PRINCESS:

Hi Ms. Joan! I need help, I have my California License and now I just applied for my endorsement of license to the state of Washington. I need to give a Visa Screen to my employer. Do I have to wait for my WA State license in order to process my Visa Screen or can I file it now, because i don’t have a WA license yet

If you really intend on practicing in Washington it would be best to wait out for your license to be transferred from California to Washington. Because you would need to have your license verified as part of the requirement for VisaScreen. Also its important to know where your employer would be placing you is it in California or Washington? But since you also mentioned that you already applied for endorsement to Washington (meaning your papers are now on process) it would be best to wait for its result just so to prevent any discrepancies.

JONATHAN

hi just want to know how to take the nclex again? Thank you very much for your time.

First of all which state would you want to reapply to? Or is this your first time applying for your NCLEX-RN exam? Either way you need to decide on which state you plan on applying.

SIOTYDAGS

Hi miss joan.. i passed the exam [california] June, may expired po ba talaga yan if hindi ako nakapag present ng SSS number sa kanila within years, does it mean po ba na i have to retake it again if i wasnt able to present a SSS number?? advice naman sa next step if mag-agency po ba ako or waht.. thanks po…

Congratulations! Well unfortunately, the SSN letter from California Board of Nursing does have an expiration. If I am not mistaken, they are giving you three years to take provide with a SSN so they can issue you an actual license. With the recent retrogression it seems difficult to be able to provide such because if there are no visas for nurses there is little chance you will also be able to get hold of a SSN. Realistically speaking if you just want to secure your license, meaning not retaking the exam you can transfer it to a state that doesn’t require one such as Vermont. The thing is though there are other requirements by Vermont that needs to be accomplish and of course this comes with a price. Another advice I can give you is to use the time given by the CA BON use that time to save up for possible transferring of license/ endorsement to another state and maybe a year before your license expires that is the time you think about endorsing it. Also you can hope that by then hopefully the retrogression has been lifted and more opportunities for nurses arise.

CATHY

Hi Ms Joan ask ko lang po kasi nag apply na po ako ng NCLEX last December 2009 US citizen pa ako and I used my US address on my application kasi mas madali daw pag US address ginamet up to now wala pa kong narereceive na letter from BON normal po ba yon? Kasi nababasa ko pa sa iba 1 month lang may letter na sila nakukuha from BON Im just worried about my application. Please help me kung ano po dapat kong gawin? at kung normal po ba na two months na wala pang reply? thanks a lot po.

As I always stress out all applications are a case to case basis. But an advice I always give is that after a month its usually reasonable to follow up on the status of your application so that by then you will know what necessary actions to take in order to push through with your application. Try giving them a call (this is the best way to get a fast and direct answer). Always check or ask your relatives in the US if they have gotten any correspondence from the CA BON and they might have just overlooked it. Let me know if you need  more information I would be more than willing to help out

ERI

Thanks very much for giving me the link for the Missouri endorsement. I have a few questions about it:

1. I can fill in the Missouri Endorsement form at home except for Section VI which needs to be verified by a Notary Public? Will any Notary Public do, or do I need to go to PRC to have it notified there?

I think it would be best to go to a credible notary public and PRC seems to be the best way to go.

3. The form is asking for a license number (Section III). Yes, I did pass NCLEX California, but I don’t have the actual nursing license. How do I get the license if I’m in the Philippines? I don’t have an SSN. I have no way of getting to Cali since I don’t have any kind of visa.

You do not need the actual license in order to do this. You need to submit a license verification form the Missouri Board of Nursing and send it over to California Board of Nursing together with the fee which is $60 it would help to attach a copy of the pass letter you received from California BON as reference.

4. “You need to have a credentials evaluation service, approved by the board, send our office a course?by?course evaluation report or have the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) send our office your CGFNS certificate. A list of credentials evaluation services can be found on our web site or by contacting our office. A Temporary Permit cannot be issued until the course?by?course report or CGFNS certificate and evidence that you were originally licensed in another state or territory by a recognized examination are received and evaluated.” — This part was a confusing for me. Does it mean that I need to send only one of the three requirements? Also, I’m not familiar with the requirements being asked because BON California didn’t ask for those before. Can you please explain the quoted statement for us?

