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process is SEPARATE from the process necessary for obtaining a work visa. For information regard-
ing temporary or permanent visas, contact the U.S. Department of State at http://travel.state.gov/
visa_services.html and the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service at www.ins.usdoj.gov/graph-
ics/index.htm.
First Step:
Contact the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS). CGFNS prescreens
foreign educated nurses wishing to practice in the U.S. Prescreening involves a review of the nurses
education; licensure in the home country; English language proficiency testing; and a predictor exam
that provides an indicator of the nurse’s ability to pass the U.S. national licensure exam (NCLEX).
Second Step:
In the U.S., every nurse must meet additional state requirements and take the NCLEX as established
by the State Board of Nursing. Each state has its own Board of Nursing. There are some state boards
of nursing that will accept the Canadian Nurses Association Testing Service (CNATS) or the Canadian
Registered Nurses Examination (CRNE). There are also a few state boards of nursing that will directly
endorse foreign educated nurses who have never take the NCLEX. Because this information can
change, it is necessary to contact the state board of nursing to determine if they have a policy regard-
ing direct endorsement for foreign-educated nurses.
For additional information and contact information for a specific state board of nursing, contact the
National Council for State Boards of Nursing.
Agency Forms
Application Form
Recruitment Contract
Authorization Letter
Immigration Forms
CGFNS
Resumé
CGFNS Certificate
NCLEX Result (if available)
English Test result
PRC License
Employment Certificate(s)
Seminar/Training Certificate(s)
Transcript of Records
Diploma
High School Diploma
Birth Certificate
Marriage Certificate
Biographic Data Page of Passport
6 recently-taken Passport-size photos (sign full name on the front & back of photos)
If a birth was never officially recorded, or if it is impossible to obtain a birth certificate because records have been
destroyed or the appropriate government authority wi/! not issue one, you should obtain a certified statement from the
appropriate government authority stating the reason your birth record is not available. Please submit this with
secondary evidence of birth. The secondary evidence must be an original, or a certified copy of the original. For
example, a baptismal certificate contains the date and place of birth and both parent’s names providing the baptism
took place shortly after birth; an adoption decree for an adopted child; or an affidavit from a close relative, preferably
the applicant’s mother, stating the date and place of birth, both parents names, and the mother’s maiden name. An
affidavit must be executed before an official authorized to take oaths or affirmations.
An original or certified marriage certificate
An original or certified divorce decree (if you have been previously divorced)
Checklist for a Green Card Application
for a Professional Nurse in the US
(page 2)
A copy of your Visa Screen (if you have already received it)
A copy of Passport (for yourself and each family member applying with you)
A copy of all approved notices and I-94 cards that you have received from the INS if you have
previously been in the US (for yourself and each family member applying with you)
A copy of the birth certificate (for yourself and each family member applying with you)
A copy of the marriage certificate
A copy of the divorce decree (if you have been previously divorced)
A copy of your income tax returns from the last three years (note: if you have not been in the US for
the last three years, simply submit a copy of the tax returns that you have filed since entering the US).
A completed Form G-325, Biographic Form (for yourself and each family member applying with you).
Please see the following link for the G-325. Please print clearly on the form but you do not need to sign
the form at this time. http://www.hammonlawfirm.com/485step_by_step.htm
PERSONAL INFORMATION
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Family Members
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