VA or DC License?

U.S.A. Virginia

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I have searched around this site and also the VA BON and DC BON but can't seem to find the info I am looking for. I currently have my license in Michigan and Indiana which are both not compact states. My husband has been relocated to Northern VA for a year (or longer) job so I am looking into relocating with him. At this point I am not sure if I would be working in the Fairfax, VA area or in DC but I am trying to figure out which license I should get. Is a VA license good in DC? I guess I just don't want to pay both the $130 fee to VA and the $230 license fee to DC when it is not necessary. I do not currently live in a compact state so I don't understand how that all works.

Any info would be great!

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.

I don't think DC is part of the compact: https://www.ncsbn.org/nlc.htm -- so a VA license wouldn't work in DC, and vice-versa.

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Specializes in AGNP.

Well I just realized that according to NCSBN you have to legally reside in a compact state to be eligible to have a multi-state license. I guess that counts me out since legally I am a resident of MI and not VA anyways.

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.

Oh, true ... if you're keeping your MI residency, then I guess you'd just get whichever license applies to where you're working. I've only ever been licensed in Virginia as a Virginia resident, so I'm probably not a lot of help here. :)

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If your living in VA and working in DC, you would need to get a DC license and vice-versa. With a compact license you would be able to live in one state and work in another with the same license. Only thing is that both states need to be a compact state. Click on this link https://www.ncsbn.org/nlc.htm to see if DC is one of those states and if so, I would get licensed in VA since that is where you will be living. Hope I wasn't confusing.

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