JENNIFER

hi m jennifer i have just cleared my NCLEX exams jan 2009 califonia board got a reply saying i passed the exam and i need to submit my social security number, i work in united kingdom, wondering if i need a ssn and how do i get it. kindly help as soon as possible. m anxious

Congratulations on passing the exam. Here is the thing, I am not familiar with how the law works there in the UK because a lot has to be taken in consideration. Your status there in the UK will determine on what you can and cannot do. But the best advice I could give you is to talk to a lawyer who has a far more knowledge when it comes to these things.

MITCH

….gud afternun po maam joan….its me again asking for your help…just want to ask maam kung ok lng po ba na walang nakalagay na Philippines dun sa address ko sa ATT? just my street, city, province and zipcode lng po..wala po yung country..okie lng po ba yon maam?..

Usually, what is being checked in your ATT when you take the exam is your complete name and picture and is then being compared with the information in your passport. But if you want to be sure you can contact PearsonVue and ask them if it would be an issue.

……another problem maam is regarding my telephone number..kc po ung nakalagay po dun sa acknowledgement receipt ko ng att 99999999…eh hindi nman po un yong celphone number ko na nilagay ko po..pareho nman po nilagay ko na cp number when I applied for the application sa california at sa pearson vue po…what should I do maam? ok lng po ba kaya un maam or hindi po?…tnx po maam…

That’s okay as mentioned is that when they look at your ATT what is being compared is your complete name and ID picture in your passport.

SARA

where do get the application form of chicago board of nursing… pls email mo thnks so much

You can download the Chicago Board of Nursing Application By Examination form at the link provided. Also, please be reminded that I do not answer queries personally. All answers to your questions are posted here on the site. Thank you.

HARLINGENCITYBOY

California BON is getting Strict and conforming with the Requirement of TEXAS Board of Nursing (BON) a Philippine License Nurse is NOW REQUIRED Before you can have a NCLEX RN EXAM (ATT) with Pearson Vue TEXAS BON and CALIFORNIA BON will require CES (Credential Evaluation service) for all foreign Nursing Graduate check out  IERF.ORG and ERES and CGFNS they all provide Nursing Credential Evaluation

Last time I checked the California Board of Registered Nursing has not changed any of their requirements with regards to school credentials. The CES is NOT a requirement in California Board of Registered Nursing you just need to submit the school forms to your college/ university and then have them provide the necessary information and papers then send them.

TRALALA

Hi. My dilemma is about the endorsement of license from California to Illinois. I haven’t passed the exam yet. I don’t have an SSN. Somebody told me that I would not be able to apply for endorsement because CAlifornia issues the license once you have an SSN. Is that true? I have paid for California already and my ATT is now ready. What should I do? Thanks. I’ve got more questions to come after your reply. Thanks again.

As far as I know you still can as long as you inform the CA BON that you do not have a SSN yet. All you have to do is send the forms required by the Illinois to California BON and then include the fee they require for processing such requirement which you can find in their site. Hope this helps and let me know if you have more questions.

ANGELA

hello po ms.joan.magre-take po ako NCLEX through Vermont.Send ko po yung retake form ko with 30USD last November 2008 pero until now wala pa ako narereceive na eligibility to take the exam.Di pa po ako bayad Pearson Vue ko kasi hinihintay ko pa yung eligibility ko.Meron po ba other requirements beside retake form?

If its your first time retaking the NCLEX-RN exam for Vermont, you just need to fill out the Re-Examination Form for International Applicants and pay the USD 30 fee. If you failed the exam twice, you must complete a formal NCLEX-RN review and then submit a copy of your curriculum plan, your certificate of completion, and final over- all score for the course plus the $30 re-application fee. It’s okay that you haven’t applied in pearson Vue, because once you apply there your one year validity period to take the exam will start. It would be best to wait for your eligibility prior to applying.

MARGIEHABANA

I applied for eligibility with the California Board of Registered Nursing and I was approved. I registered with Pearson Vue and was given my Authorization To Test. I called Pearson Vue last January 13 to schedule my examination and wanted it to be scheduled on “FEBRUARY 20, 2009″. Its only today (February 4, 2009) when
I logged-in to my Pearson Vue Account that I realized they scheduled me to take the exam on January 20, 2009 instead of February 20, 2009. My status says “No Show.” Does this mean that I have to register again and pay the same fees?

