LEI

hi..i need heLp..i am actuaLLy working on my NCLEX appLication right now..but i have these questions which reaLLy bother me:
1. i didn`t take the NLE Last year because i have to go to the US as soon as i graduated..do i have to write and send a written expLAnation about this to the CALifornia BON?

Yes you would still have to write an explanation letter on why you did not hold a RN license in a country where you studied nursing.

2. how many finger print card/s do i have to send?

If you are already in the US you can just take advantage of the LiveScan process. I think it is much convenient as opposed to the finger print card process. You can download the Live Scan form in the California Board of Registered Nursing Website. But if you opt to do it via fingerprint card you just need to send one.

3. is RLE records the same as Course Description?

Nope its different. RLE is the record of your related learning experience which is kind of a breakdown of the number of hours of duty you did every year as a nursing student. It also gives them the description of what is being done during those RLE each semester. The course description on the other hand enumerates and describes each of the subject you took in order to complete nursing school.

MARGUERITE

Hello, I was told that it’s ok to take the California NCLEX without local exam. I just have to write an explanation letter why. I just want to confirm this and if you have heard of some cases like this. Thanks.

It depends on your reason for not being able to take the local board exam. Most of the people I have encountered do not hold a Philippine RN license because they are either an immigrant or a citizen of another country.

LILLY

i was wondering if anyone can help me…i am currently in seattle, washington right now…i’m about to become a resident alien and will be getting my social security number soon.  i called up the washington BON and was told i need to have my TOR evaluated with CGFNS but it doesn’t necessarily mean i need to take the exam.  is this true? and i still also need to take up TOEFL.   which is ok with me…but a friend of mine who is a resident in hawaii took a california nclex and processed a reciprocity with hawaii after he got his cali license…and he said the nclex is all that is required in cali..no more toefl…i asked about this with the BON too and they told me i need to have proof of california residence for endorsement…so i’m kinda confused right now whether to a.) just process everything here in washington or b.) try to do it “the easy way”, if it really is the easy way, and just apply for cali and have my cali license endorsed to washington.

Yes what they are saying is correct. Because the CGFNS Exam is different from the CGFNS CES wherein the Washington BON uses CGFNS’ services to evaluate your nursing degree (especially if you graduated outside the US) if it is at par with their standards. With the CES, you need to provide CGFNS with your school credentials etc. With regards to your other query, you have to understand that each state has different requirements so you cannot really compare each state’s process. The thing is though when you endorse to another state you might still need to provide the state wherein you plan to transfer to whatever requirements they might have that California did not require. I think it would be logical to just apply in Washington if you intend to practice in Washington as opposed to applying in California then endorsing to Washington it saves you time and money at the same time.

FORD

Thanks miss Joan for the the reply….i follow what you’ve said and hopefully my application for nclex will be approved..thanks a lot…

No worries I hope my suggestion helps if not let me know let’s see if we can think of other options for your dilemma Good luck!

KENNETH

hello, i badly need help,, i just finished the ces process which i think the first step on allpying nclex in Illinois. Whats the next step after that? 1. I already printed the CT NUR/ ED NUR forms but i dont know how to fill them up.

You just need to fill up the first half of both forms which is your basic information. As for the Profession Name write: REGISTERED NURSE and Profession Code is 041

2. What about the SS#? im totally confused

Well the SSN is given to a person who is legal resident or citizen of the USA. So not unless you are either of the following you can just write N/A.

3. After filling out the forms, ED NUR will be submitted to the nursing School while the CT NUR will be submitted to PRC, am I right? just like the CES process? I hope you can help me guys! Thank you,,,

ED NUR is sent to your school and then once they have accomplished it you can send it together with your application form. The CT NUR will be given to PRC and then they will be the one to send it to Illinois Board of Nursing. Hope this helped to clear out things in your application. Best of luck!

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BRIAN

Thanks for your quick reply, Joan. I have a follow-up question regarding obtaining an SSN (Social Security Number). What are ways to have one? I need to have it because I want to be duly registered as RN in California after passing my NCLEX. Do you think it is possible at this time of retrogression in the US particularly in California to obtain one?

The only way you can obtain a SSN is if you are a legal resident in the US. Once you are a legal resident there, you are automatically given a SSN. It would be best to talk to immigration lawyers/ experts to explore your options about this matter as it involves laws and policies in which are more of their expertise. But I think that as long as there is retrogression it would be harder for Filipino nurses to be able to work in the US.

