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2004 News and Alerts Due to the age of these news items, information (including links) may be outdated. Please use the search feature at the top of the page to find more current information on the subject or to find a current link. FEBRUARY 18, 2004 CGFNS offers two special administrations of the CGFNS Qualifying ExamSM On July 25, 2003, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published its final rule related to Section 343 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA). Section 343 requires that certain foreign health care workers have their credentials evaluated and certified before they will be allowed to work in their profession in the United States. Although the final rule became effective on September 23, 2003, the DHA created a transition period that will end on July 25, 2004. The final rule applies to temporary and permanent employment based visas as well as Trade NAFTA (TN) health care workers from Canada and Mexico. In an effort to assist Canadian and Mexican nurses (who are eligible for TN status) obtain the required International Commission on Healthcare Professions VisaScreen® certificate CGFNS will be conducting two special administrations of the CGFNS Qualifying ExamSM for eligible nurses seeking TN status only. In addition to the usual requirements for eligibility to sit for the CGFNS Qualifying ExamSM, applicants for these two exams must be Canadian or Mexican citizens and be eligible for Trade NAFTA status. CGFNS can accept only online applications for these two exams to be given on May 12, 2004, and June 9, 2004. In addition, CGFNS must receive the nurses’ license verification and the required education document prior to the exam deadline date. CGFNS recommends applicants provide their licensing agency and educational institutions prepaid courier envelops (such as FedEx or DHL) to help meet these deadline dates. This will speed up the process of sending the required documents to CGFNS. All documents should be sent to:
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The deadline date for the May 12, 2004, special administration of the exam has been extended to April 16, 2004. The deadline date for the June 9, 2004, special administration of the exam is May 5, 2004. CGFNS is an immigration-neutral, nonprofit organization based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, and is an internationally recognized authority on the education, registration and licensure of nurses worldwide. CGFNS’s mission is to provide responsible leadership in the delivery of relevant services to the global nursing and health care community. The organization was founded in 1977 through a collaborative effort by representatives from the U.S. Department of Labor; Department of Health, Education and Welfare (now the Department of Health and Human Services); the Immigration and Naturalization Service; and representatives from nursing organizations, including the American Nurses Association and the National League for Nursing. For additional information about CGFNS and its services, contact: CGFNS International, 3600 Market Street, Suite 400, Philadelphia, PA 19104-2651 USA; telephone: +1 (215) 349 8767; fax: +1 (215) 349 0026. |
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