2003 News
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12 MAY 2003
CGFNS opens new exam center in Delhi
The Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) is establishing a test center to conduct the CGFNS Qualifying ExamSM for nurses in Delhi, India. This center will be in addition to the organization’s current test centers in India, located in Bangalore and Cochin. The first exam to be administered in Delhi will be the November 2003 exam.
CGFNS also announced that it is currently accepting applications for a special offering of the CGFNS Qualifying ExamSM to be held on 10 September 2003, in Bangalore (center number 850) and Cochin (center number 851), but not in Delhi. This special offering is being made in response to numerous requests for an additional opportunity to sit for the exam. The deadline for submission for the September 2003 exam is 11 June 2003.
CGFNS administers its exam three times each year for nurses educated outside the United States who wish to practice nursing in the United States. The exams are offered at over 40 locations worldwide in March, July and November. CGFNS received approval from the Indian Government to administer its exam in India in 2001. The first exam in India was given at Bangalore on 13 March 2002.
Applicants wishing to sit for the 12 November 2003, exam in Delhi should designate the Delhi center number 852 on their Certification Program application.
The dates and deadlines for the CGFNS Qualifying ExamSM in 2003 and 2004 are as follows:
| 2003 Exam | Deadline |
|---|---|
| 10 September | 11 June 2003 (Bangalore and Cochin only) |
| 12 November | 13 August 2003 |
| 2004 Exam | Deadline |
| 10 March | 10 December 2003 |
| 14 July | 14 April 2004 |
| 10 November | 11 August 2004 |
The CGFNS Qualifying ExamSM is designed for first-level, general nurses educated outside the United States, who wish to become licensed in the United States. Forty U.S. states require that nurses educated outside the United States pass the CGFNS Qualifying ExamSM before they will be authorized to sit for the NCLEX-RN® examination, the U.S. national licensure exam for registered nurses.
In addition, United States law provides that nurses seeking to obtain permanent work visas to the United States to work in their profession must obtain a VisaScreen® certificate from CGFNS. This certificate attests to: 1) the comparability of the nurse’s education and training to that offered in the United States, 2) ability to speak and write English at an appropriate level and 3) possession of a currently valid and unencumbered nursing license in the home country. CGFNS is an immigration-neutral, private, non-profit organization. It is independent of, and has no relationship with, any recruiting or referring organization.
