Continental provides the application to sit for the exam. Once Continental receives your application, they will review and may ask for additional documentation is some is not provided.
If the application is approved, Continental will contact Pearson Vue for approval. If you have also applied at Pearson Vue and your application was accepted, Pearson will email you the approval and you will be ready to schedule your exam.
- Apply online to sit for the exam. To apply, you will need to provide the following information:
- First and last name, and ‘given surname‘ (likely the same as your last name)
- Social security number
- Mailing address
- Date and place of birth
- Age and gender
- At least one phone number
- You will also need to input a lot of information you already entered into CGFNS, such as:
- Education history
- Specialties
- License and exam records
- Continental will also ask about your military, health and criminal history, including prior felony convictions.
- You will be asked to verify that you are not delinquent in income tax or child support payments.
This application will cost $107. Once you submit your application, you have 60 days to submit to a background check from the Illinois Police Department. For this reason, you should get fingerprinted as soon as possible.