2007 News

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• NOVEMBER 20, 2007
  CGFNS Announces New Pricing for its Credential Verification Service (CVS) for New York State
  PHILADELPHIA, PA — November 20, 2007 — CGFNS International today announced new pricing for its Credential Verification Service for New York State. The new price was necessitated by increases in fees charged by primary sources for securing required documents on behalf of applicants. Effective January 1, 2008, the following fee will be charged:
  
  Credential Verification Service for New York State (CVS) $350.00*
  *Includes $50 order processing fee
  
  
  
• OCTOBER 2 , 2007
  Global Health Challenges in a World Divided by Health Inequities to be Discussed
  
  
  
• JULY 25 , 2007
  Michigan Board of Nursing Changes Its Requirements For Internationally Educated Nurses
  
  
  
• JULY 11 , 2007
  Nichols Named Global Health Research Ambassador
  CGFNS CEO to Advocate for Greater U.S. Investment in Global Health Research
  
  
  
• MAY 30, 2007
  Kaplan and CGFNS announce plans to provide online and offline nursing education and test preparation products and services
  
  
  
• APRIL 12, 2007
  March 14, 2007 Qualifying Exam^SM Results Available Online
  Applicants can now view their scores from the March 14, 2007 Qualifying Exam, as part of our Certification Program, which are now available on the CGFNS Web site. The posting of the exam results allow applicants to view their exam scores online, in addition to being able to see their pass/fail status. To see the scores, applicants can click on the link CGFNS Connect – Apply/Check Status and will need their user name and password to access test scores and view their exam results.
  
  
  
• MARCH 13, 2007
  Attention Certification Program Qualifying Exam^SM Takers in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
  Due to visa delays, the CGFNS Certification Program Qualifying Exam^SM in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil will be postponed one week and will be administered on Wednesday, March 21 in Rio de Janeiro, test site number 821. For those applicants scheduled to appear in Rio de Janeiro on March 14, please report to the same scheduled location at the same scheduled time on Wednesday, March 21, 2007. CGFNS apologizes for any inconveniences this may have caused.
  
  
  
• MARCH 12, 2007
  By the President of the Phillipines — Executive Order No. 609
  Further enhancing employability by directing the Department of Labor and Employment to administer a voluntary examination for the nurses licensed pursuant to the June 2006 Board of Nursing Examination and providing assistance to the voluntary examinees
  
  
  
• MARCH 7, 2007
  Online Application System Gets a Makeover and a New Name — CGFNS Connect!
  CGFNS Connect, formerly the Online Application System, will launch on March 9, 2007. The graphics associated with CGFNS Connect have been updated to reflect CGFNS’s overall Web site. Applicants visiting CGFNS Connect will experience cleaner, simpler, and more attractive webscreens throughout the online application system. Check it out!
  
  
  
• MARCH 5, 2007
  CGFNS Meets with Philippine Delegation
  
  
  
• MARCH 2, 2007
  American Nurses Association urges new tests for Philippine nurses seeking to practice in the United States. Earlier exams compromised, questions learned prior to testing.



• PHILADELPHIA, PA, USA, 9 PM EST February 23, 2007; 10 AM Manila Time, February 24, 2007
  CGFNS CEO ADVICE TO ROSERO: DECISION IS FINAL No useful purpose would be served by Dr. Rosero’s traveling to Philadelphia



• FEBRUARY 20, 2007
  Further information on February 14 announcement: CGFNS denies VisaScreen^® certificates for Philippine nurses who passed the compromised June 2006 Philippine Licensure Examination



• FEBRUARY 14, 2007
  CGFNS Denies VisaScreen^® Certificates for Philippine Nurses Who Passed the Compromised June 2006 Philippine Licensure Examination



• FEBRUARY 12, 2007
  CGFNS opens new exam centers in China



• JANUARY 10, 2007
  CGFNS announces closed centers for the March 2007 CP Qualifying Exam^SM
  
  
  
• JANUARY 2, 2007
  CGFNS Extends Deadline for March Qualifying Exam^SM.