Foreign Credential Recognition & Licensing Watch

Track professional licensing pathways for internationally trained workers in the United States. Report only confirmed, source-backed items from the last 7 days: state law and board rule changes creating or changing pathways and provisional licenses for internationally trained physicians, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, engineers, architects, accountants, teachers and other licensed professions with effective dates; fee, process and timeline changes at WES, ECE, ECFMG, CGFNS and other evaluation services; USMLE, NCLEX, NBDE and other exam eligibility changes for foreign graduates; bridge program, residency alternative and refresher course openings with seats and deadlines; teacher certification reciprocity changes; interstate compact changes affecting foreign-trained professionals; state credentialing grant and loan programs; program openings at Upwardly Global, the Welcome Back Initiative and similar nonprofits; and enforcement against fraudulent evaluation and licensing services. Prefer state licensing boards and legislatures, evaluation services, exam boards, program pages and established workforce reporting; ignore consultant marketing, and never give individual immigration advice. Put the state, profession or program first in the title with the deadline or rule. Use high severity for a pathway law taking effect, a program with a deadline within 30 days, or an exam eligibility change. Return no more than 6 findings. Push each as a finding with a title, a two-sentence summary, sections for what changed, who qualifies, how to apply, the deadline, and the source link. If nothing qualifies, push nothing and submit the run receipt.