JAIDEE

I am really confused on how to start the application process in Illinois state..what is the first step?? would anyone help me please, i really appreciate if you do so.. where to download and everything else??

You can download the application at the link provided:Illinois Board of Nursing RN Application Packet.

JORNIE

i took the NLE last year and passed. i will be petitioned by my fiance who lives in california. if i plan to work in the U.S. as a nurse, do i still need to have the required 2-year work experience as a nurse here in the PI? THANKS A BUNCH and more power!

The Board of Registered Nursing does not require any work experience to be eligible to take the NCLEX-RN exam. The work experience might be an issue when it comes to your prospective employers but that will very depending on what their requirements are.

CEYEY

Thank you so much Joan! I know we have no coure description in school, we have to writ by myself, do you have a sample about that?

Just verify with your school but a course description basically is a description of each course/ subject you took in order to complete and obtain a degree in Nursing.

VIN 22

hi, thanks for your input. i would also like to ask.. do you know if the state of new mexico requires a local license since i graduated from the philippines. their state website doesn’t say anything about it. hope you could help me on this. thank you so much.

I rechecked the site and it doesn’t state anything but since it requires a CES Report a part of that application will ask whether or not you have a license and you would have to explain why you have or you do not have one.

MRAZ

I have questions regarding my NCLEX application for the Illinois Board of Nursing.

1.  Do I still have to accomplish the CT-NUR Document?  Isn’t it just the same with the CGFNS’s CES Report?

Yes even if it seems like its redundant its still part of their requirement and you would still have to fulfill it or else your application would be incomplete.

2.  Do I have to wait for the Board to make me eligible to take the exam before I can register to Pearson Vue? Or should I apply to the Board and register to Pearson at the same time?

If you register with Pearson Vue right away it means that your Authorization To Test (ATT) will be processed and you will be given a year to take the examination. If you are certain that you can get your eligibility from the Illinois Board of Nursing then you can go ahead and register with Pearson Vue.

EVA D.

i hope this reaches u and that i can get some answers too. i live in NJ & have a niece that had just passed the PRC Nurse’s exam last July ‘09.  am in a dilemna as to what State should she apply for her NCLEX.  some told me VT is easier..but since am in NJ am also contemplating to have her apply in NJ.  am going thru both States.  i find VT’s requirements less cumbersome than NJ, though..however, with the additional $380 for the CES for VT, i guess it puts more weight financially..i don’t know..what do you think? VT’’s process is more should i say, “personal”.  it requires an email for a personal contact w/ the applicant.  i haven’t gone thru NJ’s yet, but just looking at it makes my eyes blurry for the many requirements..looks very impersonal…am really at a loss here.  please help…thanks..appreciated…..eva

I think that she should apply in the state where she really intends to practice if you look at it in that perspective she saves more financially because if ever for example applies in VT and then intends to practice in NJ then eventually she would have to endorse to NJ and still fulfill whatever requirements NJ has in order to complete the endorsement process. Does your niece have papers in order to work or practice in the US? Or you just wish for her to obtain a US RN License? If so, then VT seems to be  a better choice since they do not require a SSN to obtain a license. That way, even if she is in the Philippines she can secure a US RN license. I hope this information helped.

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CHENYVONNE

Hi Joan,

How are you? Your answer deeply moved me! Yes, I have a lot of question to ask you, because I can not find  people to help me, I knew some friends who are passed the RN examination, but we have a time difference.  I am very impatient that my English is not so good.  I graduated my vocation school where is a nursing school for three years, and then I finish my two years college in Guangxi medical university of nursing school. I don’t know my vacation school with hight school are equivalent or not. In fact, I study at a some school for five years called  3+2. SO, How do I write the graduated time?

