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Jul 11, 2008 04:17 AM

Explanation letter in lieu of local license

by gmh_usa
Updated Jul 11, 2008 at 04:29 AM by P_RN

Hi!

Anyone please share your experience or knowledge on the license requirement of the California Board of Nursing. California BON requires a copy of the local license from the country where the course is finished. However, in the absence of such license, as stated on its website, they only require an explanation letter for the absence. I sent an explanation letter together with my application form stating that I still do not have a license since I just graduated. I took the June local board and awaiting the result. Despite the explanation letter, I just received a letter from them asking for a copy of the local license.

I would highly appreciate anyone who can enlighten me. Pls send reply to email: Thank you and regards. George

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No. 1
from Silverdragon102
Old Jul 11, 2008, 06:33 AM

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Moved to the International forum
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No. 2
from dave787
Old Jul 11, 2008, 11:00 AM

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a second cousin of mine who curently in US right called the CALI BON regarding this kind of issue its confirm they need the license they wont allow you to take without the local license.
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No. 3
from Silverdragon102
Old Jul 11, 2008, 11:20 AM

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Can your board not send confirmation of license like other countries do. I know mine in the UK did
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No. 4
from suzanne4
Old Jul 11, 2008, 12:03 PM

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The issue is that you do not have your results of the exam as of yet, so there is nothing that can be sent in by anyone at this time. So you are going to have to wait until you have proof that you have passed the exam,and when that happens, the PRC can provide that for you.

Until that time, CA will not be able to do a thing with your application.
They require that you take and pass the local exam, and you do not know if you have or not as of this time.

Best of luck to you.
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No. 5
from amparo
Old Aug 07, 2008, 05:14 AM

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hi suzanne, i am a US immigrant,just graduated nursing in the philippines,did not take the local board,i'm here in california already, what should i do?pls help,i'm really stressed out....
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No. 6
from suzanne4
Old Aug 07, 2008, 10:27 AM

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CA will not permit you to sit for the exam if you do not have a local license. Being a green card holder here does not exempt you from this requirement.

You are going to have to write the NLE to be able to get licensed here.
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No. 7
from suzanne4
Old Aug 07, 2008, 10:29 AM

Default Re: Explanation letter in lieu of local license
Originally Posted by Silverdragon102 View Post
Can your board not send confirmation of license like other countries do. I know mine in the UK did
You already held a license, the NMC just had to verify that you had it.

The Philippines does things quite different, it is months after one tests before they get a license issued. CA has stated that they want to see the actual license number because of this.
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No. 8
from Mobiusrain
Old Aug 08, 2008, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by suzanne4 View Post
The Philippines does things quite different, it is months after one tests before they get a license issued. CA has stated that they want to see the actual license number because of this.

Completely true. With so many nursing graduates they can't handle everything fast enough. Wait times are excruciatingly long for these kinds of things in the Philippines, from securing birth certificates from the NSO or applying for a passport at DFA, service is slow...they have got to get their act together and make things more efficient for the people.

I need to get a waiver for the NLE myself from the PRC for the CA BRN to allow me to sit the NCLEX. My girlfriend in Baguio City already tried to ask for me on how to go about doing it from their Baguio branch...and they didn't even know! Guess I'm gonna have to call their main at Manila. Hope it doesn't take a lifetime for me to get one, considering I'm here in the US xD.
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No. 9
from MedSurg32RN
Old Aug 08, 2008, 11:36 AM

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Please read the posts, no waivers are being granted, you will have to sit for the NLE. As a rule of thumb, all grads should take the local boards then they won't have to worry about these issues.
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