DEE

Good day! I’m planning to apply for Washington NCLEX and probably take the exam there after receiving my immigrant status. I’m still in the Phils. right now and I’m told that I need to take the IELTS or TOEFL, but I’m not sure where it’s needed and what is accepted by the state. I also read that CGFNS is required in WA. Do i still need to take the CGFNS even if i’m already an immigrant there? Also, I’m considering to apply for Cali NCLEX, since they don’t require CGFNS and have it endorsed to Washington instead? Would that be helpful or not? Thanks so much!

Here is the thing, if you are planning on practicing in Washington might as well apply directly there since even if you apply in California and then endorse your license to Washington you would still have to provide the requirements of Washington so you won’t be able to get away from it. The IELTS or TOEFL varies, for some state they prefer for you to take TOEFL and some are not so particular but in the case of Washington Board of Nursing, they need you to take the TOEFL. Your status in the US is not the basis on whether or not you need to take the CGFNS the fact that you were educated and took up nursing outside the US means you need to fulfill such requirement. Also, please do take note that they are asking for CGFNS Credentials Evaluation Service (CES) NOT the CGFNS Qualifying Examination. I hope this information helped and good luck with your application!

CP11

hello po! may tanong lng po ako about sa application ng nclex in cali. Kasi po kailangan p po ng written explanation kung bkt ako walang license sa Pilipinas. Nagtake po ako ng exam pero di po ako nakapasa. E need ko na po umalis ng Pilipinas kasi ma eexpire n po visa ko. Sasabihin ko po ba yung reason ko kung bkt wala akong license?

You will need to write an explanation letter on why you do not hold a license in the country where you were you took Nursing but I’m not quite sure if that would be the best reason to give to them. Each application is evaluated on a case to case basis.

May tanong p po  uli ako. Nandito po ako sa NJ and plano ko po sana kumuha ng Nclex in California. If ever makapasa po ako pwede po ba ako magreciprocity in NY? or kailangan ko p rin po mag apply sa NY???

You can endorse to New York ut you would have to fulfill the other requirements of the New York Board of Nursing.

RYAJ

It’s been over a year since I last visited your website, I was surprised and even more enthused that it has improved…still your compassion remains the same. I must commend that you are a big help to those queries by other nurses like me…and for that thank you very much..

Thank you so much for the kind words it really means a lot. Thank you also for staying true and loyal to the site. I am continuously challenging myself in trying to find ways to help out my fellow nurses and hopefully in the many more years to come I would be able to do such. It is my pleasure to be able to help you guys out in the little way that I can. Maraming salamat!

Mam Joan, I was able to take the NCLEX-RN examination in California about a year ago, but unfortunately I failed, my question is, since I was found eligible for an examination in California before, I’ m planning retake this year, shall I still pass another set of requirements, that they asked before or simply the retake examination form plus the appropriate fee/s.

I am sorry to hear such news. Just a piece of advice, do not let that defeat you instead try to recall and analyze what you think went wrong the first time you took the examination. Take advantage of the results given to you and focus on the areas where you got low scores because more or less these topics will pop in the next time you take your examination. Just take your time in reviewing and try to see things in a positive light. The fact that you know how it feels and how the flow of the examination goes give you a great advantage on how to prepare for the exam the next time you take it.

You do not need to provide them again with all the requirements all you have to do is download the re-apply form. Fill that out and provide the application fee of $75 in the form of bank draft named after the BOARD OF REGISTERED NURSING.

FENG

im seeking for your help,i took my nclex last dec. 2009but i didn’t pass…now i would like to apply again,what po mga req. meron n po akong  form form re-application…yun lng po ba ang kailangan at unf fee n $75?ung mga diploma at license po kailangan pa ba?ung nursing program verification need prin po ipadala?salamat po….hope you can hep me with this….thank you so much

Sorry to hear the news feel free to read my tips to RYAJ (above) regarding the examination and you might find my NCLEX-RN Review Insights helpful. You do not need to provide them again with all the requirements all you have to do is download the re-apply form. Fill that out and provide the application fee of $75 in the form of bank draft named after the BOARD OF REGISTERED NURSING.

BANAFSHE

please let me know how can I send my IELTS score to CGFNS electronically?I am woundering sent it to which email address?
may I have my test centre mail it to CGFNS?

