Payment information and fees
Payment information
Payment must be in U.S. dollars. If you have applied online and are sending payment through postal mail, please print out the voucher and submit it with your payment. Pay using one of these methods:
Please DO NOT SEND CASH through the mail. Personal checks are not accepted. If paying by postal mail, send to CGFNS International, Suite 400, 3600 Market Street, Philadelphia PA 19104-2651 USA.
2012 Fees
Fees as of 9 January 2012. Fees may change without notice.
Credentials Evaluation Service fees
| List of services | APPLY ONLINE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Professional Report application This is for those who are educated outside the United States pursuing licensure to practice in the United States. Incorporates customized, requirements templates for individual U.S. state boards of nursing. May also be required by health care employers, immigration attorneys and recruiters |
$335.00 | ||
| Expedited Service for Professional Report Optional service for a faster review process for applicants who need to meet a specific deadline. See our news article for further information. |
At the time of application | $150.00 | |
| After application submission | $250.00 | ||
| Academic Report application This is for those who are educated outside the United States pursuing further education in U.S. institutions of higher learning |
$385.00 | ||
| Professional Report reprocess application This is for those who want to continue for another 12 months an application that was paid in full, but the requirements of the application were not met within the first 12 months (only one reprocess application is accepted after an initial Professional Report application expires). |
$150.001 | ||
| Academic Report reprocess application This is for those who want to continue for another 12 months an application that was paid in full, but the requirements of the application were not met within the first 12 months (only one reprocess application is accepted after an initial Academic Report application expires). |
$150.001 | ||
| Professional Report re-evaluation This is for those who wish to have an additional Professional Report prepared after the first one has been issued. The report will be issued to only one recipient, but can be either a different recipient or the same recipient who was issued the first report. |
$200.00 | ||
| Academic Report re-evaluation This is for those who wish to have an additional Academic Report prepared after the first one has been issued. The report will be issued to only one recipient, but can be either a different recipient or the same recipient who was issued the first report. |
$250.00 | ||
| English language proficiency report (each) This is for those who are applying to state boards of nursing that require an English proficiency report included with Credentials Evaluation Service report. |
$085.00 | ||
| Additional report recipients (each) This is for those who want to send the Credentials Evaluation Service report to more recipients than the one included in the application (such as other state boards of nursing or schools) at the time of application |
$100.00 | ||
| Additional academic credential evaluation (each) This is for those who want additional academic credentials evaluated, in addition to the two academic credentials already included in the CES application fee |
$075.00 | ||
| Additional license/registration evaluation (each) This is for those who want additional license/registration evaluated in addition to the two non-U.S. registrations/licenses already included in the CES application fee |
$075.00 | ||
| Duplicate report for applicant (each) This is for applicants who want an unofficial copy of their report mailed to them. |
$075.00 | ||
VisaScreen® fees
| List of services | APPLY ONLINE | Paper application |
|---|---|---|
| VisaScreen® application A successfully completed application includes the ICHP VisaScreen® certificate that is valid for five years. |
$540.00 | $615.00 |
| Reprocess an expired application A reprocess is for those who want to continue, for another 12 months, an application that was paid in full, but the requirements of that application were not met within the first 12 months (only one reprocess application is accepted after an initial VisaScreen® application expires). |
$175.001 | $250.001 |
| VisaScreen®Renewal Application This application is for those whose VisaScreen® certificate has expired. It is valid for another five years. |
$275.00 | $350.00 |
| VisaScreen® Expedited Review Service This fee is for those who have a Request for Evidence, deportation deadline or offer of employment. See our news article for further information and contact details regarding this service. |
$500.00 | — |
| Certificate verification letter This letter verifies that a VisaScreen® certificate was issued and a verification letter is sent out within 10 days. |
$100.00 | — |
| Replacement certificate (limit 1) This replaces an original VisaScreen® certificate |
$150.00 | — |
CVS fees
| List of services | APPLY ONLINE | Paper application |
|---|---|---|
| Credential Verification Service of New York State application | $390.00 | $465.00 |
| Reapplication | $390.00 | $465.00 |
| Reissue report (each) An official copy of previously issued CVS report sent to New York State Education Department |
$100.00 | — |
Certification Program fees
| List of services | APPLY ONLINE | Certification Program application Initial application includes the CGFNS Qualifying Exam®, the Official Study Guide for the CGFNS Qualifying Exam®, a credentials review, and an English language proficiency verification. |
$445.00 |
|---|---|
