Profgordons:
In the grand scheme of things, this is barely important. Worse case is to do another medical before traveling, it doesn’t invalidate the PR visa.

Thanks.

Ticket was already purchased as proof to ircc that PA can land before the medical expiration date. Does anyone know if PA can go and collect the passport in person?

Anyone know how I can contact Accra to expedite a passport stamping process? Principal needs to land before their medicals expires.

vickyehi:
How long is it taking Accra to return passports these days? Passport was transmitted from vfs to Accra sept 18.

Thanks

How long is it taking Accra to return passports these days? Passport was transmitted from vfs to Accra sept 18.

Marilyn280:
@Vickyehi pls how can I reach you?

use the email function here.

mbok:
Please does the Nova Scotia route require one to have at least one year work experience? Is it also necessary to go through NNAS certificate verification?
Thanks very much for the reply

No to both questions

Snow1:

No agency is perfect, this is the only point you made, others are gibberish. Packages from direct hire is better than Passport USA, Avant, shearwater etc. A proverb says: what elders see sitting, when people like you stand up they won’t be able to see it. I won’t respond to your next comment if you decide to quote me because either you have not experienced the system or too myopic to think or you are just being stupid.
Nurses after experiencing the system will come back to this post. This I am sure.

Rather than dishing out insults, share your own unique experience and things you possibly learned tge hard way.

I am with Westways and they have been fantastic as an agency. The major con with them is communication.

I still wouldnt prefer direcr hire because if you dont like the work environmwnt, you cant just switch. With an agency, you can request another hospital without harming your contract with your sponsor.

Hi everyone.

Does anyone know if DELF can be assessed through Wes as a second degree?

Tomsss:
Hello, please is anyone with westways agency here? I have a few questions.

Send dm

KingDeity:


Thanks ma'am. Please do you have any contact in nmcn? I'm really lost as regards making payments for the verification...I can't find the link on the portal please

@vickyehi

Sure……pm me

Update:

We got DQ I think June, I was expecting Montreal to take 1year for the interview date like they did with my friend. But surprisingly we got a date in august for OCT 31st. I came down to Montreal to have the interview and they asked us to provide a different type of police cert.

Apparently the one we got was the basic criminal record check, but they wanted the “full repository from RCMP”. Anyways, I went back to work and we are planning on sending the additional documents along with our passports back to the consulate soon.

I needed my passport to get back into the states, so I collected it back after the interview.

Wishing everyone a testimony filled year. Feel free to send me an email after passing Nclex and in need of a USA employer.

KingDeity:
@vickyehi

I just paid the £140 for the NMC-UK, and in the email they sent to me, they said I shouldn't do anything until they get a feedback from NNMC, ABUJA. Please does that mean I don't have to pay for the verification again?

I'm really confused

They don’t know how nmcn works. Unfortunately nmcn charges for verification, so you will have to contact them to pay for verification before nmcn responds back to the NMC uk.

Mystique1:


@ vickyehi please I paid for verification and change of name on the 2nd of Dec and I'm yet to be verified but my status shows 'Parked'. Do you have an idea what that means?

I don’t…..I’d advice you to give it some time and check again, or facilitate it if you can’t wait.

Reubyyy:
Hi everyone
Please, I need recommendations for Nursing agencies in the US that don't emphasize current job experience, I have a gap in my work experience. I have gotten my ATT and will be writing NCLEX soon. The agencies I have contacted so far require current working experience, and I am not currently working.

Write, pass and then send me at dm. I’d get you one asap.

hpymoment:


Thanks for all you do here.
I have Bsc in chemistry and I to plan my japa in future with Canada in mind.

Apart from going through the university, where can I get a Bsn. Does school of nursing or colleges award it?

While still in naija, I want to get a form for school of nursing in NAUTH so that I can use it whenever I’m ready but my problem is this: I found out that I have hepatitis B late last year during my marriage test.

I have been taking medication for it. Can the above pose a barrier for me? Thank you for your honest response in advance.



Merry Christmas.

Colleges affiliated with universities can offer BSN . But Canada doesn’t have school of nursing. All RNs are BSNs or BN grads. Colleges run LPN programs.

Keep taking your treatment, but hep B doesn’t make you medically ineligible for immigration.

cooooooks:
This is exactly what I'm wondering. I hope it won't be up to 2 - 3 yrs but not impossible.

Any particular nursing school? Or more importantly, apply to do what program? Is there a nursing assistant program? And is such a program recognized by Canada?

She can apply to do a RN program in a school of nursing or college of nursing. I think they award them a hnd right now. Or you can wait till she gets to Canada before starting her nursing journey. She can always work as a support worker in Canada before she finishes school. You don’t need special education for that.

sharone21:


I think Canada requires BSc to be a Registered Nurse unless it is no longer necessary.....

Nigeria most times will give u RN or HND courses which will qualify for LPN.

Alternative to Nigeria if you have the money, is to go to Cameroon for HND or BSc and license there before travelling

Canada doesn’t require BSN to have a Canadian license. You can do your degree or hnd or diploma in anywhere in the world.

cooooooks:
Thanks very much.

She is sure of the spousal visa (my fiancée).

This is basically the blueprint we have. Step by step when she comes.

What we're wondering is if she should study something in Nigeria in the meantime in addition driving, french, english.

If she is still in Nigeria for the next 2-3yrs, she should apply to a nursing school in naija as that will save you lots of money and you will be debt free.

Arhmiee:
Hello everyone,
I studied MSc pre-registration adult nursing in the UK and wish to relocate to the US. Does anyone know the best way to go about credential evaluation because of the lack of mental health, genealogy and paediatric theory and practice hours for those of us who studied adult nursing?
I will really appreciate any guidance or assistance.