The IELTS Testing Center would be the one to mail your IELTS result NOT you. You need to download the IELTS Application Form print page 3 or visit the test center where you applied and request for a form there, fill it out and pay the necessary fees so that they can process your results and mail it to CGFNS. Make sure you have your valid ID, CGFNS ID Number and bring the copy of your IELTS exam result as well.

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PRINCESS:

Hi Ms. Joan! I need help, I have my California License and now I just applied for my endorsement of license to the state of Washington. I need to give a Visa Screen to my employer. Do I have to wait for my WA State license in order to process my Visa Screen or can I file it now, because i don’t have a WA license yet

If you really intend on practicing in Washington it would be best to wait out for your license to be transferred from California to Washington. Because you would need to have your license verified as part of the requirement for VisaScreen. Also its important to know where your employer would be placing you is it in California or Washington? But since you also mentioned that you already applied for endorsement to Washington (meaning your papers are now on process) it would be best to wait for its result just so to prevent any discrepancies.

JONATHAN

hi just want to know how to take the nclex again? Thank you very much for your time.

First of all which state would you want to reapply to? Or is this your first time applying for your NCLEX-RN exam? Either way you need to decide on which state you plan on applying.

SIOTYDAGS

Hi miss joan.. i passed the exam [california] June, may expired po ba talaga yan if hindi ako nakapag present ng SSS number sa kanila within years, does it mean po ba na i have to retake it again if i wasnt able to present a SSS number?? advice naman sa next step if mag-agency po ba ako or waht.. thanks po…

Congratulations! Well unfortunately, the SSN letter from California Board of Nursing does have an expiration. If I am not mistaken, they are giving you three years to take provide with a SSN so they can issue you an actual license. With the recent retrogression it seems difficult to be able to provide such because if there are no visas for nurses there is little chance you will also be able to get hold of a SSN. Realistically speaking if you just want to secure your license, meaning not retaking the exam you can transfer it to a state that doesn’t require one such as Vermont. The thing is though there are other requirements by Vermont that needs to be accomplish and of course this comes with a price. Another advice I can give you is to use the time given by the CA BON use that time to save up for possible transferring of license/ endorsement to another state and maybe a year before your license expires that is the time you think about endorsing it. Also you can hope that by then hopefully the retrogression has been lifted and more opportunities for nurses arise.

CATHY

Hi Ms Joan ask ko lang po kasi nag apply na po ako ng NCLEX last December 2009 US citizen pa ako and I used my US address on my application kasi mas madali daw pag US address ginamet up to now wala pa kong narereceive na letter from BON normal po ba yon? Kasi nababasa ko pa sa iba 1 month lang may letter na sila nakukuha from BON Im just worried about my application. Please help me kung ano po dapat kong gawin? at kung normal po ba na two months na wala pang reply? thanks a lot po.

As I always stress out all applications are a case to case basis. But an advice I always give is that after a month its usually reasonable to follow up on the status of your application so that by then you will know what necessary actions to take in order to push through with your application. Try giving them a call (this is the best way to get a fast and direct answer). Always check or ask your relatives in the US if they have gotten any correspondence from the CA BON and they might have just overlooked it. Let me know if you need  more information I would be more than willing to help out

ERI

Thanks very much for giving me the link for the Missouri endorsement. I have a few questions about it:

1. I can fill in the Missouri Endorsement form at home except for Section VI which needs to be verified by a Notary Public? Will any Notary Public do, or do I need to go to PRC to have it notified there?

I think it would be best to go to a credible notary public and PRC seems to be the best way to go.

3. The form is asking for a license number (Section III). Yes, I did pass NCLEX California, but I don’t have the actual nursing license. How do I get the license if I’m in the Philippines? I don’t have an SSN. I have no way of getting to Cali since I don’t have any kind of visa.

You do not need the actual license in order to do this. You need to submit a license verification form the Missouri Board of Nursing and send it over to California Board of Nursing together with the fee which is $60 it would help to attach a copy of the pass letter you received from California BON as reference.

4. “You need to have a credentials evaluation service, approved by the board, send our office a course?by?course evaluation report or have the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) send our office your CGFNS certificate. A list of credentials evaluation services can be found on our web site or by contacting our office. A Temporary Permit cannot be issued until the course?by?course report or CGFNS certificate and evidence that you were originally licensed in another state or territory by a recognized examination are received and evaluated.” — This part was a confusing for me. Does it mean that I need to send only one of the three requirements? Also, I’m not familiar with the requirements being asked because BON California didn’t ask for those before. Can you please explain the quoted statement for us?

