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Certification Program

CGFNS Certification Program

About the Certification Program

The CGFNS Certification Program is designed specifically for first-level, general (registered) nurses educated outside the United States who are eligible to practice as registered nurses in the United States. The program is comprised of three parts:

  1. a credentials review, which includes an evaluation of secondary and nursing education, registration and licensure;
  2. the CGFNS Qualifying ExamSM a test of nursing knowledge offered three to four times a year in over 50 test sites worldwide, also satisfies one of the immigration requirements for securing an occupational visa to work in the United States; and
  3. an English language proficiency examination.

The CGFNS Certification Program Certificate is required of internationally educated registered nurses by a majority of U.S. states in order to take the NCLEX-RN® licensure examination.

CGFNS Certification Program Certificate holders consistently have a higher rate of success on the NCLEX-RN® examination than internationally educated nurses who do not hold the Certificate.

Fees for Certification Program Fee
• Certification Program: initial applicant: CGFNS Qualifying ExamSM, credentials review, English language proficiency
Includes the Official Study Guide for the CGFNS Qualifying ExamSM
 $418.00
• Certification Program: application for the CGFNS Qualifying ExamSM re-examination
Applicant failed to pass or show for the CGFNSQualifying ExamSM after being rostered and wants to apply for the service again.
 $308.00
• Certification Program: reprocess an expired initial order
Initial order was paid in full and applicant did not meet the requirements to be rostered for the Qualifying ExamSM within 12 months of placing the initial order and wants to continue with the service
 $98.001
• Certification Program: reprocess an expired application for Qualifying ExamSM re-examination order
Re-Applicant order was paid in full and applicant did not meet the requirements to be rostered for the Qualifying ExamSM within 12 months of placing the Application for CGFNS Qualifying ExamSM re-examination order and wants to continue with the service
 $98.001
• Certification Program Qualifying ExamSM rescoring service
Hand-scoring of failed CGFNS Qualifying ExamSM answer sheets
 $75.00
• Certification Program verification of certificate letter
Verifies that a CGFNS Certification Program certificate was issued
 $75.00
• Certification Program replacement certificate
Replaces a missing original CGFNS Cerfication Program certificate
 $100.00
1Applicants will be given 12 months to meet the requirements of the program before the order is expired. Once an order that has been paid in full is expired, an applicant has up to one year (12 months) to apply to reprocess an expired order and pay the reprocess fee associated with this service. An applicant with an expired order that has not been paid in full must submit a new order with the full fee to continue the service. Reprocess orders will remain open for another 12 months starting from the date the reprocess order is placed. A reprocess order can only be placed for an expired order with full payment.
  Fees as of January 1, 2009. Fees may change without notice.

There are two methods of applying for CGFNS International’s services.

Apply online for services

Use the online service to:

  • Open an account to purchase CGFNS International service(s)
  • Submit your application for service(s)
  • Change your contact information
  • Check the status of your application(s)

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Download the Certification Program applicant handbook

Applicant handbooks include:

  1. Information on the Certification Program and application process
  2. Instructions to complete the application
  3. Application forms, additional forms and reference materials
  4. Guidelines for communicating with CGFNS International
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