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(CURRENTLY NOT IN THE PHILIPPINES, CLICK HERE) #1 Pass the examination of the CGFNS (Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools). To learn more about this, go to their website www.cgfns.org. If you already have NCLEX-RN, this supersedes the CGFNS and #1 does not apply to you. #2 Create your resume for the prospective employer. Pacific Link Healthcare will find the employer for you. #3 Contact Kimobo International Personnel Health Services at Pacific Corporate Center, 131 West Avenue 401C, Quezon City, Philippines (Tel 02-373-5191, Fax 02-410-4096, E-mail kips@pacificlinkhealthcare.com). Kimobo will assist you with the next procedures below. #4 Sign an employment agreement with a USA employer. Pacific Link Healthcare will find the employer based on your education, clinical skills, references, and job location preference. The employer will sponsor you for an H1-B visa. The processing of this will de done by Pacific Link Healthcare in the USA. This will take several months. #5 Apply for licensure for the particular state that you anticipate you will be working in. You need to register to take the NCLEX. Testing is available year round, 15 hours a day, 6 days a week. This is given only in the USA and USA territories such as Guam and Saipan. Visit the website www.ncsbn.org. #6 Wait for INS approval of your petition, which can take 3-6 months depending on the location of the employer. Each of the INS service centers has jurisdiction over certain states. #7 Upon INS approval, you will receive forms and instructions for final processing at the US Embassy in Manila. This will include medical exams and fingerprinting, and the interview at the US Embassy. #8 Bon voyage to the USA!
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