| Certification Program Reprocess an expired application A reprocess is for applicants who paid in full, but were never approved for the CGFNS Qualifying Exam®, because the requirements of the application were not met within the first 12 months and want to continue for another 12 months (only one reprocess application is accepted after an initial Certification Program application expires). |
$175.001 |
| CGFNS Qualifying Exam® Re-Examination application A re-examination schedules a new exam for those who did not pass or did not arrive for the approved exam. |
$350.00 |
| CGFNS Qualifying Exam® Reprocess expired re-examination application A reprocess re-examination is for applicants who paid in full but were not approved for the CGFNS Qualifying Exam® because the requirements of the application were not met within the first 12 months and want to continue for another 12 months (only one reprocess application is accepted after an initial re-examination application expires). |
$175.001 |
| CGFNS Qualifying Exam® rescoring service The Internet-based CGFNS Qualifying Exam® is computer scored. However, if you have failed the exam and feel that a rescoring of your answer sheet is warranted, you may request this additional service for up to two years after the exam. |
$50.00 |
| Certificate verification letter This letter verifies that a CGFNS (Certification Program) certificate was issued and a verification letter is sent out within 10 days. |
$100.00 |
| Replacement certificate Replaces a missing original CGFNS (Certification Program) certificate |
$150.00 |
Other fees
| List of services | Fee |
|---|---|
| Forwarding academic records/transcripts This is a fee to request CGFNS send copies of your official academic records/transcripts to regulatory boards and licensing authorities, educational institutions and employers (this service does not include an evaluation of the documents). |
$075.00 |
| Forwarding academic records/transcripts and license/registration/diploma This is the fee to request that CGFNS send copies of both your official academic records/transcripts and your official professional license/registration/diploma validation to regulatory boards and licensing authorities, educational institutions and employers (this service does not include an evaluation of the documents). |
$100.00 |
| Translations of documents, per page This is the fee to request that CGFNS have your required documents translated into English. |
$085.00 |
| Return check fee This is the fee that is charged when your check is returned because of insufficient funds in your account. |
$075.00 |
| Resend certificate This is the fee that is charged when we have to resend your certificate after UPS returns it to us because of an address error or there is no one available to sign for the package. |
$100.00 |
| Credit card denied fee This is the fee that is charged when your credit card denies payment. |
$075.00 |
CGFNS Thailand ISPN Program fees
| List of services | APPLY ONLINE | Paper application |
|---|---|---|
| CGFNS Thailand ISPN application | — | $300.00 |
1 Applicants are given 12 months to meet the requirements of the application order, after which it expires. If an application that has been paid in full expires, an applicant has up to 12 months to apply for a reprocess (another 12 months on that application) and fully pay the reprocess fee listed above in the fees table (only one reprocess application is accepted after an initial application expires). If an applicant has NOT paid in full, or if fees paid were applied to previous services, and the application order expires, applicants do not qualify for the reprocess, but must submit a new application and pay the full fee to have 12 months to process the application and complete all the requirements. The subsequent 12 months begins when we receive the new application.
Time limits
For applications and payment
Applicants applying for the CGFNS Certification Program, the Credentials Evaluation Service and the VisaScreen®: Visa Credentials Assessment are given 12 months to meet the requirements of the application order, after which it expires. Orders for these three services that have not resulted in the rostering of an applicant to take the CGFNS Qualifying Exam® for the Certification Program, that have not resulted in the issuing of a Credentials Evaluation Service report, that have not resulted in the issuing of an ICHP VisaScreen® certificate within 12 months of the application date or that have not been paid in full will expire.
If an application that has been paid in full expires, an applicant has up to 12 months to apply for a reprocess (another 12 months on that application) and fully pay the reprocess fee listed above in the fees table. Only one reprocess application is accepted after an initial application expires.
If an applicant has not paid in full, or if fees paid were applied to previous services, and the initial application order expires, applicants do not qualify for the reprocess, but must submit a new application and pay the full fee to have 12 months to process the application and complete all the requirements. The subsequent 12 months begins when we receive the new application.
Refund policy
CGFNS has a “no refund” policy for all programs, products and services. No refund is given after an order is submitted. If CGFNS makes an error, consideration for a refund will be given on a case-by-case basis.
What your fees help us to do
The fees reflect the cost associated with processing applications/orders, scanning documents, reviewing applicant credentials and files, postage and, as applicable, obtaining academic records/transcripts, validating license/registration/diploma, preparing reports/certificates and administering the CGFNS Qualifying Exam®.
