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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 ...
DoLE Opens Registration for 2nd Special Nursing Review Classes
The registration for the second Special Nursing Review Classes initiated by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for the voluntary retake examinations of the equivalent of Tests III and V of the Nursing Licensure Examination of 2006 started...
NY State Education Department Denies 'Freezing' NCLEX Applications of June 2006 Nurses
Ms. Barbara Zittel, RN, Ph.D., executive secretary of the New York State Boards for Nursing and Respiratory Therapy told Pinoy R.N. that they are carefully examining licensure (NCLEX) applications from Philippine Nurses involved in the compromised Ju...
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...
U. S. Department of State Revises July 2007 Visa Bulletin; Retrogression is Back
RETROGRESSION UPDATEThe U.S. Department of State (DoS) today (July 2 in the US, July 3 in the Philippines) issued a revision on its previously released July 2007 Visa Bulletin effectively retrogressing all employment-based visa numbers.Last month, th...
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."...
Retrogression Drags On As US Senate Withdraws Controversial Immigration Reform Measure
Retrogression Update ...The debates in the United States Senate on the proposed Comprehensive Immigration Reform (CIR) bill bogged down less than three hours ago after Democratic leader Harry Reid withdrew the controversial measure.The move came afte...
Proposed CIR Bill to Abolish 'Schedule A Category'
RETROGRESSION UPDATEGood News: A few days ago, the US senate announced that they have reached a 'deal' on the polarized issue of Immigration Reform.Bad News: The supposed deal eliminates the 'Schedule A Category'Passage of a long-overdue immigration...
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...
