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I will advise you not pursue your NCLEX application in California if you do not have a US Social Security Number. The CA board will not issue you a license w/o it even if you passed the NCLEX. You will have 3 years to secure one, otherwise they will have your file destroyed and you will be forced to take the NCLEX again.

New York State Board of Nursing will issue you a license, but you have to have your credentials evaluated by the CGFNS NY Credentials Verification first prior to applying for NCLEX.

In both states, bankdraft is the only mode of payment. You can pay CGFNS via MasterCard or Visa (they do not accept American Express) online.

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Actually that is not entirely true, if your license is close to expiration in CA and you have not yet gotten a SSN you can extend/renew the license if you meet certain criteria.
Many states will issue licenses, not just NY.

Almost every single state now requires CES or CP certification before being able to obtain eligibility. Now more than ever it is more important to focus on exactly where you want to be and apply directly to that state.

If the process seems difficult (and for most nurses it is) then you can seek the assistance of a professional application center to help rather than wasting time and struggling over documents written by lawyers and bureaucrats.

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Originally Posted by mikeloi

hi..just wana ask how will i pay for nclex california using bank draft?.i have an acount n bdo already...can you pls gve me the exct adress wer can i send it..i know its payable to the board of rn, bt i dont know the rest of the addres..pls help.... tnxalot..more powers

The bankdraft should be made payable to BRN. The board has two addresses, one PO Box, and a physical address that you will use. Check out their website for there are details that you will need to enter in filling up a courier form.

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Originally Posted by mayvst

I have a few concerns about paying the renewal of my license in NM BON. They accept credit cards right? The only card written there are visa and master card. NM BON accepts VISA and MasterCard only. If you insisted on using other credt card, they will not process your renewal which will lead to things:
1. Wasted courier fee, and
2. You might not make it to the deadline of the renewal. The fee for delinquent renewal is $200

I'm using my aunt's credit card which is " discovery card" do u have any idea if that is acceptable? and I still have one question. Since I'm using her card, the renewal form requires valid signature. My auntie is in the states and I'm in Philippines, is it allowed that I will be the one to sign it in the renewal form?

Let's say your aunt in the US has a VISA or MasterCard, she will still be the one who will sign the document. What you can do is, send her the renewal form, have her sign the payment form, and ask her to send it to NM BON.

Thank for the very useful information you guys imparted to all us Nurses, its very, very useful!

You're reply would be greatly appreciated!

God bless us All!!!!!

PS: Just make sure that you have completed the 30 Continuing Education units required before submitting your renewal form.

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Originally Posted by Hushdawg

That problem is why there are NCLEX application centers established to help nurses. They can assist you with that stuff for a fee.

I am sorry to disagree with you. These NCLEX processing centers are for nurses who are lazy enough to ask question first before actually doing something about it. There are banks such as PNB and UCPB that will allow you to buy bankdrafts for $5-8 per bankdraft. We have thousands of nurses from decades ago who have experienced difficulty in paying the Board, CGFNS, or PearsonVue. They were able to pass the CGFNS and NCLEX w/o the help of this processing centers. And they are all in the US now.

The funny thing with these processing centers is that the nurse will still be the one to go and fall in line in their school for education verification, to the local licensure agency for license verification, and the local police agency for fingerprinting. They will just prepare the bankdarft, receive the nurse's documents, and send it to the appropriate board. Oh, by the way, it is also the nurse who will pay for everything else.

All I'm saying is, let's encourage our colleagues to be independent. It's not as hard as they think it is.

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Originally Posted by smuggy

The funny thing with these processing centers is that the nurse will still be the one to go and fall in line in their school for education verification, to the local licensure agency for license verification, and the local police agency for fingerprinting. They will just prepare the bankdarft, receive the nurse's documents, and send it to the appropriate board. Oh, by the way, it is also the nurse who will pay for everything else.

All I'm saying is, let's encourage our colleagues to be independent. It's not as hard as they think it is.

