Licensure

No problem doing a walk-thru provided you have the needed documents with you. Just takes a few hours.

Hi,

I'm an international student,n' will be graduating from a nursing school in IL in Dec. Since I have some relatives in CA, I'm planning to move to CA after I graduate. I'll apply for OPT and I have a SSN. I heard that it takes much longer time to get the permission(?) to sit for the Nclex, and it'll take much longer time to get the real license after u pass the Nclex in CA than in IL( don't know if it's true)Here's my question:
Should I take the Nclex in IL, and go to CA , n' get the license by endorsement?

Thank you for any input.

Eve

If you graduated from school in the US, then it doesn't take any longer. If you graduated overseas, then it takes much longer.

You have a Social Security Number on an F-1 visa?

Suzanne,

Thanks so much for ur information. I don't have a SSN on my F1 visa, but I have a social security card separately. Does it affect my licensure in CA?

Eve

As long as you have a SSN#, then CA will issue you a hard license as soon as you pass NCLEX.

Hi! I am thinking about doing travel nursing in CA, and just looked over the CA board of nursing web site about the walk-through program. Could I really move to CA a few days before an assignment started and just get a walk-through temp license? Would it be better to send a bunch of stuff via mail first, or better to just do the walk-through? Just trying to make it as easy as possible... Thanks!

chey

California does the walk-thru and you can get your temporary permit in just a few hours. As long as one of the states that you are licensed in is on Nursys then you don't have to send anything ahead of time. If not, then you will have to have the state send verification in to the BON before you arrive.

How much time do you save by doing the walk-thru in Sacramento rather than mailing everything in? I'm wondering if the 500+ mile drive would be worth it?

Also, how much time do you save by doing the live scan in CA rather than doing the fingerprint cards out of state? Anyone know?

If you have the time to get everything mailed in and can wait for it, then go that route. I found out on Wednesday that I would be starting in CA the following week, so it was just as easy to drive up there and get everything done.