEX in California. PPTS, eAcademy, kennedy are definitely legitimate school to enroll in their programs. They have an immigration lawyers that can help you out regarding your concerns.

Ginger's Mom, MSN, RN · Sep 7, 2008

California requires a local license to sit for the NCLEX, since the Phillippines does not allow 2 year students to sit for the local license I don't know how a person can get around this issue. A lawyer can help you but a lawyer is not allowed to break the law.

One issue I don't understand, if you are legally in the US, why not go to school in the USA. Employment is getting harder and harder for a new graduate, many new graduates who are hired have networked by working on the units as nursing techs or recognized for excellence during a clinical rotation. All the issues sitting for the NCLEX disappear. Being educated in the USA improves your chances of passing on the first time ( US grads pass the first time over 80% of the time).

I realize finances maybe tight, but if you factor Airfare and the costs for your review, and the time you won't be allowed to work, I can't believe you will save that much.

suzanne4, RN · Sep 9, 2008

i've talked to students who are graduated from ppts and yes they were given an att for the nclex. there were three students that i know of who passed the nclex-rn. i've talked to one who did his nclex in california. ppts, eacademy, kennedy are definitely legitimate school to enroll in their programs. they have an immigration lawyers that can help you out regarding your concerns.

does not matter what anyone did in the past that you know of, but the fact remains that ca is now requiring the local license to be able to get approval to sit for the nclex-rn exam. and the philippines does not grant permission to a two year program from there for licensure, so requirements no longer would be met for ca.

passing of the nclex exam also does not get one a visa for the us either to work here. licensure and immigration are two very different things.

and if the person has a green card, then they have no need for an immigration lawyer either. or if they have a us passport. otherwise, they need to save their money. so the fact that you are stating that these schools have immigration attorneys that work with them, should send up very large red flags to anyone reading this as a start.

the us is under a retrogression at this time as well, so if one does not possess a visa already to work in the us, then it is not going to be possible for years.

and the wonderful attorneys that we have seen filing papers for the lpn grads of these programs have been submitting them for illegal visas as it is, they are using the h2-b visa and that makes the pn subject to being deported if caught for immigration fraud as well. and ice is deporting the lpns that came here with that visa and quite a few have been sent back to pi already. so please be cafeful with information that you offer.