JAJA

good evening ms. joan, i took nclex last nov 2008 but i failed CA state.. clarification lang po.. kelangan ko mag take ng exam within 2 years from the date of my last examination? kung hindi ako magtatake, my application will be considered abondoned and my file will be destroyed.. ibig sabihin kapag sa nov. 2010 hindi pa ko nakakapag exam ulet, magpapasa ulet ako ng fingerprint, school credentials etc. just like applying for the first time? tama po ba? hope to hear from you ms. joan.. tnx in advance..

I am sorry to hear the news. You can actually take the exam 45 days from the last time you took the examination and yes most probably you are given a certain period to retake or else your file will be abandoned from CA BON so you would have to reapply again providing them with the necessary documents.

ms. joan, continuation of my query.. kapag ba magrereapply.. ung first page lang ng form and $75 bank draft ang isusubmit ko? wala na po bang ibang requirements like photocopy of prc licence, diploma? tnx!!!

Yes you would just need to submit your reapplication form plus the fee. If you need help on NCLEX-RN review materials maybe you could read my article regarding such on the link provided. Hope that could help you with your review. I know you can do it this time around, just take time to analyze and see what went wrong during the exam. Let me know if I can help you with anything else.

hi, i know u could help me with my delema, i am a license nurse in the phil for more than 10yrs na, unfortunately nkapagtrabaho lang aq ng 4 years qs a nurse coz i gave birth to my son, after that i was able to work in different field different from my proffession, my question is that i am now an immigrant here in chicago, i wanted to take the NCLEX am i still qualified kc parang iba na ang curiculum nla ngaun, thou im still holding a valid license in the phil. what document/paper shoul i prepare to submit for CES. thank u very much.

The Illinois BON and the CGFNS will be the one to determine if your curriculum in which you obtained your nursing degree is at par with their standards so I really cannot answer that question directly. As for your CES, you would need to download the forms at the CGFNS website. There are forms there that needs to be submitted to the school where you took up Nursing and as well as in PRC. Both of those agencies will then provide the necessary supporting documents and they will also be the one to forward it to CGFNS. On your part, you would need to fill out the application form which you can do online and pay the fees to process your CES Report. Most of the other instructions are there on the forms to be downloaded. If you have more queries let me know Good luck!

MAAN

hi, a friend of mine told me that this site really helped her a lot regarding her nclex application. im applying for nclex illinois and i’m quite confused about their fingerprint reqt.. my friend gave me a fingerprint card obtained in Cali, can i just change the adress typed there?coz i already had my fingerprint in an nbi offfice… then after, i just have to send it to CTS right? thanx thanx and more power…

You cannot use their fingerprint card since like you mentioned it is addressed to California. Each state has their own set of fingerprint cards and you just have to request it from them.

oh, one more thing, i’ve already sent my docs to cgfns for the CES report, in their website(my account), they’ve already sent it to CTS, but that was before i applied in CTS online… would i have a problem with that? and would u happen to know how many months does it take before i can receive my personal copy?coz, i sent the request last august, til now i haven’t received a hard copy from them… same goes with my toefl, i passed toefl even before i applied online and im not sure if theyve sent the report to CTS already… thanks again…

I don’t think this would be an issue. I am not sure on how long or if you are to receive a copy of your CES Report because as far as that is concerned they just forward the results of that to the requesting Board of Nursing. It would be best to inquire both with TOEFL and CGFNS with regards to this matter.

hi, can i just call the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation-Illinois to obtain a fingerprint card? or do they have an online request form like Cali or New Mexico? i have a fingerprint card that i got from Cali, can i just use that? thanks…

You cannot use the one from California. Proof of fingerprint submission should be in the form of a copy of the fingerprint receipt (for Illinois graduates or Illinois residents), or a completed FP-NUR form for out-of state and foreign-educated applicants. You need to request fingerprint card via MAIL from this address: Department of Financial and Professional Regulation

PHINKGIRL

BARB

Hi.. I am an nclex passer of the Saipan bon.. And currently transfering my license to california. I have been waiting and have been trying to call  Saipan bon with no success.. I found out that it takes Saipan bon longer to process endorsements .. Is this true? What can u suggest I do? Can ncsbn help in obtaining information re my license ?

Saipan is not part of the compact states so I don’t think the NCSBN might be much of help. I don’t have much experience in applying in Saipan but from what I’ve read and encountered the Saipan BON does not have their own website if you need to contact them here is the information I’ve gathered. Seems like the best way to get in touch with them is via phone or mail:

Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Board of Nurse Examiners

Regular Mailing Address
P.O. Box 501458
Saipan, MP 96950

Street Address (for FedEx and UPS)
Commonwealth Health Center,
New Administration Bldg.
Navy Hill
Saipan, MP 96950

Phone: (670) 234-8950, ext. 3587
Fax: 670.664.4813
Online: N/A
Contact Person: Bertha Camacho, Board Chairperson
Sinforosa D. Guerrero, Staff Contact

Magandang araw po, my daughter will be graduating on March sa Philippines, right after graduation punta na po sila dito sa America, pwede po bang kumuha ng nclex exam ang anak ko sa California without taking the board exam sa Pilipinas?