The first three years of nursing school
Histology & parasitology 160 hours( No lab practice, actually, we had lab practice when we study. I know it will be not ok, I think I have to ask school do again) they can write down together?
Micro-Biology &parasitology 54 hours(No lab practice, we had)
community health care 48 hours
medical nursing 88 hours   8 weeks
surgical nursing 120 hours  8 weeks
Gynecological & Obstetric nursing 54 hours 3 Weeks
pediatric nursing 48 hours 3weeks
Psychiatrics 16 hours (2weekS)

College for two years
pathological physiology 24 hours
internal medical nursing 54 hours  12 weeks
surgical nursing 54 hours     12 weeks
Gynecological & Obstetric nursing 36 hours 6weeks
pediatric nursing 42 hours   3weeks
Neuropathy & psychosis nursing 20 hours  (no practice, autually ,including in medical mursing or surgical nursing.)
Gerontological nursing 20 hours

I want to ask about my education is complete? and the translate is right?

I think that the important thing to note is to breakdown all the schools you entered and studied that is related to you getting a nursing degree. As for whether or not they are complete that would depend on the California Board of Nursing if it would satisfy their requirements. Just have your school breakdown all of the subjects you have taken in order to complete nursing school. And if your transcript is not in English you should have it translated with verification.

2.I apply a fingerprint form in California nursing web site, they said I have to waiting least two weeks, it means I just waiting?

Yes they will mail to you the fingerprint cards.

3. I want to talk a KAPLAN’s international class online. I am not sure, I worry about my English is poor. I want to pass within 18months. I think they will be helpful, I dont know they are worth or not? could you tell me something about practice.

I find KAPLAN’s program very expensive but if you have the means to be able to enroll in their program then that would be fine. Most of my friends who took Kaplan passed the examination. But of course each person is different. I have an article here regarding the NCLEX-RN review materials I used and you can read it by clicking on the link provided.

I am going to prepare my course description, I also have no idea. I hope you can give me some clues.

The course description will not come from you but from your school. If you need more idea on how to apply to California Board of Nursing just follow on the link.

ROSE

Thank u for the very informative answer but i do have one question the page 5 in the form where there is a part of the Country Licensing Authority to be filled up, does it mean the PRC??? and they will have to fill it up and sign before i can send it? (they don’t have this annway in their old retake form)

Yes it means you have to send the form to PRC and then have them mail it to the Vermont Board of Registered Nursing its like having them verify your license. PRC would be the one mailing it because I don’t think they will allow you to be the one to mail it. So the rest of the forms you would be sending on your own.

And the check should be payable to the OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE ….OF VERMONT??? or just OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE. hehe i know this is stupid question but i just wanna make sure that they will be able to cash the check so that there will be no delays in the processing. Thanks a lot joan for taking the time to reply as ur site is really helpful to nclex information seeker like us. God speed!

Just OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE. Glad to be of help and good luck with your application. Let me know if I can help you with anything else.

LULU

hi, thank you for making this wonderful site.I have a question.. i have started filling my papers for california nclex 3 months ago, they sent me a letter regarding my lacking documents which i complied after a few weeks. Its been a month and i havent heard from them..do you know how can i verify if they have indeed received my papers?… is their an email or a number i could call? what would be my next step?..thanks and godbles you

Well if you sent your documents via special courier usually you can track down your package whether or not they received it or not. You can give them a call at this number +1(916) 574-7697 Mondays to Fridays 8-5 PM Pacific Time. Usually, it would take a month or two to get a reply from them considering there are no further questions with the documents they are asking plus there are a lot of factors to be considered such as the bulk of applicants, mailing etc. which needs to be considered.

JORDAN

hello again! i have another question mam. my sister will be petitioned as a fiance in the US. she is a nurse. she passed the NLE last year. would there be a problem in her visa application because she’s a nurse? another question mam is her fiance is in san francisco, does she need to take the CGFNS? thank you so much for helping us with our queries.. more power!

I cannot answer queries with regards to immigration and legalities as that involves a different body of knowledge. But I don’t think her being a nurse would hinder or affect the process if she is a nurse. As for your other question, California Board of Registered Nursing does not require CGFNS in order to be eligible to take the NCLEX-RN exam for that state.

JORNIE

hello! i have read so many articles about how to apply for the NCLEX exam. and it’s confusing! what is the first thing to do once you get the fingerprint card? more power and God bless.

