CGFNS VisaScreen Renewal Questions

My visa screen certicate expires by May 2010. I would like to know whether I have to take IELTS again even though I apply for Renewal of visa screen certificate before 6 months of expiry.

My visa screen certicate expires by May 2010. I would like to know whether I have to take IELTS again even though I apply for Renewal of visa screen certificate before 6 months of expiry.

-njamuna

Unfortunately, yes you have to re-take the IELTS when you will renew your Visa Screen certificate.

What's your PD?  Pray that you won't need to extend it anymore in May 2010.

If you have time, pls. kindly share your PD and other details in our PD tracker: http://foreign-nurse.lefora.com/2008/09/22/200420052006-priority-date-tracker/page21/

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Thanks for the information. The question that I would like to ask, I have already applied for visa and it is waiting endlessly due to visa retrogression. As I complied  with all the requirements needed do become eligible to practice nursing in USA, am I held responsible to redo tests and as well pay reapplication for visa screening for no fault of mine.What if US govt will never release Visas in such of the case will the ICHP refund all the fees. 

Thanks for the information. The question that I would like to ask, I have already applied for visa and it is waiting endlessly due to visa retrogression. As I complied  with all the requirements needed do become eligible to practice nursing in USA, am I held responsible to redo tests and as well pay reapplication for visa screening for no fault of mine.What if US govt will never release Visas in such of the case will the ICHP refund all the fees. 
-njamuna

The answer to that is unfortunately another yes.  It is your responsibility to re-do and pay for all renewal fees.  No, ICHP will not refund anything.  CGFNS/ICHP is actually a private company and not directly related with the US Gov't.  They are a 3rd party company that do services that U.S. employers, U.S. Board of Nursing and the US Gov't may require an applicant.

The only fees directly related to the US Federal Gov't is those thru USCIS, NVC and the US embassies/consulates.  Even then, if for example any of your petitions got denied for one reason or another or from any stage of the whole process the fees are cannot be refunded.  The fees are for the payment of the service/processing.  It does not guarantee or hold them to give you a visa. 

It is the same as if someone took up nursing as their course but could not get a job afterwards.  You cannot ask your nursing school to refund your tuition fees because you are paying for their services to educate you but does not guarantee a job waiting for you afterwards.

Thanks for your effort to answer my queries.I think you can understand my position. I am in NVC stage now, because of retrogression for 3 years Iam unable to go to USA. I completed all the requirements for US immigration in time.

My query is that, my papers are in immigration, somewhere i have read that if your papers are in immigration no need to re-take IELTS for visa screen renewal, is it so.. 

Thanks for your effort to answer my queries.I think you can understand my position. I am in NVC stage now, because of retrogression for 3 years Iam unable to go to USA. I completed all the requirements for US immigration in time.
My query is that, my papers are in immigration, somewhere i have read that if your papers are in immigration no need to re-take IELTS for visa screen renewal, is it so.. 
-njamuna

I have not read anything like that.  Would you mind posting the link to where you read it?

I think such impt. information would have been supplied on CGFNS' website if it were so and as well as on the Visa Screen Renewal application packet. 

I guess, the best way to find out is contacting ICHP and asking them directly.  And if you are going to do that, hope you don't mind posting their reply to your query back here.

Thanks.

Thanks for your effort to answer my queries.I think you can understand my position. I am in NVC stage now, because of retrogression for 3 years Iam unable to go to USA. I completed all the requirements for US immigration in time.
My query is that, my papers are in immigration, somewhere i have read that if your papers are in immigration no need to re-take IELTS for visa screen renewal, is it so.. 

-njamuna

Hi Njamuna.

We are all concern with our visa screen nearing to get expired.  For visa screen renewal, we really do need to have an IELTS of less than two years old.

The visa screen certificate is one of the documents that we need to present before the consul on the day of our visa interview. 

As far as I know, there are no excuses, an expired visa screen during the interview is null and void, and visa screen cannot be renewed without a valid IELTS regardless on what stage you are in on your immigration processing.  

Can you direct us the site where you've read that info? Unless ICHP division says so, what you've read is plainly a hearsay.

God Bless you.

hi,
my visa screen certificate will expire on october 2010
is it ok to renew it as early as now or do i have to wait
for next year to renew it?
thanks.
Jenny

hi, my visa screen certificate will expire on october 2010is it ok to renew it as early as now or do i have to wait for next year to renew it?thanks.Jenny

-jenny

Hi Jeny

I assume you are planning to have it renewed now because you still have a valid IELTS with you.  Am I right? Just to answer your question, YES you can renew it now if you wish to.

Can we know what is your Priority date? 

October 2010 is still a bit far, who knows you'll get current before your VSC expires.

 The best time to renew your VSC ( if there's a need to ) also largely depends on when will your IELTS expire.

Renewing your VSC 6 to 8 months prior to your IELTS getting expired is a safe thing to do.

