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Step by step process for Indian / Philippine nurses to figure in

Canada Steps briefly for foreign educated nurses to enter Canada:


1. Get education and qualification assessed by NNAS or National Nursing Assessment
Service. (List of documents needed for NNAS application are given during this article)
2. Get your IELTS / TOEFL score ready by then.

3. Choose state where you would like to figure in Canada.


4. Forward the NNAS report back to the state nursing board. If you get all clear from the
state board, then step 6
5. Complete any rectification needed, as per state board recommendation and reapply to
the state board.
6. Pass NCLEX-RN exam.
7. Apply for job together with your documents.
If you're a nurse in India or within the Philippines, your dream must be to figure in Canada.
Are you preparing to figure as a nurse in Canada? If so, you would like to understand the
method and also take the proper steps. a number of the important steps that are required
by foreign nurses, especially the Indian nurses and Philippine nurses to figure in Canada
are listed here.This article may be a well researched one that has considered several
sources. it's also verified the method from nurses already working in Canada. If a nurse
plans to figure in Canada, the immigration process is vital . Immigration process are often
completed on your own. But it's always better to require the assistance of a immigration
consultant. There are several popular and trustworthy immigration consultants available.
they're going to be ready to help an Indian or Philippine nurse to immigrate to Canada.
Step 1: Your education and knowledge counts to work in Canada
1. Educational requirement for foreign educated nurses to figure in Canada:
• You must have graduated from a recognized / approved institute in your country of origin.
• You must hold valid nursing registration within the nursing council of your home country.
you ought to hold a license as a RN / midwife.
• Experience is vital to figure in Canada. you'll be ready to process your immigration to
Canada easily with two to 5 years of experience within the nursing profession.
Step 2: Credential evaluation
a. Your educational qualification must be evaluated if it confirms to the quality in Canada.
b. you'll do credential evaluation from your country of Origin.
c. Nursing qualification evaluation is completed by the recognized authorities in Canada.
you'll get the credential evaluation done by the National Nursing Assessment Service or
NNAS.
d. At this stage, you've got to make a decision on which state of Canada you'd wish to add .
this
is often because each state and province has extraordinary eligibility and access standards.
They even have varying requirements. Therefore, the credentials are evaluated with
different criteria for various necessities.
Documents that require to be provided by foreign educated nurses to NNAS
1. Notarized Photo ID with signature thereon ( Passport / driver's license or others)
2. Educational documents:
a. Mark lists
b. Degree certificates
c. Transcript

d. Course curriculum
e. Other academic records
3. Registration in Nursing council within the country where practicing at the present ,
the registration documents must be sent by the licensing authorities.
4. Employment form: Employers with whom you labored within the last 5 years should
complete this type and dispatch it to NNAS.
5. Your IELTS / CELBAN test reports.
6. Any document that's not in English or French has got to be translated into English
before sending it.
7. All copies of certificates must be notarized with date. Provide telephone number and
address of notary.
8. Pay required fees folks $ 650.
Step 3: Other requirements – English
a. If you would like to figure as a nurse in Canada, you've got to make sure that you
simply are proficient in English
b. CELBAN – Canadian English Benchmark Assessment for Nurses or the International
English Testing System (IELTS) are the 2 common tests that are preferred. an
honest score will assist you to prove your proficiency in English.
Test score needed for IELTS is :Academic format – speaking 7, listening 7.5, reading 6.5,
writing 7, overall 7
Test score needed for CELBAN is: speaking 8, listening 10, reading 8, writing 7
c. Remember that English test results need to be forwarded by the test authorities on
to the nursing board in Canada.
Step 4: Apply to the state regulatory authority:
• As soon as your credentials are evaluated, you'd get a report from the National
Nursing Assessment Service or NNAS. This report has got to be forwarded to the
state regulatory agency . they're going to then look around the report and also all of
your credentials and knowledge .
• The state regulatory agency will then decide if you'll add Canada with the prevailing
qualifications and knowledge . they might also recommend you to finish any course to
urge the specified eligibility.
• If all is well, you'll be ready to obtain your registration. you'll obtain your registration as a
RN (RN) or a Licensed licensed practical nurse (LPN) or a Registered licensed practical
nurse RPN. These registrations are provided by the Canadian Nurses Association (CAN)
and also the Canadian Council for licensed practical nurse Regulators (CCPNR).
Step : 5 Pass the National Council Licensing Examination – RN (NCLEX – RN).
You have to pass the National Council Licensing Examination to figure as a RN in Canada. it's
a really important requirement for nurses to be used within the Canada. Nurses from
Philippines and India can take this exam in their own country. Otherwise, they will also take the
exam in Canada. The step by step process of applying for the NCLEX exam for entry into
Canada is written elsewhere during this site. A positive test result will assist you to figure in
Canada as a RN (RN) or a Licensed licensed practical nurse (LPN) or a Registered licensed
practical nurse RPN.
Step 6. Immigrate to Canada on permanent or temporary visa:
In the next step, you've got to make a decision if you'd wish to attend Canada on a
permanent or temporary visa. These are the 2 options available for any foreign educated
nurses. If you're getting to continue a permanent visa, you've got to use for immigration.
this is often a separate process in itself, but since you're qualified, you'll not find it difficult.
If you're getting to attend Canada on a short lived visa, you'll need to get employment offer
from an employer. this will even be wont to get the temporary visa.
Step 7. Join work:
You can contact your employer about once you should join work. you'll require other
formalities also that your employer in Canada needs you to finish .

The NCLEX-RN is that the exam that has got to be faced by nurses eager to add Canada. This
exam is from National Council of State Boards of Nursing or NCSBN. you've got to contact the
state board in Canada to understand more about these exams and therefore the requirement
therein particular province or state.

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