2010 News
17 AUGUST 2010
Physical therapists educated in India, the Philippines, Pakistan or Egypt, please take note
The Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy recently announced that physical therapists and physical therapy assistants who have received their physical therapy education in India, Philippines, Pakistan or Egypt and who want to be licensed to practice in the United States will have to wait to sit for a U.S. physical therapy licensing examination until the new National Physical Therapy Examination-Yearly (NPTE-YRLY) is finalized in 2011.
CGFNS International understands that the federation’s decision may delay these graduates’ plans for physical therapy licensure in the United States.
In addition to becoming licensed in the United States, however, physical therapists and assistants educated outside the United States must also demonstrate eligibility to work in this country by obtaining an occupational visa.
We highly recommend that those affected by this decision to continue to prepare all the documents required for the VisaScreen®: Visa Credentials Assessment service with CGFNS International so that eligibility for an occupational visa to work in the United States can be determined without further delay.
To find more information on how to apply for CGFNS International’s VisaScreen®: Visa Credentials Assessment service, please go to http://www.cgfns.org/sections/programs/vs/.
