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Visa Screen Certificate
An Explanation of the Requirements for Nurses and Other Allied Health Care Professionals
The VisaScreen Certificate is comprised of three parts; with an additional, fourth requirement for nurses. The first part is an educational review, which ensures that the applicant's education meets all applicable, statutory and regulatory requirements for the profession in which the applicant intends to practice, and is comparable to that of a U.S. graduate seeking licensure. In order to meet the educational requirements for the VisaScreen program, applicants must have:
1) successfully completed a senior secondary school education that is separate from their professional education;
2) graduated from a government-approved, professional health care program of at least two years in length; and
3) successfully completed a minimum number of clock and/or credit hours in specific theoretical and clinical areas during their professional programs.
Physical therapists must include a self-reported, typewritten summary of their supervised clinical experiences.
The second component of the VisaScreen Certificate is the licensure review, which evaluates initial and all current and past licenses. Validations provided directly to ICHP by the issuing / validating institution affirm that the applicant has completed all practice requirements and that the registration / licensure is authentic and has no encumbrances. As a practical matter, applicants should be aware that, in order to satisfy the licensure, review requires correspondence between CGFNS and the licensing authorities which issued all past licenses to the applicant. Sufficient time should be allowed for the licensing authority to process and forward the required paperwork to CGFNS on behalf of the applicant. Response times vary widely depending on the country of issuance for professional licensures.
The third component of the VisaScreen Certificate is the English language proficiency assessment, which confirms that the applicant has demonstrated the required competency in oral and written English by submitting passing scores on tests approved by the U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services. To fulfill this requirement applicants may take either the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), Test of Written English (TWE), and Test of Spoken English (TSE) administered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS); or the Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) administered by the Chauncey Group, along with the TSE and TWE, administered by ETS; or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), administered by Cambridge ESOL Examinations, the British Council and IDP Education Australia. Scores from the TOEFL/TWE, TSE, IELTS, or TOEIC are accepted by the CGFNS.
Passing English test scores...
Physical Therapists
TOEFL on paper........................560
TOEFL on computer................. 220
TWE........................................4.5
TSE.........................................50
TOEIC.....................................N/A
IELTS......................................N/A
Certain applicants may be exempt from the English language proficiency requirement. Applicants who have graduated from a college, university, or professional school located in Australia, Canada (except Quebec), Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, or the United States and where the language of instruction was English and the language of textbooks was English are exempt from the foreign language requirements. All English language proficiency scores are valid for up to two years from the date of administration.
Finally, the fourth component of the VisaScreen Certificate is applicable to those health care workers who wish to obtain an occupational visa to practice as nurses in the United States. Nurse applicants must present a CGFNS Certificate or a passing score on the NCLEX-RN® examination to provide proof of their nursing knowledge.
In order to obtain a CGFNS Certificate, applicants must successfully complete CGFNS' Certification Program, a three-part program comprised of a credentials review, a one-day Qualifying Exam of nursing knowledge, and an English language proficiency exam. Foreign registered nurses applying to the CGFNS Certificate Program have the option of taking the TOEFL, the TOEIC, or the IELTS English language exams. There is no oral examination requirement for the CGFNS Certificate. Passing scores for each exam are the same as for the VisaScreen Certificate.
Upon successful completion of all three elements of the program, applicants are awarded a CGFNS Certificate. Please note that the CGFNS Certificate is distinguished from the VisaScreen Certificate. Although each certificate is issued by CGFNS, the CGFNS Certificate is applicable only to nurse applicants, whereas the VisaScreen Certificate is a requirement for all seven categories of allied health care professionals. Most states require the CGFNS Certificate of nurses educated abroad before they can take the NCLEX-RN® examination.
excerpts taken from
www.murthy.com/
An Explanation of the Requirements for Nurses and Other Allied Health Care Professionals
The VisaScreen Certificate is comprised of three parts; with an additional, fourth requirement for nurses. The first part is an educational review, which ensures that the applicant's education meets all applicable, statutory and regulatory requirements for the profession in which the applicant intends to practice, and is comparable to that of a U.S. graduate seeking licensure. In order to meet the educational requirements for the VisaScreen program, applicants must have:
1) successfully completed a senior secondary school education that is separate from their professional education;
2) graduated from a government-approved, professional health care program of at least two years in length; and
3) successfully completed a minimum number of clock and/or credit hours in specific theoretical and clinical areas during their professional programs.
Physical therapists must include a self-reported, typewritten summary of their supervised clinical experiences.
The second component of the VisaScreen Certificate is the licensure review, which evaluates initial and all current and past licenses. Validations provided directly to ICHP by the issuing / validating institution affirm that the applicant has completed all practice requirements and that the registration / licensure is authentic and has no encumbrances. As a practical matter, applicants should be aware that, in order to satisfy the licensure, review requires correspondence between CGFNS and the licensing authorities which issued all past licenses to the applicant. Sufficient time should be allowed for the licensing authority to process and forward the required paperwork to CGFNS on behalf of the applicant. Response times vary widely depending on the country of issuance for professional licensures.
The third component of the VisaScreen Certificate is the English language proficiency assessment, which confirms that the applicant has demonstrated the required competency in oral and written English by submitting passing scores on tests approved by the U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services. To fulfill this requirement applicants may take either the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), Test of Written English (TWE), and Test of Spoken English (TSE) administered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS); or the Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) administered by the Chauncey Group, along with the TSE and TWE, administered by ETS; or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), administered by Cambridge ESOL Examinations, the British Council and IDP Education Australia. Scores from the TOEFL/TWE, TSE, IELTS, or TOEIC are accepted by the CGFNS.
Passing English test scores...
Physical Therapists
TOEFL on paper........................560
TOEFL on computer................. 220
TWE........................................4.5
TSE.........................................50
TOEIC.....................................N/A
IELTS......................................N/A
Certain applicants may be exempt from the English language proficiency requirement. Applicants who have graduated from a college, university, or professional school located in Australia, Canada (except Quebec), Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, or the United States and where the language of instruction was English and the language of textbooks was English are exempt from the foreign language requirements. All English language proficiency scores are valid for up to two years from the date of administration.
Finally, the fourth component of the VisaScreen Certificate is applicable to those health care workers who wish to obtain an occupational visa to practice as nurses in the United States. Nurse applicants must present a CGFNS Certificate or a passing score on the NCLEX-RN® examination to provide proof of their nursing knowledge.
In order to obtain a CGFNS Certificate, applicants must successfully complete CGFNS' Certification Program, a three-part program comprised of a credentials review, a one-day Qualifying Exam of nursing knowledge, and an English language proficiency exam. Foreign registered nurses applying to the CGFNS Certificate Program have the option of taking the TOEFL, the TOEIC, or the IELTS English language exams. There is no oral examination requirement for the CGFNS Certificate. Passing scores for each exam are the same as for the VisaScreen Certificate.
Upon successful completion of all three elements of the program, applicants are awarded a CGFNS Certificate. Please note that the CGFNS Certificate is distinguished from the VisaScreen Certificate. Although each certificate is issued by CGFNS, the CGFNS Certificate is applicable only to nurse applicants, whereas the VisaScreen Certificate is a requirement for all seven categories of allied health care professionals. Most states require the CGFNS Certificate of nurses educated abroad before they can take the NCLEX-RN® examination.
excerpts taken from
www.murthy.com/
