Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools

The Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools, a statutory body in USA established to protect the public trust by ensuring that nurses educated in other countries who wish to practice nursing in the US, are eligible and qualified to meet licensure and other practice requirements. The CGFNS conducts examinations twice a year to license foreign nurses to practice in the United States of America. For the foreign educated nurses who do not hold US license, passing a predictor exam such as the CGFNS qualifying exam is a requirement for an occupational visa to USA. The CGFNS certification will help you to meet United States requirement for a registered nurse licensing exam.