California Requirements NCLEX Application Forms Inquiry

[icemonster]

good day. im a filipino and i applied to california bon for my nclex. submitted all my requirements except my photocopy of nursing licensure from my country of origin. i didn't include it on the application because im schedule to get my philippines nursing license due this 2nd week of december, 2007. i submitted my nclex papers around october 2007.

now i got a letter from ca bon that i need the following items.

x - a copy of your nursing license from your country of origin --- is it ok if i just photocopy my prc license card .. will that be enough? or i need to request for prc license card copy authentication?

x- educational breakdown form for the accelerated or abridged nursing program only -- what is this form? where can i get this? can anyone be kind enough to post what is this looks like?

x - school curriculum for the accelerated or abridged nursing program - again no idea where i can find this form...

i'm a second courser and according to the letter i've received i have already submitted my educational breakdown form with them....

im just wondering if those "two highlighted red" is different from the regular educational breakdown form i already submitted? and where can i get those forms? thank you very much....

any info will be very much appreciated.... god bless...

[suzanne4, RN]

It takes four to six months to get approval to sit for the NCLEX exam for CA. But that is not the factor at this time for anyone. The issue is that CA does not issue a license number without a SSN#, and the letter that you receive in the mail stating that you pass is only good for three years. That means that if you do not provide them with a SSN# by then, your file will be destroyed including your passing results.

We are expecting it to be at least five years for even a chance of getting a visa to work in the US; it is far from being guaranteed anymore if you pass the exam and even find an employer. There are many more applicants from your country than there are visas available per year.

You also have to wait at least a month to get your results. And you cannot endorse to another state since there is no license number to endorse. And you are not considered a US RN as you will not have a license number..................just a few reasons why you should not go thru CA for initial licensure.

[suzanne4, RN]

We are also expecting CA to be making changes to their requirements for licensure there. There have been bad storms in the area over the past few days and with a holiday week added in, they have not made changes to their site as of yet.

Right now they permit a full year before your approval just to be able to sign up with Pearson-Vue before that expires. Most other states have a much shorter time as well as only a 90 day window to test in, or you forfeit everything. The year may not be valid in the future.

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Since this thread is no longer specific to requirements for those from the Philipiines, and the fact that we ask that any question having to do with working in the US be posted on the International Forum, this thread is being closed.