My financial resources at the moment is quite a dilemma and I am not sure if my parents would understand this. I hope you can help me with information on what to do. I am emotionally drained by this development and I would most certainly appreciate your assistance. Thank you very much in advance.

Unfortunately, that would be the case. You would need to re-register with Pearson Vue to be able to take the exam. But before you do that, please verify with California Board of Registered Nursing because they might ask you to reregister with them in order to get another eligibility.

LOOKER

hai,,, iam an indian nurse who plans to do regisstration in newyork….will it be a lengthy process when  compare to vermount or philadelphea?

hai,,,  i plan to  do registration in north  america.  prsently i am ion india,,,,whats the aveerage payment for an indian nurse to do registration  in usa?suppose i change my BON aaafter the rn result ,will i need to pay a huge amount?

There is a lot to consider in terms of the length of the registration process because each state differ in terms of requirements. New York, might take longer since you would need to get a requirement from CGFNS called Credential Verification System for New York State. That might add more time in terms of processing. If you endorse your RN license in another state once you need to fulfill the other state’s requirement and pay their necessary fees.

ANGELZ

good day mam joan, i learned about this site from a friend, she told me that you can give me some advices regarding nursing and nclex stuff. may question po sana ako, i really dont have any idea on what to do next after passing nclex-cali, wla po kasi ako SSN. some people told me that since i already passed nclex, i could already file my papers. hndi ko po cla maintindihan, what do they mean by that?? what papers do i need to file?? and saan po??  pasensya na po wla talaga ako idea. hope you can help me on this. Godbless! =)

Welcome to the site! What they mean is that you have basically fulfilled the basic requirements in order to file papers to be able to legally work in the US. The next thing to do now is either you file for your VisaScreen which of course entails finances and together with that you would need to take the IELTS exam. Or you could find an employer that could shoulder the VisaScreen as well as fix your papers.

LOVELYANN

Thank you so much… i think i can process my reciprocity to vermont maybe by october. i need to earn enough money for it. i really appreciated your help. please so give me the site of the papers that i need to print and fill up that i send in california-bon and in vermont including the papers that i need to send in my school. thank you so much…

Okay most of the documents you need for Vermont Endorsement of those who passed the NCLEX-RN without US License can be viewed at the link provided.

JOAN22

Hello Ms. Joan,Good day.. I want to ask about my existing application in BON-CA.Since I started to process my endorsement in Vermont,  do they cancel my application there because I endorse my requirements to Vermont? or they will wait till my result expire. My NCLEX result will only expire this November 2009. One thing is, I want to have a license active in CA so,I don’t know if I could keep 2 licenses in 2 states? I hope u get my point. Thanks a lot

I don’t think you can hold 2 licenses in 2 states especially with the situation of not having a SSN since you cannot get your permanent license in California.

TWINKLE

Hello again Miss Joan!Ok lng po ba na send ko ang photocopy ng ID license at board rating ko even without the photocopy of my board certificate.After 6 months pa daw kase puede ma release ung board certificte nung pumasa ng June 2008.

That is fine. Just send over a copy of your PRC License and a certified photocopy/ original board certificate. Just attach a cover letter explaining that your actual board certificate won’t be available until 6 months from now.

MS. TORRES

what should i do, so the CA BRN will send my result ot cgfns/ichp?

You are applying for VisaScreen? If yes, there is a form in the VisaScreen application packet called License Verification and fill out the necessary parts and then send it over to CA BON together with the fees and when they receive that they would be the one to mail the filled out forms to CGNFS/ICHP.

APRILLE

hi Miss Joan,tnx po reply..anyway may question lng po ako..nareceived ko na po ung fingerprint ko from cali.wats the next thing to do po? ung mga ni request ko pong requirements sa skul nsa akin n din po.I asked them kng cla po ba mgpapadala.hndi daw po.so pano po un?ano po color ng background ng 2×2 passport size?Pwede din po bng pki explain regarding Interim permit? confused lng po.kng required po akong kumuha non.ano po ba ung ADvantages and disadvantages pg kumuha k ng interim permit?may expiration po ba ang NClex once u passed it??tnx po..pcensya na po sa maraming questions?hoping 4 ur reply..more power po and Godbless.. =)

First, with the fingerprint card you have to have that accomplished by a professional in terms of getting the fingerprint marks usually you can do that at a NBI branch more often than not they have that done in Carriedo. Also please follow the abbreviations for certain question in the fingerprint card which can be found in the application packet from CA BON.