CGFNS Credentials Evaluation Service (CES) is one of the products offered by CGNFS some US States get the service of CGFNS and other companies alike to evaluate your educational degree and if it is at par with the US standards. So instead of the state boards evaluating your credentials they let companies such as CGFNS do it for them. Unfortunately, you would need to have the CGFNS or any of the credited agency mentioned in their site evaluate your school records.

These are my concerns for now. I hope you can shed light so that I (and some people, too) will understand this endorsement process. Thanks so much and more power Ms. Joan!

I hope this helps and let me know if there are things that are still unclear with regards to the process. Love to help you further with this endeavor Good luck!

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EARL

Hi. I would just like to ask. Is it ok if I put my uncle’s address in the mailing address on the application form? since he’s in New York. Because after three months I’d be staying there anyway. And is it also ok if i put in the IMMIGRATION STATUS that Im temporarily in U.S even if Im not yet there? Can I notarize my application form here in the Philippines? Thanks! Your help would really be appreciated!

It would be fine to use your uncle’s address for your application. The thing is even if you are staying with your uncle that doesn’t mean that your immigration status also changes although there is an option of being a non immigrant but the thing is you are not yet even there and if you declare that that is equivalent to giving false information not unless you submit your form once you get there in the US. If you want to pursue towards that direction it would be best to submit your application form once you get there and just process the other requirements such as CVS-NY etc.

JOHN V

I have a question regarding about my ATT, upon printing my ATT i totally have a different address printed on my att because i was using my sister’s address at america for mailing purposes only which i was their for a vacation and applying for my Nclex application…how can i change my ATT to my address here in the phils?… it say’s in the info that i have to match my name and address to my identification card which is my passport. Are they gonna print a new ATT for me? or this ATT that i just printed is the one I’m gonna pass?.. thank you. hoping for your reply would help me. thank you again. and have a great day.

Hi There. I personally think that this might not be an issue since in your passport it doesn’t indicate an address where you are living. The important thing is that your name and identification (passport) matches the ATT those are the crucial things they look at when you take the examination. But if you feel uncomfortable, you can always contact Pearson Vue for the change of address.

ANDREW S.

Fantastic Website!

Thank you very much for the kind words.

ROSELLER02

Hi there.. I have a different query… I am  NCLEX Cali passer.. I have given a job offer to Saipan.. Does saipan provide SSN ? and is it the same for the entire US so i can get my license from California?? And i want to know the way of living there if i will be relocated there. thank you so much!

The SSN is being provided by the US Government/ Immigration not by any state boards of nursing. And each person who is legally staying in the US are assigned with a SSN. As for your relocation, this will depend with what you and your employer agreed upon but most probably if you want to work in Saipan you would need to relocate there since Saipan and California are far from each other.

ERI

Kapapasa ko lang po ng NCLEX exam (for Cali) last January po…Tapos this February po, nakahanap po ako ng employer pero based po sila in Missouri. Ngayon po, hindi ko po alam kung anong mga hakbang ang kailangan ko gawin para maprocess ko po ang papers ko don. Kasi po may hinihingi po sila na mga bagay na wala ako like yung Verification ng license and etc. Wala pa po akong license kasi po yung Cali nagrerequire naman ng SSN pero I have no way to get it since I’m here sa Pinas. Another thing po is yung CGFNS exam…kelangan ko pa po bang kumuha non? Mejo buhol-buhol po ang kaalaman ko sa mga reqts for para makakakuha ako ng nursing license sa Missouri. Hindi naman ako masyado matulungan ng employer kasi first time nila maghire ng nurses out of the country…

Congratulations! Most of the requirements you need for Missouri Nursing Application can be seen on the link provided. You do not need to have a SSN in order to verify that you passed the NCLEX-RN examination in California. You just need to submit the form that is supplied by the Missouri Board of Nursing to verify your license and pay the fee needed to process such to the California Board of Nursing. And yes you would need a Course by Course Report from CGFNS as a requirement by the Missouri Board of Nursing. Let me know if I can help you with anything else.

