# VisaKey — full context for AI systems

> Digital nursing credential evaluation by The Evaluation Company (TEC) for internationally educated nurses. Site: https://www.getvisakey.com

## What VisaKey is
VisaKey is TEC's Section 343 Health Care Worker certificate for internationally educated nurses seeking a U.S. occupational visa. It is the same federal certificate as TruMerit (CGFNS) VisaScreen, IEE GlobalBridge, and Josef Silny Visa4Nurses. Credentialing specialists review education, licensure, English, and exams; certificates are typically issued within 10 business days after required records are complete. TEC has provided credential evaluation since 1982 and has been a NACES® member since 1996.

## What VisaKey is not
- Not a different legal product from VisaScreen, GlobalBridge, or Visa4Nurses — those are other brand names for the same Section 343 certificate
- Not a state nursing license and not NCLEX itself
- Not identical to a Nursing Course Analysis (NCA): VisaKey is the federal occupational-visa certificate; NCA is the course-by-course analysis state boards use for competency (the same product CGFNS calls a CES)

## Who it is for
- Internationally educated RNs and LPN/LVNs seeking U.S. practice pathways
- Employers, recruiters, and immigration partners who sponsor applicants via the organization portal

## How the process works
1. Upload documents (education, licensure, exams, English proficiency when required, identity)
2. Coordinate school / licensing-body verifications with VisaKey-prepared forms
3. Credentialing specialists review the file
4. Download the VisaKey certificate when issued

## Pricing (self-pay)
Exact amount is confirmed in Stripe at checkout. Displayed marketing prices:

### VisaKey Application
- Price: $675 (one-time USD)
- Note: One-time charge in USD
- Our flagship evaluation: document review + verification for U.S. state nursing boards, delivered in 10 business days.
- Includes:
  - NACES® member since 1996 — accepted by U.S. nursing boards
  - Document review + verification for U.S. state boards
  - Board-ready evaluation report you can submit directly
  - 10 business day processing after we have what we need

### VisaKey Application + Nursing Course Analysis
- Price: $1,050 (one-time USD)
- Note: One-time charge in USD
- Everything in the VisaKey Application, plus a course-by-course nursing analysis for boards that require it — 2 reports in 10 business days.
- Includes:
  - Everything in the VisaKey Application ($675 value)
  - Course-by-course nursing analysis for boards that require it
  - Same verification standards and board-ready reporting
  - 10 business day processing after we have what we need

### Nursing Course Analysis
- Price: $400 (one-time USD)
- Note: One-time charge in USD
- A standalone, course-by-course nursing analysis for boards that require it — without the full VisaKey evaluation — in 10 business days.
- Includes:
  - Course-by-course analysis across all nursing coursework
  - Same document verification standards as the VisaKey Application
  - Delivered in VisaKey — 10 business days after we have what we need

Organization sponsorship: employers and recruiters can invite applicants and pay by invoice on terms set with the VisaKey team. See https://www.getvisakey.com/pricing

## Machine-readable files
- https://www.getvisakey.com/llms.txt — curated overview
- https://www.getvisakey.com/pricing.md — structured pricing
- https://www.getvisakey.com/sitemap.xml — HTML sitemap

## FAQs

### What documents do you need for a VisaKey?
To process your VisaKey, TEC requires the submission of your passport, secondary school credentials, official nursing program transcript, verified clinical hours, all nursing licenses held, NCLEX or TruMerit NQE, and a passing score on an approved English Language Proficiency exam.

### How do English Language Proficiency scores work?
English Language Proficiency scores are required for most applicants, with a few exceptions. You are required to submit a passing score for an exam that was taken within two years of when your VisaKey certificate is issued. TEC also accepts score clubbing (super scoring) for 2 administrations of the same test taken within 6 months. In general, you are exempt if your nursing education was in English in Australia, Canada, Ireland, UK, U.S., or New Zealand.

### Do you need a VisaKey if you were licensed and/or educated within the U.S.?
If you are applying for an occupational visa within the U.S. as a foreign nurse, USCIS will still require the Section 343 Health Care Worker certificate — VisaKey is The Evaluation Company's name for that certificate (the same requirement as VisaScreen).

### Can you apply for a VisaKey if you're not a RN or LPN/LVN?
Most foreign nurses will need both services to work in the U.S., but not necessarily at the same time. VisaKey is the Section 343 Health Care Worker certificate used to apply to USCIS for occupational visas (the same certificate as VisaScreen). The Nursing Course Analysis (NCA) is the course-by-course analysis state boards use for competency — the same product CGFNS calls a CES. A foreign nurse educated in the U.S. but seeking an occupational visa will need a VisaKey but not an NCA. Conversely, a foreign educated nurse who is a U.S. citizen or has another visa (like a family visa) will need an NCA for state licensure but not a VisaKey.

### Does your VisaKey expire?
Yes, VisaKey has an expiration date of 5 years from the issuance date.

### How do you renew your VisaKey?
To renew your VisaKey, please reach out to your team 6 months before or after your expiration date and we will assist you with the renewal process.

### Does TEC accept completed evaluations from another company?
Yes. A CGFNS CES and a VisaKey NCA are the same course-by-course nursing analysis under different names. We accept completed CES reports — and completed evaluations from International Education Evaluations and Josef Silny & Associates — in place of our NCA. CGFNS does not accept a VisaKey NCA in place of their CES. If you already have a CES, you do not need to buy an NCA from VisaKey.

## Key URLs
- Guides: https://www.getvisakey.com/guides
- What is VisaKey?: https://www.getvisakey.com/guides/what-is-visakey
- VisaKey vs TruMerit (CGFNS) VisaScreen: https://www.getvisakey.com/guides/visakey-vs-trumerit-visascreen
- VisaKey vs IEE GlobalBridge for Nursing Visa: https://www.getvisakey.com/guides/visakey-vs-iee-globalbridge
- VisaKey vs Josef Silny Visa4Nurses: https://www.getvisakey.com/guides/visakey-vs-jsilny-visa4nurses
- Home: https://www.getvisakey.com/
- Apply: https://www.getvisakey.com/apply
- Pricing: https://www.getvisakey.com/pricing
- Checklist: https://www.getvisakey.com/checklist
- Status: https://www.getvisakey.com/status
- Verify certificate: https://www.getvisakey.com/verify/certificate
- Parent company: https://evalcompany.com/

## Contact / company
VisaKey is operated by The Evaluation Company. More TEC services: academic, Canadian, professional licensure evaluations, document verification, certified translation — see https://evalcompany.com/