As for the school requirements, most school in the Philippines do not offer mailing. So what you can do is have all the school documents needed placed in a letter envelope and then have the it sealed and signed by the registrar. And then you have to mail it separately from your personal application and have it appear that the school sent it. So you would use the school’s address in mailing.

Usually, its a white background 2×2 picture. As for the interim permit, you need not apply for it because first of all, you are not legal to work in the US usually this is beneficial for students who graduated nursing there and is in transition for work and like what I mentioned a BSN degree holder who can work there.

For California, once you passed the NCLEX-RN exam, they will be prompting you to give a SSN which of course can only be obtained when you are legal to work in the US. If not, you are given three years to provide them with that.

CRISTOPHER J.

Maam JOan,

I have received a snail mail from BRN in CA about my application. They had initial evaluation and they found out that I was allegedly the one who pass my school credentials which I didn’t. I confirmed the school that they sent my documents last october 24.

One more thing is that they mispelled my name in the letter header.. It should be Cristopher not Christopher. It’s in my application though. Then I emailed the BRN in their licensing, exam application and status application last december 10 yet i haven’t yet received any response from them. Tell me what to do…

Here is the thing, if that is their finding then all you have to do is comply with it. So what you can do is request the necessary documents again from your school and then have them certify all the documents. The best thing is have all documents placed with a school seal at the same time place all the requirements in a sealed envelope and have them sign the flap of the envelope. It would help if your school can also attach a letter saying that all documents were prepared by the school and then have them attach a copy of the letter CA BON sent you. But of course, the decision will still be up to you if you want to fight your way thru this but I think you will just lose more time doing son.

You have to inform the CA BON about the mispelled name. Since it might create problems in your ATT in the long run. The accuracy of your name is important when you take the NCLEX-RN exam. The best thing to do is to give them a call. More often than not they really do not reply via email. Their office hours is 8am- 5pm Pacific Time, Mondays- Fridays and the contact number is +1 (916) 574-7697.

STILLSLEEPY

thank you so much ms joan, you are such a blessing..wish me luck with my application. may the good Lord bless you always!

Glad to be of help

and one more thing.. ive already sent the transcripts yesterday, then i was talking to a classmate of mine this morning and she said i should have sent original tor and rle docs, but the lady in charge for the nclex application in our school said its ok if we send photocopies…which is true? and id like to send the application form and fingerprint cards this coming monday. i will include a photocopy of my license, should i have it notarized or certified copy, or the ordinary photocopy will do. again ms joan thanks a lot!

First of all, the TOR and RLE should come directly from the school not from you. And then for the issue of sending an original as opposed to a photocopy your friend might be correct on that one. Not unless, the photocopy is certified by the registrar as true. Its just that in these circumstances we don’t want them to have any room for doubts that might jeopardize your papers in the long run.

As for your PRC license, a photocopy would suffice but it would not hurt to attach a certified copy from PRC that you passed or have the photocopy of the license to be certified.

TENSHI

hello po!it’s me again…is the foreign postal code same with zip code…i’m from bulacan and our zip code is 3023, is it what i shopuld indicate in the foreign postal code (page4 no.20c)…thank you again!kindly notify me again through email once my question has been answered…thank you very much miss joan!

Yes in the foreign postal code is the zip code we use here locally for the place where you reside in.

SHE

thank you po for giving me the form to change my mailing address…so mam will I send that form thru mail addessed to the BON Ca?

Yes you will send it via mail.

AOKKA

How can I register and pay in Pearson vue via mail if i don’t have a credit card? Do I need to send the bankdraft together with the registration form, candidate bulletin and eligibility?

Yes you will send the bankdraft together with the NCLEX Examination Registration Form. There is a part in the form, in the EXAMINATION FEE box which prompts you to write the bankdraft number so indicate it there. And you only need to send the filled out registration form and the bankdraft.

DIOLIZA

hi! i just passed my nclex- california but i don’t have an ssn so i can’t have my license. am planning to file a reciprocity to the state of chicago. what website do i have to visit for the instructions and what would you suggest. eventhough 3 yrs would be an ample time but i’m worried about the retrogression.. hope you could reply. tnx!

This is the website for the Illinois Board of Registered Nursing. You are right you still have some time and I suggest that you take advantage of that time first before making any moves. A lot of things can change within that 3 year period and hopefully it would be for the best. Anyways, maybe you could use up 2 years of your period and then take action on the third year if things still don’t change by that time. Because transfering license also entails time and more importantly finances since you have to fulfill requirements from the state you want to endorse to.