God Bless you.

hi! my visa screen certificate will be expiring next year and i just had my IELTS this June for me to be able to renew my certificate..My original visa screen certificate is being kept by immigration because I was interviewed last year in US embassy but I wasn't able to get a visa since my priority date is Nov 2006,as noted I have to wait until it will be current. Now,I would like to inquire how can I renew my visa screen certificate,I'm now working in Saudi and I'm planning to apply online if its possible?How about the form needed to be passed to registration authorities where I held my license which is in the  Philippines? Kindly give me an advice regarding my concerns.Thanks!

hi! my visa screen certificate will be expiring next yearand i just had my IELTS this June for me to be able to renew my certificate..Myoriginal visa screen certificate is being kept by immigration because I wasinterviewed last year in US embassy but I wasn't able to get a visa since my priority date is Nov 2006,asnoted I have to wait until it will be current. Now,I would like to inquire howcan I renew my visa screen certificate,I'm now working in Saudi and I'mplanning to apply online if its possible?How about the form needed to be passedto registration authorities where I held my license which is in the  Philippines?Kindly give me an advice regarding my concerns.Thanks!

-dyorlaigh

Hi and welcome to the forum. 

Majority of people currently outside the Philippines let their immediate relatives do the leg work for them.

However, since your visa screen certificate is being kept by immigration in the US Embassy, my suggestion is to contact the US Embassy in Manila and inquire if you still have to renew it. 

Who knows, maybe there is a possibility that you don't need to renew it anymore due to the fact that you were already interviewed and all and the only reason you are not in the US right now is because your case unfortunately did not make it at the cut-off of releasing of visa numbers.

Have you contacted them and asked if you still need to renew it ?

*US Embassy in Manila: http://foreign-nurse.lefora.com/2009/02/05/website-of-the-embassy-of-the-united-states-in-man/

I already tried to call NVC and they've advised me to inquire in the Immigration office. I would like to know the contact number of the Immigration department  to clarify my case and ask about my visa screen certificate that was not given back to me. Please send me the contact details so I can decide whether I still have to renew it or not.Thanks for the reply. More power!

Hello Dyorlaigh

Here is the contact details of the US Embassy in Manila.

Website Address: http://manila.usembassy.gov/

Actual Address:
                         Consular Section
                         U.S. Embassy
                         1201 Roxas Boulevard
                         Manila, Philippines 1000

Contact Number Immigrant Visa Section:

                         Calls within the Philippines, via PLDT: Tel. No. 1-909-101-7878
Callers in the USA can also contact the Call Center at 1-888-877-9888. There is a fee assessed to callers by the call center for its services.

Hope this helps!!!

God Bless you and please let us know of any developments. God Bless you.

thanks for the information,but as I've said I'm in Saudi now. If there's any other number I could contact  to reach US embassy,Please send it to me. Thank you once again.

thanks for the information,but as I've said I'm in Saudi now. If there's any other number I could contact  to reach US embassy,Please send it to me. Thank you once again.

-dyorlaigh

Obviously the number I have provided is a PLDT hotline for US Embassy Manila, Immigrant visa section.  I haven't able to find out any other number to reach the embassy.  Since you are in Saudi Arabia, it is not a heavy load to ask any from your family members to call the embassy in behalf and inquire about this. I presume they will provide the needed info to a third party as this is not a very confidential concern to raise.

Just let them ask if an expired Visa screen certificate that is with the Embassy already, still needs to be renewed.  Or if they'll insist that the concern applicant must call them directly, then your relative can ask the embassy for an alternative contact number, the one that can be reach by calling from Middle East/ overseas.

Hope it helps. God Bless you.

good day,
 forgive me if this is a little bit off topic but i have a question about cgfns, i take the exam in 2007 and just planning to take the ielts exam this month, someone says that cgfns exam will expire in 2 years if ietls is not taken during that span of time, am I too late to take the ielts examination to get my visa scr.?

good day, forgive me if this is a little bit off topic but i have a question about cgfns, i take the exam in 2007 and just planning to take the ielts exam this month, someone says that cgfns exam will expire in 2 years if ietls is not taken during that span of time, am I too late to take the ielts examination to get my visa scr.?

-saggyy

Hello Saggy. Welcome to www.foreign-nurse.lefora.com

When did you take the CGFNS exam? Is it exactly two years ago? or just about to get two years old?

Letting you know that the CGFNS exam alone will really expire if you wont partner it with an english proficiency exam within two years from the time you took and passed the CGFNS.  The CGFNS will not in anyway issue an applicant with a CGFNS certificate until the applicant will be able to prove that he is also proficient with english language.

In the event that the applicant failed to pass the english exam within two years from the time he/she passed the cgfns exam, then the CGFNS exam expires.

A CGFNS certificate DOES NOT expire. 

Here is a simple formula:

CGFNS exam alone = Expires in two years time.

CGFNS exam + English exam ( IELTS, TOEFL+TSE) = CGFNS Certificate

CGFNS certificate = No expiry
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CGFNS visa screen certificate is another thing and is primarily required for immigration.  It is advisable to have it secured once the applicant is nearing to have his/her consular interview.  For one to be able to secure a CGFNS visa screen certificate, one must have a CGFNS certificate AND OR an NCLEX-RN passing letter and a valid  english exam.

CGFNS certificate and CGFNS Visa Screen certificate are two different documents. It must not be mistakenly identified as same.

Hope this helps. God Bless you.

thank you soo much for the reply, I have taken the cgfns exam last sept. 2007, and take ielts last sept 2008 but dont get 7 band score but instead i got 6.5 in all areas, i have done some other forum reading and they say i could get my CGFNS certificate with that rating (6.5) without  visa screening b-coz i dont get 7 in speaking, i just want to confirm if its possible to get my certificate in that band score. tnx again and more power.