CGFNS Credentials Evaluation Service (CES) is one of the products offered by CGNFS some US States get the service of CGFNS and other companies alike to evaluate your educational degree and if it is at par with the US standards. So instead of the state boards evaluating your credentials they let companies such as CGFNS do it for them. Unfortunately, you would need to have the CGFNS or any of the credited agency mentioned in their site evaluate your school records.

These are my concerns for now. I hope you can shed light so that I (and some people, too) will understand this endorsement process. Thanks so much and more power Ms. Joan!

I hope this helps and let me know if there are things that are still unclear with regards to the process. Love to help you further with this endeavor Good luck!

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EARL

Hi. I would just like to ask. Is it ok if I put my uncle’s address in the mailing address on the application form? since he’s in New York. Because after three months I’d be staying there anyway. And is it also ok if i put in the IMMIGRATION STATUS that Im temporarily in U.S even if Im not yet there? Can I notarize my application form here in the Philippines? Thanks! Your help would really be appreciated!

It would be fine to use your uncle’s address for your application. The thing is even if you are staying with your uncle that doesn’t mean that your immigration status also changes although there is an option of being a non immigrant but the thing is you are not yet even there and if you declare that that is equivalent to giving false information not unless you submit your form once you get there in the US. If you want to pursue towards that direction it would be best to submit your application form once you get there and just process the other requirements such as CVS-NY etc.

JOHN V

I have a question regarding about my ATT, upon printing my ATT i totally have a different address printed on my att because i was using my sister’s address at america for mailing purposes only which i was their for a vacation and applying for my Nclex application…how can i change my ATT to my address here in the phils?… it say’s in the info that i have to match my name and address to my identification card which is my passport. Are they gonna print a new ATT for me? or this ATT that i just printed is the one I’m gonna pass?.. thank you. hoping for your reply would help me. thank you again. and have a great day.

Hi There. I personally think that this might not be an issue since in your passport it doesn’t indicate an address where you are living. The important thing is that your name and identification (passport) matches the ATT those are the crucial things they look at when you take the examination. But if you feel uncomfortable, you can always contact Pearson Vue for the change of address.

ANDREW S.

Fantastic Website!

Thank you very much for the kind words.

ROSELLER02

Hi there.. I have a different query… I am  NCLEX Cali passer.. I have given a job offer to Saipan.. Does saipan provide SSN ? and is it the same for the entire US so i can get my license from California?? And i want to know the way of living there if i will be relocated there. thank you so much!

The SSN is being provided by the US Government/ Immigration not by any state boards of nursing. And each person who is legally staying in the US are assigned with a SSN. As for your relocation, this will depend with what you and your employer agreed upon but most probably if you want to work in Saipan you would need to relocate there since Saipan and California are far from each other.

ERI

Kapapasa ko lang po ng NCLEX exam (for Cali) last January po…Tapos this February po, nakahanap po ako ng employer pero based po sila in Missouri. Ngayon po, hindi ko po alam kung anong mga hakbang ang kailangan ko gawin para maprocess ko po ang papers ko don. Kasi po may hinihingi po sila na mga bagay na wala ako like yung Verification ng license and etc. Wala pa po akong license kasi po yung Cali nagrerequire naman ng SSN pero I have no way to get it since I’m here sa Pinas. Another thing po is yung CGFNS exam…kelangan ko pa po bang kumuha non? Mejo buhol-buhol po ang kaalaman ko sa mga reqts for para makakakuha ako ng nursing license sa Missouri. Hindi naman ako masyado matulungan ng employer kasi first time nila maghire ng nurses out of the country…

Congratulations! Most of the requirements you need for Missouri Nursing Application can be seen on the link provided. You do not need to have a SSN in order to verify that you passed the NCLEX-RN examination in California. You just need to submit the form that is supplied by the Missouri Board of Nursing to verify your license and pay the fee needed to process such to the California Board of Nursing. And yes you would need a Course by Course Report from CGFNS as a requirement by the Missouri Board of Nursing. Let me know if I can help you with anything else.

