RYAJ

Hello, mam joan I am new here in your website and I learned your enthusiasm of helping people and making a difference I admire you for that and you inspired me to be like you, always willing to help…

Thank you so much for the kind words. Hearing something like that makes all the effort worth it. 

By the way, I am  a Registered Nurse in the Philippines and I am currently here in the United States as a tourist, I filed an application for NCLEX-RN just this day, mail it to CA BRN this day also and I hope that you can help me regarding my problem, some say that I might be able to take the exam even without a SSN, but I am afraid that waiting for my Eligibility and ATT will took a long time since my status will expire this March 2009, I arrived here last September.

You can really take the examination without the SSN. They will just need your SSN later on once you passed the exam for your license. Average application takes 3 months that is if your application does not have any problems whatsoever. One idea I can give you is that after a month of your application reaching the CA BON give them a call and inquire about the status of your application. Please take note that average processing time of application can take about 3-6 months. So while waiting for your eligibility just utilize your time wisely so that by the time it arrives you are prepared to take the exam.

Sadly, I learned in one of the post that they require a diploma coming from the PRC to my dismay I attached my school diploma, what do you think will be the best action for that, I already sent them my application and other requirements coming from the school, such as request for transcript, breakdown of international grades and nursing program verification…. I wanted to thank you in advance and I will appreciate your feedback on this…GODBLESS YOU MORE!

Your application will not be forfeited if ever there are any documents they would ask from you they will write you a letter mentioning any deficiencies from your application. 

Ma’am Joan, I would also like you to know that I just passed the Local Board last June 2008 and I don’t have my license with me yet…also ma’am I already pay for my application when I mailed it since they require it, do you think I can mail my certificate of passing with an attached letter so that my application will not be forfeited?

You can do that. Just make sure that you explain very well in your cover letter the reason why you are mailing a copy of your certificate of passing.

MITCH

tnx maam for your response and for your dedication to help us…I just want to ask again maam kung yung sa signature part po ba dun sa application form at fingerprint card ay dapat po na entire name or full name po ang ilalagay dun.Im bothered about this kasi po shortcut lng ng name ko po ung nilagay ko, as in ung pirma lng na short po. may nagsasabi po kasi maaam na dapat po ay entire name ang ilalagay. accepted po ba ung signature ko na ganun maam or better po na palitan ko na lng po. one thing maam is yung mga requirements na galing po sa skul ay bngay nman po sa akin wid envelop po na sealed.. ako na lang daw po magpadala nun.. pwede ko po bang ipadala un via airmail or fed-ex or better po na regular na lng po? at pwede po ba na ipafed ex ung mailing address nila na PO BOX… or ung Street Address for overnight or in-person delivery na lng po.. kindly answer my quiries maaam…tnx a lot maam…

What state are ayou applying in? But as far as I know in terms of signature as long as your signatures are consistent and not unless stated that you should sign your complete name then I guess your short signature would be fine. But just take note of the signature you used in the documents as this may be the signature you would be using for your documentation with them. As for the school documents, you can use regular or special couriers that will depend on you since there might be price differences but of course special couriers will arrive faster than regular mail. In addition, make sure that even if its going to be you who will mail the documents make it appear that the school is the one sending it. 

Most special couriers will not accept PO Box addresses for mailing. I need to know what state you are applying in and most Board of Registered Nursing sites have their physical address written in their website. 

JANE

maam good day…I just want to ask maam kung saan ko po ilalagay ung address ko sa application ng cgfns.. sa pinakauna po ba na address or sa pangalawa po na address-continued…tnx maam…

What form or process in the CGFNS are you talking about? I need more information about your application. 

MARY

hello maam…kailangan ko po bang ifill up ng buo ung birthplace ko sa fingerfrint card or pwede ko po bang ilagay na lang dun ung province where I am born kasi po hindi na po kasi kakasiya pag buong buo pa po ang ilalagay ko dun..about po sa SSN number..pwede ko po bang ileave blank un or i will just mark it NONE or N/A?…one thing that bothers me maam is about the fold sa fingerfrint card KO PO kasi po medyo nafold ung isang box ng LEFT RING FINGER..OK lng po ba un maam or I will need to change it.. at kailangan po ba na magkapareho ang signature sa fingerprint card maam at sa application form kasi po entire name ko po ang nalagay ko dun sa application form peo po sa fingerprint card  hindi na po.. panu po un maam….maraming salamat po

Unfortunately, I don’t have a copy of the fingerprint card right now but if it lets you state the birthplace then go for the more specific which is the city where you were born rather than the province. Leave the SSN area blank if its not a major fold or dent then it would be fine. But to be safe, what you can do is to send to the Board two (2) copies of your fingerprint card so that just in case the one gets rejected they have another copy in hand. I would suggest to have same signatures as it may conflict and complicate your application.

for CES CGFNS  po ako. cnu po ba dpat sasagot ng form, ung registrar or ung college of nursing? di po lam ng registrar nmin ung rle kasi bale tor lng knila, so ung dean pinasagot ko sa form, sya ung mismo ngsign

Tags: California Board of Registered Nursing, CGFNS, CGFNS Services, NCLEX Application, NCLEX-RN

This entry was posted on Sunday, November 23rd, 2008 at 12:44 am and is filed under Question and Answer. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.