Of course the nurse will have to gather the documents. Very few schools will permit someone to get TOR and such for a third party, also how can anyone but the nurse get fingerprinting?

The major advantage of the application centers are:
1) Nurse is informed of precisely what he/she needs to do and when it needs to be done and in what order updated with BON/BRN requirements.

2) Nurse is protected from making mistakes on applications (Research has shown that 20-30% of pinoy nurses make errors on applications costing up to $200 for re-applications or lost fees from doing things out of order).

3) Nurse benefits from corporate rates for shipping costs and bank draft fees.

4) Nurse IS allowed to be independent because he/she does not have to sign up to a staffing firm or employment agency for these services and be indentured to them for a cut of his/her pay for the next couple of years.

As with any company a nurse should investigate the application center to make sure that it is well-run and established. They should investigate the structure and make sure that it's not something that the center is doing just "on the side" like some review centers do. Those type of application centers have ended up costing the nurse a lot more than he/she saves.

I understand where you are coming from, but research shows that because of the nature of NCLEX and the US Licensure process not being adjusted or taking factors into consideration for international applicants that nurses will always stand to lose far too much time and/or money until NCSBN and the state boards recognize the flaws in the system and fix them.

The research I refer to is part of a 6-year study and the results are in the process of being published here in the Philippines.

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Hushdog I can see where you are coming from but I have found the paperwork for the most to be clear in what is required and the applicant does need to show that they have a clear understanding on the English language as they will once in the US be able to work in a safe manner and they will not have an agency working with them checking they are completing forms etc right when working

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One of the complaints most RNs make is the amount of paper work a nurse has to complete. I agree the NCLEX applications I have seen are very basic and don't require critical thinking. Having a third party to do this for you does not say much about the applicants communication skills. How are they going to practice in the USA when they have to pass on critical patient information. The nurses who immigrated before could complete this task, before any internet communications.

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Originally Posted by Hushdawg

Of course the nurse will have to gather the documents. Very few schools will permit someone to get TOR and such for a third party, also how can anyone but the nurse get fingerprinting?

The major advantage of the application centers are:
1) Nurse is informed of precisely what he/she needs to do and when it needs to be done and in what order updated with BON/BRN requirements.

2) Nurse is protected from making mistakes on applications (Research has shown that 20-30% of pinoy nurses make errors on applications costing up to $200 for re-applications or lost fees from doing things out of order).

3) Nurse benefits from corporate rates for shipping costs and bank draft fees.

4) Nurse IS allowed to be independent because he/she does not have to sign up to a staffing firm or employment agency for these services and be indentured to them for a cut of his/her pay for the next couple of years.

As with any company a nurse should investigate the application center to make sure that it is well-run and established. They should investigate the structure and make sure that it's not something that the center is doing just "on the side" like some review centers do. Those type of application centers have ended up costing the nurse a lot more than he/she saves.

I understand where you are coming from, but research shows that because of the nature of NCLEX and the US Licensure process not being adjusted or taking factors into consideration for international applicants that nurses will always stand to lose far too much time and/or money until NCSBN and the state boards recognize the flaws in the system and fix them.

The research I refer to is part of a 6-year study and the results are in the process of being published here in the Philippines.

What flaws in the system?

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Silverdragon, honestly that all depends on the state one is applying.
Some states are relatively easy to handle the application but others are intensely more complex.
Now practically all states are requiring CES and that process can be very scary for nurses.

One of the biggest problems is terminology. As I'm sure you are aware being in the UK there is a difference between British English and American English.
Same thing applies in the Philippines even though Pinoys speak English fluently (especially Pinoy nurses).
A lot of confusion comes about from this simple fact and the fact that even though American and Pinoy nurses must use the same core application forms for getting licensure, the overall process for each is completely different.

My hope is that all nurses can simply focus on their careers and not have to deal with all the non-medical paperwork that comes with licensure.

Perhaps one of these days the application process will be more centralized and less complex.

Until then, nurses will continue to waste time and money on these applications just hammering away at them until they get it straight.