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CGFNS International Announces $50 Increase for VisaScreen® Certificate
CGFNS International is set to increase the price for its VisaScreen®: Visa Credentials Assessment program by $50. The current price for a VisaScreen® Certificate, which is valid for 5 years from the date of issue, is $448.By January next year, the ...
Update on VisaScreen Renewal Applications
The Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) has updated the Application for VisaScreen® renewal. The updated form is available for download at this link and at the Pinoy R.N. Application Forms Section.Healthcare professionals who...
CGFNS Announces Price Adjustments to its Credentials Evaluation Service (CES)
Effective October 1, 2008, the following changes will be made to the CGFNS International Credentials Evaluation Service (CES): The Reissue of a CES Report Service, where an official copy of a previously issued CES report is sent to an official recipi...
English Language Proficiency Report Now Required for International Nurses Applying for Licensure by Examination (NCLEX) in the State of Colorado
The Colorado Board of Nursing recently made changes to their eligibility requirements for internationally-educated nurses applying for licensure (NCLEX) by examination. The board now requires proof that the applicant has achieved a passing score on ...
Passing Grades in the Special Nursing Retake Required in British Columbia, Canada
Passing scores in the voluntary special nursing exam retake, administered last year simultaneously with the June and December Nurse Licensure Examinations, is not just a U.S. CGFNS VisaScreen requirement afterall as Canada's British Columbia also req...
CGFNS Services: Which One Do I Need?
Nursing licensure and practice in the United States and its territories are governed and regulated at the State level. Hence, eligibility and licensure requirements vary from state to state. It is, thus, imperative for the intending applicant to have...
DoLE Advisory: Transmittal of Voluntary Exam Results to CGFNS
The Quisumbing-Torres Law Firm, which was retained by the United States Commission on graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS), confirmed on November 9, 2007 that they already forwarded the consolidated electronic data containing the results of t...
Nurse Licensure Examination Results - June 2007
This author has been receiving e-mails asking whether the June 2007 nursing board exam results would be released this sunday as some people have been spreading unverified information to such effect. ...This misinformation campaign is causing undue a...
BoN: 'Examination results will be out by August'
Marco Sto. Tomas, member of the Board of Nursing (BoN) tasked to prepare and oversee the administration of the Nurse Licensure Examination, today said that the results of the recently concluded nursing board exam will probably be out by August 15 - 3...
Retrogression Lifted Temporarily; Senators Looking to Revive Stalled CIR Bill
RETROGRESSION UPDATEThe US Department of State has released its Visa Bulletin for July 2007. The bulletin includes a summary of available immigrant visa numbers. Effective July 1, 2007, all employment-based immigrant petitions will become "current."...
CGFNS Addresses June 2006 Nurses' VisaScreen Concerns
The Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) published a "Frequently Asked Questions" (FAQ) guide on its website to address the growing confusion among June 2006 nurses on the issue of retake as required by the CGFNS and the positio...
PRC Issues Guidelines for Nursing Board Retake
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) has released the guidelines for the implementation of the nursing licensure examination retake for June 2006 nurses. It outlined three (3) types of possible retake scenarios with special requirements for e...
DoLE: Free Review For Retakers
The Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) and the Association of Deans of Philippine College of Nursing (ADCPN) on Saturday signed an agreement to give free special review classes for the June 2006 nurses who will opt to retake tests 3 and 5 of t...
