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Oct 04, 2006 11:14 PM

US SS # and licensure by endorsement


Hi!

I am a registered nurse from philippines and have passed the California NCLEX-RN. However, my license will not been issued until I secured a valid US SS no. I haven't get one and my exam will expire soon.

I am planning to apply for licensure by endorsement in other states which doesn't require SSS number.

In this case, will California still issue me a permanent RN license after the expiry date which is 3 years after the date printed in the passing letter I received from California state board of RN since I already acquired a permanent license in other state by endorsement.

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No. 1
from TazziRN
Old Oct 04, 2006, 11:17 PM

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Your best bet is to contact the California BON.
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No. 2
from EricJRN
Old Oct 05, 2006, 12:20 AM

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Thread moved to International Forum for more responses.
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No. 3
from augigi
Old Oct 05, 2006, 04:40 AM

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Search the forum, but I think I have read before that you cannot use "endorsement" to another state, since you don't have a physical license to endorse to the other state. You can apply for "licensure by examination" in a state which doesn't require SSN and then just get the passing NCLEX score sent to the new board.
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from suzanne4
Old Oct 05, 2006, 11:50 AM

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Your exam will not expore, the application to CA will.
You are unable to endorse, as you do not have a license number to endorse. If you want to go the route of another state, you will need to start the process from the beginning, and apply for License by Examination, and CA can submit verification of you passing the NCLEX exam to them.

That is the only thing that you can do. And one of the reasons why I never recommend CA for initial licensure to any foreign grad.
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No. 5
from cerialnyl
Old Oct 05, 2006, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by suzanne4
Your exam will not expore, the application to CA will.
You are unable to endorse, as you do not have a license number to endorse. If you want to go the route of another state, you will need to start the process from the beginning, and apply for License by Examination, and CA can submit verification of you passing the NCLEX exam to them.

That is the only thing that you can do. And one of the reasons why I never recommend CA for initial licensure to any foreign grad.
If the application expire and I reapply for licensure in CA, do I need to retake the exam again or just the application?

What states can you recommend me to reapply inorder to get my license while waiting for an SS#?

In case I already have my license in another state which doesn't require the SS #, can they endorse me back to CA or other states?
will CA issue me license by endorsement upon submission of SS#?
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No. 6
from mtreyes
Old Oct 05, 2006, 11:57 PM

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you only take the exam once... if you passed it .. that is already OK...
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No. 7
from FutureUSRN
Old Oct 06, 2006, 02:24 AM

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I heard that you just need to pay again and they will retain your records in their database.
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No. 8
from Rep
Old Oct 06, 2006, 10:36 AM
Updated Oct 06, 2006 at 10:40 AM by Rep

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Originally Posted by cerialnyl
If the application expire and I reapply for licensure in CA, do I need to retake the exam again or just the application?

What states can you recommend me to reapply inorder to get my license while waiting for an SS#?

In case I already have my license in another state which doesn't require the SS #, can they endorse me back to CA or other states?
will CA issue me license by endorsement upon submission of SS#?
Try New York, and yes your NY license can be endorsed to CA.

I am sorry to hear about your situation. It is a waste of time if you will not be able to get your CA license because of the SSN requirement.
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from Rep
Old Oct 06, 2006, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by suzanne4

That is the only thing that you can do. And one of the reasons why I never recommend CA for initial licensure to any foreign grad.
I agree on this, if a foreign nurse wants to have a US license she/he better apply to NY and then have it endorse it later if the nurse decides on what state she/he would work.

The only thing if one wants to go thorugh CA if the nurse is sure that she/he will be working there.
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