Who can apply for, and what are the criteria for, the issuance of 212(r) Certified Statements?
• already possesses a nursing license(s) in Florida, Georgia, New York, Illinois or Michigan where she or he wishes to be employed, and such state verifies that the foreign license(s) is/are authentic and unencumbered; • has already passed the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN®) for registered nurses; and • is a graduate of a nursing program 1) in which the language of instruction was English, 2) located in a country designated by CGFNS International within 30 days of the date of enactment of P.L. 106-95*, based on CGFNS’s assessment, and 3) if that nursing program was in operation before November 12, 1999, or is subsequently designated by CGFNS International and any equivalent credentialing organizations approved for the credentialing of nurses under subsection 212(a)(5)(C). *Public Law 106-95 (the 1999 law regarding H-1C visas) conferred on CGFNS International the authority to designate certain countries on the basis of CGFNS’s assessment that the quality of nursing ed
