RNs on K-1 Visas: Fiancee is RN in PI does she still need to take TOEFL?

[ZoieAndEvan 0]

Before, some states do not required for us to have a local RN license but now things changed, in California you have to have a local RN license too, to be qualified to sit for NCLEX RN exam, my suggestion is to ask the board of nursing where you plan to practice, and English proficiency exam is a mandatory requirement for a country that do not use English as their primary language.

I will email them but I do not believe South Carolina requires NLE to sit for NCLEX. Looks like they use CGFNS.

The following link list what the applicant must have:

http://www.llr.state.sc.us/pol/nursing/index.asp?file=bonexam.htm#Foreign Edu

Foreign Educated Applicants

In addition to 1, 2 and 3 above:

5. An applicant's general education and nursing education must be at a level required of graduates of nursing education programs in this State who are candidates for licensure as verified by a certificate of the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools or another board-approved credentials evaluation service. An applicant whose native language is not English shall submit evidence of passing the Test of English as First Language (TOEFL), Test of Written English (TWE), and Test of Spoken English (TSE) offered by TOEFL/TSE Services or another service approved by the board. An applicant whose education for nursing is not verified as equivalent may qualify for a license by completing a supplemental course as prescribed by the board to be covered in an approved nursing education program and, upon completion of the course, writing and passing the licensing examination.

6. Attach a copy of your nursing license from country of original licensure.

7. Request a Credential Evaluation Service (CES) report at www.cgfns.org. You will need to request a CES Professional Report description of your nursing program.

8. Request an application for examination from TOEFL at www.toefl.org. Foreign applicants are required to take and pass the TOEFL examination.

9. A foreign educated applicant who does not become licensed within three years of first taking the examination shall requalify to take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) by enrolling in an approved nursing education program and demonstrating knowledge, skills, and ability of a graduate nurse.