| You have most likely passed the CGFNS
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| | before taking the NCLEX-RN. The following
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| exam or are certified as an NCLEX-RN. Now
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| | are the states with such requirement:
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| you would like to obtain permanent
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| | Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado,
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| residence in the United States. Whether
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| | Connecticut, District of Columbia,
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| you are residing inside or outside the
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| | Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana,
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| U.S., you can find qualified employers to
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| | Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine,
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| sponsor your application for permanent
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| | Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan,
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| residence. All you have to do is find the
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| | Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska,
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| right immigration attorney to assist you
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| | New Hampshire, New Jersey, North
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| in the preparation of documents. You can
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| | Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma,
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| do it yourself, but you will most likely
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| | Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South
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| spend many extra months or years doing
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| | Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont,
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| so. A good immigration lawyer can really
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| | Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and
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| save you valuable time.
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| | Wyoming.
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| Foreign Nurses who are CGFNS or NCLEX-RN
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| | LICENSURE BY ENDORSEMENT
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| certified belong to the third preference
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| | Nurses who have passed the NCLEX-RN in
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| group in employment-based immigration.
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| | states that do not require CGFNS may
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| This category of immigration requires
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| | acquire the license of another state
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| employer sponsorship and means only the
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| | through endorsements. Each state's Board
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| employer (hospital, nursing home etc.)
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| | of Nursing has its own web site that
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| may apply for permanent residence for
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| | lists the requirement on endorsement.
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| foreign nurses.
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| | HOW TO AVOID THE REQUIREMENT OF SOCIAL
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| Foreign Nurses that have passed the CGFNS
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| | SECURITY NUMBER AND CGFNS EXAMINATION
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| exam or are certified as an NCLEX-RN can
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| | Most states in the U.S. require nurses to
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| qualify to obtain permanent residence,
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| | present their social security number in
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| with assistance, whether they are
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| | order to take NCLEX-RN. Some states allow
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| residing inside or outside the U.S. In
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| | foreign nurses to take the examination
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| addition, an immigration attorney can
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| | but will not grant a license if the nurse
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| help foreign nurses find qualified
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| | cannot provide a social security number
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| employers to sponsor their application
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| | or individual tax ID. Since the end of
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| for permanent residence. Unlike most of
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| | 2003, IRS (Internal Revenue Service) no
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| the employment-based immigration
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| | longer issues tax ID without proof of a
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| applications, employers are exempted from
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| | tax return. This virtually shut the door
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| filing labor certification, an often
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| | to licensure of foreign nurses thereby to
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| lengthy and cumbersome process with the
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| | employment immigration since few
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| U.S. Labor Department and State
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| | employers are willing to sponsor a nurse
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| Employment Agency.
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| | who has no U.S. license.
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| REQUIRED DOCUMENTS AND QUALIFICATION
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| | Currently, New York and New Hampshire do
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| Whether applying outside the United
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| | not require a social security number or
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| States or within, the foreign nurse must
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| | tax ID as requirement for licensure. Nor
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| possess:
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| | do they require CGFNS examination as
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| 1. A diploma from a nursing school in
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| | required by majority of the states.
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| their country
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| | Foreign nurses should present their
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| 2. A license to practice nursing in their
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| | credentials to CGFNS for certification
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| country
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| | evaluation and, upon certification,
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| 3. An unrestricted license in a state of
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| | become eligible for NCLEX and licensure.
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| intended employment, or a certification
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| | As NCLEX-RN was administered for the
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| that they have passed either the U.S.
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| | first time in Hong Kong, Korea, and
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| licensing examination (NCLEX-RN) but
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| | England in 2005, so the above method is
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| cannot obtain the license for lack of a
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| | crucial for nurses who are unable to
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| social security number, or they has
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| | enter the U.S. for NCLEX.
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| passed the examination given by
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| | In order to properly obtain permanent
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| Commission on Graduates of Foreign
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| | residence in the United States, the steps
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| Nursing Schools (CGFNS).
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| | above should be taken as they are
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| 4. Visa Screen Certificate (see below)
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| | prescribed. For further information,
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| LICENSURE BY EXAMINATION
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| | please consult with a qualified nurse
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| Please note that the majority of states
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| | immigration attorney at the earliest
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| require foreign nurses to pass CGFNS
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| | point possible.
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