Let me know how this turns out for you. I know CGFNS doesn’t give a favourable report and most nurses were required to take courses to fill the gaps.

Benny4ramesis:
Hello
Someone please advise!!!
Please I'm an RN and a nursing mum with a month-old baby and I just got a job offer with a Trust (NHS Scotland). I have not received COS yet but I am planning to relocate as soon as I get the COS
I would love to travel first then my husband joins me later because of his job. Should I take my one month son with me or should I leave him behind so that my husband brings him later?
What are the challenges involved in relocating and preparing for the OSCE with a month-old baby?
Will the Trust allow me to stay in the accomodation with my son?
I need guidance please

My take may be very unconventional, but I would advice you as someone who knows the types of challenges you will face.

Don’t go with your child!!!!!!!

Reasons:
-There is no free child care for you.

-Except you have lots of money to rent your own place and pay for an external person to help out.

-Most day care are more expensive for kids less than 3mths, that’s if you even see any at all.

-Do you really want to leave your 1mth old with people you do not know in the uk??

-You can’t take baby to your osce prep class so you will be highly distracted.

-Your income at this stage will not pay for your living expense and child care.


My advice is to leave the child with the father and have family help you care for the baby by assisting your hubby.

-Write and pass your osce IST before sending for your family

-Or you can choose to wait a little longer in naija and resume on a later date if your employer permits.

-Don’t have mum guilt, it will be hard but just know that it is more difficult on you and hubby than on the baby.

-Breast milk is great but baby will also thrive on formula so don’t let super momma’s guilt trip you.


In the end, do what works best for you and your family.

ufkenedy:


Thanks a lot, does westway offer premium service & can the applicant choose preferred location/state or westway doesn't allow that?

Yes they offer premium service for i140. You have options for preferred state, but it is largely going to depend on your experience and where they have a need and an international nurse program at the time you arrive.

mokset123:
Greetings, I do not have any nursing qualification or experience but I intend to apply for 2 year M.Sc pre-registration adult nursing in the UK.

My question is at the end of my msc programme, what band will I start working with and can I use the qualification to practice in the us or canada.

You will most likely start from band 5.

You could use it to practice in Canada(a few provinces), but CGFNS isn’t currently giving favourable response for USA license to the pre registration applicants. This may change in the near future as the shortage worsens.

chuksozy:

Ok. Thanks for the response and the response you gave to others. You're helping to keep this thread alive. Do they assist in pre-nclex and transportation/ lodging for the nclex or is it for nclex passers? The visa wahala to South Africa is something else. Airfares to Philippines is on top of the roof.
Thanks once more.

They will only register you. Getting to the venue and your accommodation/visa to the exam venue is your responsibility.

Bilingualism:
Good day everyone

Ielts has not been good to me.
I had written quite a number
I had LRWS 8,6.5,7,7 which is best so far
I speak French quite well and write , because my mum was trading in Benin republic all through my young age.
I gave TEF a shot and got a band 9

I am thininking of re writing ielts to get 8777 so I can have a good chance as English is my primary language.

Or has any Nigerian been able to successfully use TEF as primary language for this Canadian journey.
I just got to know this forum today when I was searching for this information and I have not seen any Nigerian use French as primary language

Even if you don’t use French as your language of communication with IRCC, it is possible to use French as the language you want the highest point allocated to in your application.

Just pay attention when filling the form and you will see the question that asks exactly this.

Begoodtoothers:
And a few others. Just do a google search. You can use Texas, New Mexico OK, to be clear you're saying texas and New Mexico issues license immediately an applicant passes the exam? And your moniker looks familiar. Are you a jw lady?

Not sure I know what JW stands for.

Every state issues a license immediately you pass your Nclex. States like California may take longer than others, but in 2018, my Texas was pretty fast. Not sure what’s obtainable now.

Tomsss:
Hello, please who knows where I can get identogo fingerprint card for TBON in Nigeria?

Buy from Amazon.

id2019:


Good day , I just got my UK student Visa to go study MSc in public health, when I get to UK , how can I become a UK registered Nurse? Do I still need to write Ielts on getting to UK?

Yes you will still need IELTS and everything. Best advice is to write CBT and be ready to write osce asap. That way, your 20hr a week job can be nursing job and not menial ones.

chuksozy:

Why do you say so? They offer per Diem & travel nursing. Meaning you will always be on the move

Not necessarily. Your 2years contract can actually be in just one place. So you are not going from one hospital to another. WESTWAYS actually has acute care hospital contracts now, so you can be placed in medsurg, tele, PCU, ICU, ER etc for your 2 year duration. But you will earn more than the pay of the other agencies.

[quote author=Begoodtoothers post=116147316] from what I've read so far, it seems like the applicant's preferred US State BON plays a role in the documents that will be submitted.

1. What US state BON issue license immediately to an applicant who passed NCLEX?

ALL OF THEM

2. Which state(s) require SSN before issuing RN licence?( the goal is to avoid them at all cost)

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3. Do recruiting agencies assist candidates to prep for NCLEX or is it best to self-prepare for the exam(DIY)?


Yes they do. I advice DIY because you can do it faster and on your own schedule. Plus you are more interesting to recruiters after passing Nclex.

pretty1986:
Am ok if we can talk on whatsapp if u don't mind please

I don’t have one that I can publicly share.

pretty1986:
please am interested,this is my whatsapp number 08069506574.pls chat me up let discuss pls.

Request to send me an email if you haven’t already.

Erimeo:
Hello, I'm looking for how to do verification for canada.
Please help.

Send me a dm