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NCLEX TO BE OFFERED IN LONDON, SEOUL, HONG KONG |
The National
Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) has selected the first
three countries to begin offering the NCLEX examinations internationally.
Testing is expected to begin January 2005 in Seoul, South Korea;
London, England; and Hong Kong.
http://www.hammondlawfirm.com/healthcare_alerts_main.htm
| NCLEX
TESTING FOR VISASCREEN |
The National
Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) has begun offering NCLEX
testing, through Pearson VUE, for Visa Screen purposes to nurses
who are already licensed in the U.S.
http://www.ncsbn.org/testing/nclexforvisascreen.asp
| NEW
CGFNS POLICY FOR CANADIAN NURSES |
CGFNS has implemented
two new policies for Canadian nurses in an effort to expedite processing
times for Visa Screens.
http://www.hammondlawfirm.com/alerts/05.06.2004healthcare_alert.htm
CGFNS has released
data for 2003 which includes the pass rate for the CGFNS exam, broken
down by country of education.
http://www.cgfns.org/cgfns/programs/fs_data.html
| NO
DELAY OF VISA SCREEN LAW YET |
Despite efforts
by many organizations, the CIS has still not issued a delay of the
July 26, 2004 healthcare worker certificate law. Organizations that
are in favor of a delay include: the U.S. Senate, CGFNS, the American
Hospital Association and the National Council of State Boards of
Nursing.
http://www.hammondlawfirm.com/alerts/03.31.2004healthcare_alert.htm
| HAMMOND
LAW GROUP ATTORNEYS TO ATTEND AILA CONFERENCE |
All HLG attorneys
will be attending the annual conference of the American Immigration
Lawyers Association in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from June 9 –
June 13.
http://www.aila.org
| HLG
TO HOST HEALTHCARE ROUNDTABLE |
HLG will be
hosting a healthcare roundtable discussion with other immigration
attorneys during the annual conference of the American Immigration
Lawyers Association. The session will be held on Friday, June 11,
2004 from 4:30 -6:30 pm.
http://www.hammondlawfirm.com/healthcare.htm
| SHERRY
NEAL RE-APPOINTED TO HEALTHCARE COMMITTEE |
HLG attorney
has been appointed to the Healthcare Committee of the American Immigration
Lawyers Association for a second term. She was also re-elected as
Vice Chair of the Ohio Chapter of AILA.
http://www.hammondlawfirm.com/bios/sln_bio.htm
| TEXAS
DOH BEGINS ACCEPTING PHYSICIAN'S CONRAD 30 WAIVER APPLICATIONS
EARLIER |
Previously,
the Texas Department of Health did not accept physician's applications
for the Texas Conrad 30 program until October 1st, the first day
of the new fiscal year. However, the Texas Dept. of Health will
now begin accepting applications for the next fiscal year as of
September 1st, 2004.
http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/
| AILF:
FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL SHORTAGE HURTS U.S. |
In a recent
Policy Brief, AILF, The American Immigration Law Foundation, argues
that restrictive U.S. visa policies are beginning to close the door
to highly skilled foreign professionals who have long helped maintain
U.S. preeminence in science and technology.
http://www.ailf.org/ipc/policy_reports_2004_relinquishingexcellence.asp
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