What will CGFNS be screening for in its certification for the H-1C visa?
CGFNS will be certifying that the nurse: • 1. already possesses a valid and unencumbered licenses as a nurse in a state where the alien intends to be employed and such state verifies that the foreign license of alien nurses are authentic and unencumbered; • 2. has already passed the National Council Licensure Examination for registered nurses (NCLEX-RN); and • 3. is a graduate of a nursing program (a) in which the language of instruction was English, (b) located in a country designated by CGFNS within 30 days of the date of enactment of P.L. 106-95, based on CGFNS assessment that the quality of nursing education in that country, and the English language proficiency of those who completed English-language-medium programs in that country justify the countrys designation, and (c) if that nursing program was in operation before November 12, 1999, or is subsequently designated by CGFNS and any equivalent credentialing organizations approved for the credentialing of nurses under subsection 2