Go to your local NBI or the one in Carriedo to accomplish the card. Once that is done, you send it together with your filled application form and corresponding fees. Make sure to answer the fingerprint card in accordance with the instructions given by the State Board you are applying to.

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HAZEL

hi maam. i am planning to apply for licensure in saipan and then apply for endorsement in illinois. are there problems that i need to anticipate if i go for this plan? pls advise… thanks a lot…

The expense is one of the main problems here since you would have to pay for your application in both states as well as fulfill their requirements. Why not just apply in Illinois if that is your target state? That way you save time and money.

WDAGACUTAN

good day.im a registered nurse in the philippines.im planning to apply and take the nclex in california.can you help me?what are the requirements.thank you

Well you can start by viewing the application process I made in Applying to California Board of Nursing in the link provided.

JOY

hi miss joan.Tanong ko lang po about my ATT kasi i registered last Sept.22,09 but until now i did not receive my ATT. Lage ko pong tinitingnan ang ang email ko pati po yong spam/bulk mail pero wala po. Mga ilang wk po pa ba ang maximum for ATT to release?

How did you apply for your ATT via snail mail or online? If you applied for it online and paid for the registration it should arrive in your email within minutes upon paying and finishing the registration process. If you haven’t received any then it would be best to contact Pearson Vue so they can resend you a copy of your ATT or at least inform you whatever problems that may have occured in your registration with them.

ROSE

hi ma’am joan i took vermont nclex in june 08 and failed and i’m planning to retake again as soon as i can and I think i figured out how thru research and forum in this site but there are few questions i wanted to ask:

1. is it possible to apply online/scan retake application form after filling it up and send it online and submit to vermont BON and pay online too like paypal?

I don’t think Vermont allows paying through Paypal and I don’t think that you can reapply online.

2. or send the papers as file but pay all payments thru online or have a friend from US pay it…would they accept it?

You need to send the papers manually still but you have to include the payment for reapplication. What you can do is either have a bank draft made or send your documents to your friend and then have her make a check payable to the OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE and enclose it together with your documents and mail it to Vermont Board of Registered Nursing.

3. is there any other requirement for retake that i shud need to submit aside from the retake application form with $30 fee?

I think that would be all but please make sure to include the license verification form (page 5) of the retake application form.

4. what would i expect back from the vermont BON after sending the retake application form?

You would usually get your LOE so you can reregister to PearsonVue for your ATT.

I just want to make sure i don’t miss anything to save my time and money as i targeted to retake the test around january next year. thank you and hope i can hear from u soon.

A piece of advice take your time this time in reviewing and try to see where and what you think went wrong during the first time you took it. Focus on the areas where you got low scores. Just a reminder, you need to pass this exam so that you would not have to go through the review course. Good luck with your ordeal let me know if I can help you in any other way.

CHENYVONNE

Hi Joan, I am so lucky to found you Web site, you are the best preson! I saw you answer the question just perfect! you help a large number of people, may I ask you some question? Actually, there are a lot of thing I am not sure. OH,SORRY! I am Yvonne who is an au pair and living in Annapolis MD. I am a qualified nurse in China, I want to apply California state’s NCLEX-RN examination.  Nice to meet you! I want to ask a question about application form. year graduated hight school or passed ged, I do not know how to do, because I did not go to hight school, but I graduated technical secondary school and get  diploma, I also graduated college and get college diploma.

Thanks Yvonne for the kind words its very touching! High school is also called secondary school in other countries so that might be the equivalent in your country. As for your college diploma you would need to send the accomplished forms that you downloaded from the California Board of Nursing and send it to your school where you got your nursing degree. Let me know if I can help you with anything else.

TIN T.

hi. .good day.!i just wanna ask if NewYork’s credential verification is really $350? and how can i receive the results of the evaluation, how long?thanx so much!

