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(As of January 1, 2003, Maine is no
longer a
"walk-through" state for endorsements)
Information
for Graduates of Foreign Nursing Programs (other than Canada)
- Registered Professional Nurses
Licensing requirements
for the practice of nursing are established individually by
each state.
Applicants who
are graduates of approved nursing education programs not located
in the United States of America must meet the following requirements
for Maine licensure:
- completion
of an approved 4 year high school course of study or its
equivalent,
- completion of
a course of not less than two years in an approved nursing
education program preparing graduates for licensure as registered
nurses and hold a diploma therefrom,
- have met educational
requirements in medical, surgical, obstetrical, pediatric,
and psychiatric nursing,
- have been duly
licensed by examination in their own countries,
- have passed
the qualifying examination given by the Commission on Graduates
of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS),
- have passed
the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) for registered
nurses, and
- have been issued
a U.S. Social Security number (which can be obtained at
a Social Security Administration office).
Information about
the examination given by the CGFNS may be obtained from the
nearest American Embassy or consulate or from the Commission
on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools, 3600 Market Street,
Suite 400, Philadelphia, PA 19104-2679 U.S.A., (215) 349-8767.
In order for the
Board of Nursing to determine your eligibility to become licensed
in Maine, the procedure is as follows:
- submit a completed
notarized application including U.S. Social Security number
and the required application fee in U.S. currency,
We now accept Visa/MasterCard! (Please
print this page and include it with your application.)
Please provide
the following:
CREDIT CARD
# _______________________________
CREDIT CARD
EXPIRATION: (mm/yy)___/___
YOUR BILLING ADDRESS:
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
______________________________________________
SIGNATURE:___________________________________
Click
here for the RN application (pdf document)
- submit evidence
of having passed the examination given by CGFNS,
- request your
school of nursing send directly to our office an official
transcript of your student final record in English, showing
theory and correlated clinical experience,
- request the
licensing authority in your country where you wrote your
licensing examination send official verification of your
original registered nursing license directly to our office.
Click here for the Maine
verification form (pdf document)
You may not be
employed as a registered nurse in Maine until all licensure
requirements have been completed and approved by the Maine
State Board of Nursing.
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