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VisaScreen®: Visa Credentials Assessment

About the service

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), under section 343 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, requires the following health care professionals who are educated outside the United States and who are seeking temporary or permanent occupational visas or Trade NAFTA (TN) status:

  • Registered nurses
  • Physical therapists
  • Occupational therapists
  • Physician assistants
  • Clinical laboratory technicians (medical technicians)
  • Clinical laboratory scientists (medical laboratory technologists)
  • Speech language pathologists
  • Audiologists and
  • Licensed practical or vocational nurses

to first obtain an International Commission on Healthcare Professions VisaScreen® certificate. VisaScreen® is administered by the International Commission on Healthcare Professions (ICHP), a division of CGFNS International.

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List of services 2009 fees 2010 fees
VisaScreen® application
A successfully completed application includes the International Commission on Healthcare Professions VisaScreen® certificate that is valid for five years.
$498.00 $540.00
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.
$128.001 $150.001
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 $500.00
Application for renewal certificate
This application is for those whose VisaScreen® certificate has expired. It is valid for another five years.
$250.00 $275.00
Verification of certificate letter
This letter verifies that a VisaScreen® certificate was issued.
$075.00 $100.00
Replacement certificate (limit 1)
This replaces an original VisaScreen® certificate
$100.00 $150.00

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. 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.

Fees as of January 1, 2010. Fees may change without notice.


Two methods of applying for CGFNS International services

Apply online

Use this 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)

New users

  • Create a new account here

Existing users

Download the VisaScreen® handbook and mail the application

Applicant handbook includes:

  1. Information on the VisaScreen® 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

Download the VisaScreen® applicant handbook (02/25/08)

Download the VisaScreen® reprocess application (04/26/07)

Download the VisaScreen® renewal application (9/12/08)

Download the VisaScreen® Expedited Review Service form (17/7/09)

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