Credential Evaluation for a PT educated in the US

D

Dev_recruit

Registered Users (C)
HI all,
I just had a question. I am a physical therapist, with a license and i am working as a PT.
I finished my under -grad studies in India( not in the PT field). Then I finished my entry level masters in Physical Therapy in the US.

We have filed for a GC, I am the primary applicant. My 140 was just cleared, i got an RFE on the 485, stating they require a "credential evaluation certificate from the FCCPT/CGFNS". My lawyer had not informed us of this thing, he said i dont need one as i studied PT in te US. (now he disagees to having said that tho).

my question is, as per FCCPT's application, it asks for all education transcripts, syllabi, mark sheets et al. from the institution directly to be sent to them. my institution here will readily send my stuff, but m not sure about my college in india. we r runing short on time as the RFE has to be answered within 90 days. i dont know yet if the fccpt will require more info regarding my edu in india.

has anyone experieced this? can anyone tell me if fccpt requires edu info from india as well? if yes how does it work? do we have to get the stuff from indian institution? has anyone's college (PT or non-PT)sent documents directly to FCCPT?
pleas advise as i am worried...
 
Yes

Hi (My wife is a PT in US),

We had also asked our lawyer the same question and he was not sure about it as there are no strict guidelines.

Its always good to have a Visa Screening from FCCPT. You will have to send all your information from India to FCCPT. Also you need to apply for Type A (which includes credential evaluation + immigration).

FCCPT evaluates one on General Credits too. If you are short on credits you can take CLEP tests as they are accepted by FCCPT. FCCPT took a long time atleast for us so get started soon.

FCCPT requires certain number of credits in grad, undergrad and general (english, humanities, etc) to qualify depending upon the state you are applying for.

I hope this info helps.

All the best.
 
thanks neodgr8
it does help. can u tell me if ur wife's college in india had to mail all the stuff to fccpt? or did u have all her info from india which u forwarded to fccpt?
 
Has to be sent directly from the colleges

Hi,

They need all the documents directly mailed from your college(s) to them in a sealed Envelope. Try to send all your documents from 11th grade onwards.

One word of advice. You mentioned earlier that your undergrad is in a non-PT field. FCCPT requires certain minimum credits in undergrad too. I don't what all courses they consider. So you might wanna browse their website and see what all courses they evaluate you on for undergrad.

You should be fine with your graduate evaluation as you have a Maters in this country.

Also FCCPT evaluates you on General Credits like social sciences, english, humanities, blah blah and has certain minimum credits in this category too.

I am giving you a heads up as my wife had problems in General Credits and had to take CLEP exams to obtain those credits.

I found the following from Murthy Forums

-- the visascreen certificate isn't even needed upon filing(but one will definitely need it on the interview date, or prior to 485 being approved)--

Thanks
 
Addition

I earlier said that you have to apply for Type A evaluation. Its not Type A but Type I.
 
thank you so much...that really helps. one more question if you dont mind.... did your wife study her under-grad PT in India? or was she a graduate from a different field and then did her masters here? or did she have a PT degree from india and the did advanced masters here?
thank u so much for ur help once again....
 
for therapists, to file a green card, they require a license and a visa screen from either FCCPT or CGFNS.


If you go to the website of FCCPT, there are two ways to have your visa screen. type 1 and type 2.

I suggest that you apply for type 2 visa screen. it only requires the license and TOEFL IBT english exams.


Dev_recruit said:
HI all,
I just had a question. I am a physical therapist, with a license and i am working as a PT.
I finished my under -grad studies in India( not in the PT field). Then I finished my entry level masters in Physical Therapy in the US.

We have filed for a GC, I am the primary applicant. My 140 was just cleared, i got an RFE on the 485, stating they require a "credential evaluation certificate from the FCCPT/CGFNS". My lawyer had not informed us of this thing, he said i dont need one as i studied PT in te US. (now he disagees to having said that tho).

my question is, as per FCCPT's application, it asks for all education transcripts, syllabi, mark sheets et al. from the institution directly to be sent to them. my institution here will readily send my stuff, but m not sure about my college in india. we r runing short on time as the RFE has to be answered within 90 days. i dont know yet if the fccpt will require more info regarding my edu in india.

has anyone experieced this? can anyone tell me if fccpt requires edu info from india as well? if yes how does it work? do we have to get the stuff from indian institution? has anyone's college (PT or non-PT)sent documents directly to FCCPT?
pleas advise as i am worried...
Click to expand...
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top