HAZEL

Hi maa’m Joan, Gusto ko lang po sanang malaman maa’m kung kailangan ba talagang certified true copy ang i submit ko for my Diploma? andito na kasi ako sa U.S tapos dala dala ko and original diploma ko, ano po ba ang dapat kong gawin?at saka maa’m puede po ba akong magtake ng NCLEX sa California kahit wala akong local license hindi na kasi ako nakapagtake after my graduation kasi malapit ng ma expire visa ko kaya umalis na lang ako after graduation. at saka maa’m tatanggapin ba nila or are they going to process my application kahit wala pa akong social security number, last year pa kasi ako nag apply for my social security number pero hangang ngayon wala pa rin akong natanggap but they gave me a proof of letter stated that i applied already for my social security number.thanks a lot in advance maa’m and have a nice day!!!!

You can just send a photocopy of your diploma rather than sending your actual diploma since they won’t be giving that back to you. In relation to this, please take note that the diploma they are asking for is the one you get from PRC stating that you are a registered nurse not the one given by the school. There isn’t a specific rule in California that you need to have a local license to sit for the NCLEX-RN examination but be ready to make an explanation letter on why you do not hold a license in the country where you were educated. This is usually a case to case basis. They will process your application even without the SSN but upon passing they will write a letter to you asking for your SSN in order for them to provide you with your actual license. Also, please take note that  the SSN is given to legal residents/ US Citizens. Hope this helped. Good luck with your application.

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DDD

HELP! i really cant find where to get the chicago, illinois fingerprint card request form. i need it badly. please help.

You need to request for fingerprint card at this address:

Upon receiving the fingerprint card follow these instructions:

1. Utilize a fingerprint card obtained from this Department/Division
2. Take it to a local police authority in any state to obtain classifiable prints
3. Contact an approved livescan vendor and make arrangements for them to process your fingerprint card. Not all approved livescan vendors process the fingerprint card. Two such vendors that do process the fingerprint card are Accurate Biometrics/Art’s Investigations or Identix. Send the fingerprint card directly to the approved livescan vendor. The fingerprint vendor will advise you of the processing fee.
4. DO NOT send the card directly to the Illinois State Police or Federal Bureau of Investigation (regardless of what is indicated on the card itself).
5. If you follow these instructions, the results of your criminal background check will be electronically forwarded to this Department/Division when available. Failure to follow these instructions may result in a delay in the processing of your application for licensure.

ANNE

i am confused about my aplication in Illinois, i already sent my requirements and payed the fee for CES application and yet i still i didn’t recieve any letter or confirmation from them.what should i do next?

The payment for the CES Application should be given to CGFNS or the company you chose to evaluate your school records. The CES might take some time before results are sent to Illinois Board of Registered Nursing you can check the status of your CES application online providing you register in their site and provide them with your basic information as well as your CGFNS ID number. Most probably without the CES result your papers won’t be evaluated by the Illinois Board of Nursing yet since it is part of the requirement. it would be best to follow up the status of your CES application first.

BEVERLY L.

Hi! I have another Question. Is it okay to use another person’s credit card when registering on the NCLEX exam in pearsonvue.com? thanks!

Yes that’s not a problem as long as you can provide the basic information for the cardholder such as billing address, name, and other details of the card.

ROY M.

Magandang araw mga kababayan! i have all my documents here in my hands all i need to do is to mail it to California BON, but The Social Security number is bothering me so much, do i need to leave it blank?(since mahigpit na bilin ng Cali BON “NO SS # – NO PROCESSING) or fill it with my ss no.(Philippines)? anu ba talagang ss no ang hinahanap ng BON sa california? SS ng pinas or SS ng america? kung sino man ang makakatulong thanx!

The SSN that they are asking for is the one for the US. Sadly, you cannot get one not unless you are a legal resident/ citizen of the US. You can just place NOT APPLICABLE in the space for the SSN.

ERI

Hi! My name is Erika and I recently passed the NCLEX exam in California. I have a possible employer but they are in Missouri. I’ve been searching the internet for an endorsement application for Missouri but I can’t find any. I don’t even know the steps I have to do for this. Please help? Thanks so much!

Congratulations! Well here is the RN Endorsement Packet for Missouri most of the instructions you need can be seen there. Let me know if you need help on anything else.

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