Applying for licensure in another state

[Javannah1]

Anyone have experience with paying a company to do all the legwork involved with applying for licensure in another state...... I know it can be a hassle to do the paperwork etc is it worth paying a company that will guarantee the license in less than a month as opposed to some ppl who are waiting months

[Sour Lemon]

is it worth paying a company that will guarantee the license in less than a month as opposed to some ppl who are waiting months

In my opinion, no. The information required must still originate from you. I don't see how a third party could possibly speed things up as that's just adding an additional step ...and a third party would certainly have no control over how quickly the board of nursing in any particular state takes for processing.

[Javannah1]

Point taken. Thanks!

[Meriwhen, ASN, BSN, MSN, RN]

IMO, applying to another state is a pretty straightforward process, so why pay someone else to do it for you? And to be honest, YOU are going to have to do most of the legwork anyway: getting fingerprinted, applications, writing requests to school for transcripts, etc. Just go to your desired BON's website and follow the instructions.

[elkpark]

I've applied for licensure in several different states over my career, and never found it to be enough of a burden that I would consider paying anyone to help (to whatever degree an agency would be able to; as already noted, transcripts require authorization directly from you, an agency can't get your fingerprints for you, etc., etc.). And I'm curious about (and suspicious of :)) an agency that would advertise that it can "guarantee the license in less than a month" -- an outside agency has no control over how long an individual BON will take to process a request, or how busy a particular BON is at the time an application is submitted (unless they, like, bribe the BON to fast-track an application, which I would hope is illegal).

[aflahe00]

Mine didn't take months maybe a month

[Javannah1]

I agree. They claim less than a month but honestly now that I am done with submitting everything the BON sails everything should be processed within 30 days.