Yes unfortunately it is $350. The process itself varies depending on how many people are requesting for the said documents as well as how fast you can produce the requirements because they will not process your forms if the requirements are incomplete. If all things go smoothly give it a month or two. Usually you won’t receive a result they will inform you of the result but they will directly send the result of the evaluation to the New York Board of Nursing.

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LORI

gud eve mam. I just would like to ask, where can i find tha application form for new mexico.. i’ve been searching for how many hours now but still i cant find the correct site.. Im asking fro ur guidance with this matter.. thank you

Here is the link for the New Mexico NCLEX- RN Application make sure to apply within the next 30 days as the forms can change from time to time. The link provided gives you the recent application used by the New Mexico Board of Nursing.

KIRSTEN

Good day!  I just want to ask about my ATT.I have a lengthy name.My first name is MA. KIRSTEN ANN RAELEEN and my middle name is CORDERO. And mY last name is LOTERTE. But it only appears on my ATT as MA. KIRSTEN ANN CORDERO LOTERTE. So my RAELEEN name is missing. But I already contacted the board of nursing and pearson vue regarding this matter. But the BON still insisting that I should ommit RAELEEN on my name because there is only a designated number of characters on the database. And as well the pearson vue emailed me that the main thing that the testing administrators will be confirming is the very first and very last name like bookends. And they were aware that there is only a designated number of characters while registering on the CA BON.and this will not a hindrance for me to take the exam. But is it true that it will not make any problem once I will take the exam on the day of it?and will it not cause any future problem regarding my nursing career while I am applying for a job abroad? Thank You hoping to hear a reply from you.

My advice for you is to obviously contact the CA BON and Pearson Vue regarding the matter but since you have already done that just take their advice since they are in the best position with regards to the matter. Just keep in file all of these conversations you had with the CA BON and PearsonVue for future references. I also think that as long as your first, middle and last name are intact in your files you would be fine.

ANGELA

Hello. I find your site very useful for us US-RN hopefuls. Anyway, I would just like to ask with regards to my requirements for my NCLEX application in the state of Illinois. I have with me the forms already including the CES. Should I include in the submission of my requirements the ED-NUR form? or only the CT-NUR? Thanks. More power!

Thank you very much glad to be of help. You have to include both since the ED-NUR is for the verification of your completion of your nursing degree and the CT-NUR is for the verification of your nursing license.

MARC RN

gud day, i have already my finger print card. di ko po alam kung san ako magfifinger print.sang office po d2 sa atin? at next po i have my US visa althoug tourist lang cya. mas maganda ba i alis ko na ito at dun kumuha? ano po ang tamng gagawin ko thnx po.

You can do it in most NBI offices but the safest choice is their branch in Carriedo. You can inquire on your local NBI branches if they have such branches. As for your tourist visa, it can only take you so far as the process goes. Please be reminded that, your tourist visa is meant for leisure traveling nothing more than that. It can be an advantage in terms of scheduling an exam since you will have more options in terms of test dates as compared to Manila but you also have to weigh in the cost of the trip etc.

JORDAN

hi! i want to know if what is the average band score for ielts? and what should be my bandscore(ielts) in relation to nlcex? thanks!

It depends on where you would use your IELTS but I think for the CGFNS VisaScreen it would be an overall band score of 7. The NCLEX-RN and the IELTS have no direct relation but the IELTS can be a prerequisite before being made eligible to take the NCLEX-RN examination and this varies from state to state. The IELTS would be significant when you apply for your VisaScreen as mentioned above.

PRETTYME

hello po.. i hope you can help me.. i have requested for a fingerprint card from the board of nursing in California… when it arrived last week the package was already folded.. so I requested another one and I addressed it to my cousin in qc.. is it ok if I use the fingerprint card i requested that is being addressed to my cousin??? and where should I pay or ask for a money order??? my classm8 told me it is being paid in the bank… hope you’ll answer all my queries… pls reply in my email address.. thank you…

Yes it doesn’t matter where the fingerprint card came from as long as it is from the California Board of Registered Nursing. Yes you need to ask assistance from the bank to make a bank draft addressed to the Board of Registered Nursing.

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