[lawrence01]

Anyway, i was born in the Philippines but i grew up in Michigan. As an american citizen, PRC told me that i would have been allowed to take the exam in the Philippines but not allowed to receive a license.

Are you a dual citizen or not? If you area dual-citizen, did you fully disclose that as well to PRC?

They might have thought that you are only an American Citizen because the only way I know for them to allow you to take the NLE but not give a license is if you were born in PI but later on renounced your Filipino Citizenship in lieu of being a US Citizen only.

But then again, it doesn't really matter now since CA BRN is aware of that already, that is why they said that they would like you to take the NLE but waive the license req't because of that.

CA BRN's reply to you is appropriate now that you disclosed more info to us and PRC's reply to you as well is appropriate if indeed you only are born in PI but not anymore a citizen of PI.

[lawrence01]

Also, it would be nice to post CA BRN's response to your new inquiry as well on this thread so that everyone will benefit from it. Thanks and good luck.

[jo_stan2007]

I think california already requires local license because they sent me a letter that I really need to mail a copy of my license.

[suzanne4]

CA does already require it and they have enforced this rule since the beginning of the year. They are actually getting stricter with the requirement.

[overcomer77]

hi! i'm also an immigrant and i also received the same letter asking me to go back to the Philippins and take the NLE. my classmates were able to take the NLE without a local license.

i've consulted a lawyer and it is clear that there is a case of discrimination on our part. i think the person that got my paper and yours is one and the same. it is not in their stated law a hearsay about a local license requirement remains a hearsay, unless stipulated on their list of requirements and governing laws.

[lawrence01]

There is no discrimination. And if you read their list of requirements as you call them, there is nothing there that said that it is not a requirement or neither saying that it is a requirement.

All they said is that if there is no license, that the applicant may give them a letter of explanation as to why. It is now up to them to accept that explanation or not. It is not automatic if one gave an explanation letter that it will be approved or expect that it should be approved.

This has been enforced since the beginning of the year. All applicants who filed last year may have been given eligibility before the Boards changed their policy and the Boards may change their policies anytime they want to as well.

I suggest that you just look for another State BON to apply for licensure that still doesn't require an NLE or If you really want to work in CA, then the easiest and cheapest thing to do is to simply take the NLE and give them the license. I am quite sure that simply taking the NLE is much, much cheaper than hiring alawyer to file a case but you are welcome to hire one and make a case out of a simple case to a complex one.

[suzanne4]

Originally Posted by overcomer77

hi! i'm also an immigrant and i also received the same letter asking me to go back to the Philippins and take the NLE. my classmates were able to take the NLE without a local license.

i've consulted a lawyer and it is clear that there is a case of discrimination on our part. i think the person that got my paper and yours is one and the same. it is not in their stated law a hearsay about a local license requirement remains a hearsay, unless stipulated on their list of requirements and governing laws.

You are speaking of the NCLEX exam. Just because your classmates received permission to sit for the exam last year, any BON is able to change their rules at any time. And in the past, CA has had requirement about the local license, but they waived it when a letter was sent to them. But they are no longer accepting the letter.

And being an immigrant in the first place still means that you are a citizen of the Philippines and actually hold a passport from there. And that means that you still need to meet all of the requirements for one from there. Green cards have nothing to do with licensure.

And there are also more and more states that are now requiring the local license. So there is no reason to get a lawyer, unless you want thousands of dollars in bills for something that has already been addressed in their website and if you had been reading here, you would have known about this major change in what they were doing.

[dave787]

they can change there own requirments as a foreign aplicant we have to adhere there requirments and i think using discrimination is inappropriate

[qc_babyface]

Hey guys, just an FYI...

I called up California Board of Nursing and they confirmed transfer of license from New Mexico to California is possible. You have to pay $131 transfer fee; secure an endorsement from N.M.; a verification of your license will be conducted. When I asked them if local license in the Philippines is required, they said how were you able to get the NCLEX/license at N.M. if you don't have it. I didn't elaborate.

At New Mexico, yes, their list of requirements doesn't include local license in the Phils. However, when I talked to the recognized credentials review org. who will conduct evaluation of your educational credentials, they said they will state in their report that you are not a holder of a local license and it's up to the N.M. Board to approve or disapprove your application. So, no assurance...

[suzanne4]

Originally Posted by qc_babyface

Hey guys, just an FYI...

I called up California Board of Nursing and they confirmed transfer of license from New Mexico to California is possible. You have to pay $131 transfer fee; secure an endorsement from N.M.; a verification of your license will be conducted. When I asked them if local license in the Philippines is required, they said how were you able to get the NCLEX/license at N.M. if you don't have it. I didn't elaborate.

At New Mexico, yes, their list of requirements doesn't include local license in the Phils. However, when I talked to the recognized credentials review org. who will conduct evaluation of your educational credentials, they said they will state in their report that you are not a holder of a local license and it's up to the N.M. Board to approve or disapprove your application. So, no assurance...

Right away can tell that something is not right with what you have posted as we do not have license transferring in the US, one would be endorsing there existing license to the new state but would keep the original license as well until it expired.

What many of you are not understanding is that each of the 50 states have their own rules and regulations guiding licensing and each are free to set their own requirements. And we are seeing them get stricter and stricter at time goes on, not easier as some would like to see.

With a long wait to getting a visa, how is one going to get experience if they cannot work while they are waiting and what if the US sets a ruling that one must have experience as many other countries have that rule in place? What will one do then?