CA NCLEX passer now with SS number

Dear SS RN Holder,

Your best possible option is finding out your options from the BON of CA. Simply contact the BON Nurse Consultant and explain your predicament. Most BONs have Nurse Consultants dealing with special situations.

It's unclear how you did 'endorsed' to Vermont without having the RN status from CA. An endorsement option is executed only when a nurse has the RN status and wishes to endorse that status to another State.

Now that you have a SS number, a Federal number good for any State, CA will most likely reconsider your application for RN as a valid request. In any event, contacting the CA BON seems the most appropiate action at this point.

Take note that even when a foreign healthcare professional is not yet a USA resident, a SS # may be issued by Federal mandate; a "Not good for work" social security card will be issued if you escalate your request to a supervisor.

In most cases 'processors in BONs' will not know this Federal ruling. Whether you use it for employment is not any BON's jurisdiction, but it helps getting your license. Once you have license and SS then you can look into the labor issues and seek legal employment.

If you passed the CGFNs Visa Screen you can work under your occupational healthcare personnel visa - don't need labor certification - and seek visa status adjustment as needed within a year or renew the same status.

Good luck,

Nclexinstructor

Your husband just recently became a US citizen, and he can petition someone already? I didn't know you can petition someone that quick after becoming a citizen. Hope it all works out for you.