HAZEL

Hi maa’m Joan, Gusto ko lang po sanang malaman maa’m kung kailangan ba talagang certified true copy ang i submit ko for my Diploma? andito na kasi ako sa U.S tapos dala dala ko and original diploma ko, ano po ba ang dapat kong gawin?at saka maa’m puede po ba akong magtake ng NCLEX sa California kahit wala akong local license hindi na kasi ako nakapagtake after my graduation kasi malapit ng ma expire visa ko kaya umalis na lang ako after graduation. at saka maa’m tatanggapin ba nila or are they going to process my application kahit wala pa akong social security number, last year pa kasi ako nag apply for my social security number pero hangang ngayon wala pa rin akong natanggap but they gave me a proof of letter stated that i applied already for my social security number.thanks a lot in advance maa’m and have a nice day!!!!

You can just send a photocopy of your diploma rather than sending your actual diploma since they won’t be giving that back to you. In relation to this, please take note that the diploma they are asking for is the one you get from PRC stating that you are a registered nurse not the one given by the school. There isn’t a specific rule in California that you need to have a local license to sit for the NCLEX-RN examination but be ready to make an explanation letter on why you do not hold a license in the country where you were educated. This is usually a case to case basis. They will process your application even without the SSN but upon passing they will write a letter to you asking for your SSN in order for them to provide you with your actual license. Also, please take note that  the SSN is given to legal residents/ US Citizens. Hope this helped. Good luck with your application.

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DDD

HELP! i really cant find where to get the chicago, illinois fingerprint card request form. i need it badly. please help.

You need to request for fingerprint card at this address:

Upon receiving the fingerprint card follow these instructions:

1. Utilize a fingerprint card obtained from this Department/Division
2. Take it to a local police authority in any state to obtain classifiable prints
3. Contact an approved livescan vendor and make arrangements for them to process your fingerprint card. Not all approved livescan vendors process the fingerprint card. Two such vendors that do process the fingerprint card are Accurate Biometrics/Art’s Investigations or Identix. Send the fingerprint card directly to the approved livescan vendor. The fingerprint vendor will advise you of the processing fee.
4. DO NOT send the card directly to the Illinois State Police or Federal Bureau of Investigation (regardless of what is indicated on the card itself).
5. If you follow these instructions, the results of your criminal background check will be electronically forwarded to this Department/Division when available. Failure to follow these instructions may result in a delay in the processing of your application for licensure.

ANNE

i am confused about my aplication in Illinois, i already sent my requirements and payed the fee for CES application and yet i still i didn’t recieve any letter or confirmation from them.what should i do next?

The payment for the CES Application should be given to CGFNS or the company you chose to evaluate your school records. The CES might take some time before results are sent to Illinois Board of Registered Nursing you can check the status of your CES application online providing you register in their site and provide them with your basic information as well as your CGFNS ID number. Most probably without the CES result your papers won’t be evaluated by the Illinois Board of Nursing yet since it is part of the requirement. it would be best to follow up the status of your CES application first.

BEVERLY L.

Hi! I have another Question. Is it okay to use another person’s credit card when registering on the NCLEX exam in pearsonvue.com? thanks!

Yes that’s not a problem as long as you can provide the basic information for the cardholder such as billing address, name, and other details of the card.

ROY M.

Magandang araw mga kababayan! i have all my documents here in my hands all i need to do is to mail it to California BON, but The Social Security number is bothering me so much, do i need to leave it blank?(since mahigpit na bilin ng Cali BON “NO SS # – NO PROCESSING) or fill it with my ss no.(Philippines)? anu ba talagang ss no ang hinahanap ng BON sa california? SS ng pinas or SS ng america? kung sino man ang makakatulong thanx!

The SSN that they are asking for is the one for the US. Sadly, you cannot get one not unless you are a legal resident/ citizen of the US. You can just place NOT APPLICABLE in the space for the SSN.

ERI

Hi! My name is Erika and I recently passed the NCLEX exam in California. I have a possible employer but they are in Missouri. I’ve been searching the internet for an endorsement application for Missouri but I can’t find any. I don’t even know the steps I have to do for this. Please help? Thanks so much!

Congratulations! Well here is the RN Endorsement Packet for Missouri most of the instructions you need can be seen there. Let me know if you need help on anything else.

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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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