For those international nurses who seek licensure in Vermont there has been some changes with their requirements as of July 01, 2009. They are now requiring international nurses to have their credentials reviewed by CGFNS. They will not be conducting internal assessment of credentials and instead would be requiring you to avail of the CES Full Education Report or the Healthcare Profession and Science Report.

It is a sad news since this would be an added expense for everyone but then again maybe consider this as an investment as this can be used in other states as well if you intend to transfer.

Hope this information helped and good luck to everyone!

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Hi Everyone!

It seems like more and more people are having issues in terms of fulfilling requirements for the California BON specifically for International Students and regarding the license to practice Nursing in the country where they were educated.

Before, if you do not hold a license it seemed to be enough to write a letter of explanation why you do not have one. But now more people are getting letters asking for them to submit a copy of their license despite submitting a letter of explanation.

I did a couple of reading and so far I haven’t seen any official statements from the California BON regarding the issue. But upon inspecting the actual application form I noticed that they removed the part that says if you do not hold a license where you were educated write a letter of explanation. What is stated now is the following: Attach a photocopy of your license or diploma that allows you to practice professional nursing in the country where you were educated.

So for those applying for the California BON please be aware of the changes. Hope this information helps everyone.

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