1. Do I have to write the CGFNS examination in order to be licensed as a nurse in the United States, if I wasn't trained in the United States?

See the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools website at www.cgfns.org.

2. Do I have to write the NCLEX examination to receive a license to practice as a nurse in the United States?

See the National Council of State Boards of Nursing website at www.ncsbn.org.