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2009 News and Alerts October 1, 2009 CGFNS responds to the natural disasters in southeast Asia CGFNS is aware of the tragic natural disasters that have wreaked havoc in the Philippines, India, Samoa, Vietnam, American Samoa and Indonesia. We extend our sympathy, prayers and thoughts to those affected. Transportation, mail and communication services have been limited or suspended in these areas. CGFNS will temporarily extend deadlines for document submission and application completion to minimize the adverse impact on services to our applicants affected by these events. To accommodate applicants who have been affected by these events and who are scheduled to take the November 11, 2009 CGFNS Qualifying Exam®, CGFNS will honor requests to change this exam date and/or locations, and/or receive refunds. This is temporary and is intended only for those applicants affected by the disasters in the Philippines, India, Samoa, American Samoa, Indonesia and Vietnam. To request an exam date change, location, or a refund, please email us at www.cgfns.org/cerpassweb/processContactUs.do or write us and fax +1 (215) 349 7872. Please include the words “Attention: Department T” in the first paragraph. Please also include your name, birth date, CGFNS ID number and a contact telephone or email where we can reach you. If you are not the applicant, please indicate your relationship to the applicant. If application documents cannot be obtained from their source because of the natural disasters, CGFNS will accept copies of documents that have been sent to state boards of nursing or international nursing councils, with a signed and sealed verification from those agencies that they received the documents from the original source. Application documents from applicants will also be considered, if proof that a good faith effort was made to obtain the documents from the original sources. If you have any questions please contact our Customer Service Department at +1 (215) 222 8454, extension 604. CGFNS is an immigration-neutral, nonprofit organization based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, and is an internationally recognized authority on the education, registration and licensure of nurses worldwide. CGFNS’s mission is to provide responsible leadership in the delivery of relevant services to the global nursing and health care community. The organization was founded in 1977 through a collaborative effort by representatives from the U.S. Department of Labor; Department of Health, Education and Welfare (now the Department of Health and Human Services); the Immigration and Naturalization Service; and representatives from nursing organizations, including the American Nurses Association and the National League for Nursing. For additional information about CGFNS and its services, contact: CGFNS International, 3600 Market Street, Suite 400, Philadelphia, PA 19104-2651 USA; telephone: +1 (215) 222 8454. |
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