What is the immigration status of your daughter? Here is the thing the CA BON requires a license in the country wherein she was educated but if she is an immigrant then the PRC might not allow her to take the PNLE thus she can just reason out with CA BON that she is not allowed to sit down for the examination. But if your daughter can take the PNLE it would be best for her to take the examination just so to prevent further problems with her application with CA BON.

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WHITECHOCOLATE

i have my license with me, do i need to authenticate it?or  is it ok if i notarize it?is that the same?

You can photocopy your license and just have it verified by PRC. Where are you going to use it? Sometimes you just need to provide the Board of Nursing a photocopy unless told otherwise.

AUBREY R.

Hi! Am just wondering if the board of registered nursing (CA) cashed your money order, does it mean that your application was approved??

Not necessarily. The fee you paid for is just for processing your application but that does not mean that your application would be approved.

EVA

hi joan, it’s eva again.  re: my niece who eventually decided to apply for the VT nclex, i think she stumbled on a problem.  i guess this is re: the PRC license.  in the meantime that she don’t have the license hard copy, can’t she not apply?  does VT really need the hard copy of the license as proof that she really is licensed in the Phil?  i think that’s the cause of the delay that’s why she can’t even file the application for VT…please help…thanks a million.

Hi Eva. Unfortunately, your niece has to provide a copy of her nursing license it is part of their requirement or else her application would not be processed. What she can do so as to not waste time is to apply for the CGFNS CES Report which is also part of the requirement for Vermont.

HOTELMEZ

I studied is Manila from 1998 till 2000 for Nursing but did not finish the last semester due to family migrating to CA.  I went back to PI last year to finish my last semester and attend the augmentaiton classes and clinical rotation for almost 2 months to finish my degree.  After my submission to the CA BRN, there was a lot of question and doubts that my papers were a fraud and until today we are still communicating with the BRN and submitting other papers to prove the validity.

My question now is, if the licensing analyst has so many doubts about the schools from the philippines that she is already stereotyping and asking if I went to a small school in the Philippines, how do I escalate this issue?  Please advise.

This is the first time I have encountered such issue. Did you complete your nursing degree in the same school? If so, then maybe the school can then give the CA BON a letter proving you graduated from their school. Also, maybe a proof that their school is legitimate by giving you or the CA BON copies proving that they are approved by the CHED or whoever governing authority is in charge. That might be able to help out in terms of the credibility of your school. It might help also to explain the whole situation you were in that is why you were not able to complete your course right away. I hope this helps.

PARILLA

good am ma’am, i failed four times already and i graduated 2004. I am planning to give it a shot again next year. reason being i was busy at work as i serve in military. being the last test was 8 Oct 2007 , is there any change of rule that may barr me out for retakeing this NCLEX-RN? if so please sen me email.

First I would like to send my thanks for the service you are giving the US in protecting its freedom and democracy. I admire your bravery. With regards to your question, it depends on which state you applied in as each state has different rules when it comes to retaking the examination. Let me know which state you applied in or plan to apply to so I can help you out specifically.

MYS

hello mam joan.. i would like to ask about Credential Verification Service for New York State. I already passed my requirements yet my status was still incomplete. I applied with my friend yet I have 3 unreceived documents while my friend has 2. we did the same steps together even the day we mailed requirements.  I’m bothered because the application has an expiration day of only 90 days. I applied last September 13

Okay here is the thing maybe there was a problem when mailing the documents. Do you know which documents are not yet received? If they haven’t received it yet more or less they won’t receive it. When you sent those documents do they have tracking numbers? If yes, then maybe you could check the status of your mail and see what went wrong. The safest thing to do is request the needed requirements again and send it to CGFNS and if you did not use special courier try to invest on it the next time you mail documents. Its expensive but reliable. But if you had problems with the PRC documents it would be better to use regular mail than courier just based on experience.

CHEL

un po bang reapplication n form eh 1 page lang? i passed it on n po s CA BOn last june p… how long would it take po ba b4 q malamn n ntnggp n nila un? same process p din po b nng waiting just like po nung first time q n mg apply? thanks po.

Yes it is just one page but did you include the reapplication fee? Usually it takes a month or two before you receive your letter of eligibility.

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