CA-NCLEX expires this December!

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Help! My California NCLEX wiill expire this December. My agency has passed a letter of extension to BRN early this July. They said they have indeed extended it when we called to verify by phone. But until now, we haven't received a letter stating so. We called again two weeks ago just to be sure... and we got the same answer that my NCLEX was indeed extended. Without a letter? Is that the common practice? Am I just being paranoid? I mean without a legal black and white print that I am extended or not... it could just be regarded as hearsay. Nobody wants to take the NCLEX twice. Moreso if you already passed it the 1st time. I hope the state of California will be lenient on this matter because a lot of NCLEX will be expiring left and right until RETRO si resolved.

i emailed her just to ask since there is nothing on the application stating if you have passed the nclex or so if i need to send them a formal letter stating that i have passed the ca nclex, but i also mentioned that i have sent ca bon a request to transfer my test scores to vt bon and this is the repsonse i got from her

"you have to send us a copy of your ca pass letter with the date you took the exam on it. we’ll then issue you a vt nursing license."

today, i sent her the copy of what i have received from ncsbn that i have passed ca nclex, the one that has a date when i took the exam, the one that looks like att, and also i sent the copy of the letter from ca bon that says about ssn etc, just to be sure i sent them the right document. hope everything would be ok.

thank you and i hope my situation would be of help to others who are also in the same situation as i am.

so, you send those your self (photocopies of your own copies that was sent to you) and not asked ca brn to send another batch? am i getting it right?

i want to clarify this because it seems that base on her responses to your inquiries that it is ok for the applicant to send those documents himself and does not have to directly have to come from the boards. usually, all documents should come directly from the boards or the licensing body and the applicant cannot send it directly from him. just clarifying this, not saying it cannot be done as each state has it's own rules and policies.

if this is so, pls. update us if it was accepted and if everything is fine.

thanks.

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So, you sent those your self (photocopies of your own copies that was sent to you) and not asked CA BRN to send another batch? Am I getting it right?

I want to clarify this because it seems that base on her responses to your inquiries that it is ok for the applicant to send those documents himself and does not have to directly have to come from the Boards. Usually, all documents should come directly from the Boards or the licensing body and the applicant cannot send it directly from him. Just clarifying this, not saying it cannot be done as each State has it's own rules and policies.

If this is so, pls. update us if it was accepted and if everything is fine.

Thanks.

Yes, I just sent my own copies... this is the way I understood her reply, though she may have counted the fact that I requested the transfer of my test results. I will update you as soon as I get a straight answer. Thanks.

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Yes, I just sent my own copies... this is the way I understood her reply, though she may have counted the fact that I requested the transfer of my test results. I will update you as soon as I get a straight answer. Thanks.

Yep. Don't worry. Just clarifying, That's also how I understood it base on the way she responded and how the instructions for foreign nurses was constructed as well on their application form. Seems like the only thing required to be given officially is the transcripts coming directly from the school if applying for initial licensure.

Keep us updated.

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Hi Fruity. I've been following your posts here since we're actually in the same situation (we're in the same packet, same state board, same yr of expiration for CA nclex). How have you been? Did you get a reply already from California board? What's the status of your VT application? What was the exact application form you sent VT and how much did you send? I'm actually following the steps you're taking now. Hopefully we'll get some answers pretty soon. Hope to hear from you.

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There is no license to endorse, so you must start the procedure from the beginning with VT and use the License by Examination application.

You need to send all of the fees that it requests to be sent, nothing is waived for you, other than having to take the exam. Be aware that CA charges $60 to forward your passing results since there is no license to verify and it needs to be done by hand.

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Hello suzanne, I am also an CA NCLEX passer. I jiust want to ask..so which goes first? Should i apply for licensure by examination first to vermont and wait for their response before having the California BRN send the result of my exam to them? Or is it the other way around? Because processing in Ca may take so long as compared to Vermont.

another thing, is everything repeated or it ends with getting the eligibility then forward them the result from CA BRN..or I would still need to register to pearson for ATT and have my exam scheduled then forward them the result from CA BRN? Which is which?

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HI suzzy!

I had passed my license application to Ca and still waiting for the eligibility to come.It is already three months waiting and still to wait for it.

To work in california, do i need to get a visa screen certificate before i can work there?Does it mean that i will take CGFNS aside from NCLEX?

Please help me in this.

Thanks in advance.

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HI suzzy!

I had passed my license application to Ca and still waiting for the eligibility to come.It is already three months waiting and still to wait for it.

To work in california, do i need to get a visa screen certificate before i can work there?Does it mean that i will take CGFNS aside from NCLEX?

Please help me in this.

Thanks in advance.

VSC is a requirement of Immigration and has nothing to do with CGFNS exam. You need either NCLEX or CGFNS exam for VSC and with retrogression you will need to move your NCLEX results to another state at some stage. Much has already been written about Ca and licensure, as Ca will not issue a license without SSN which you will not get until in the US with a valid visa

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Hello suzanne, I am also an CA NCLEX passer. I jiust want to ask..so which goes first? Should i apply for licensure by examination first to vermont and wait for their response before having the California BRN send the result of my exam to them? Or is it the other way around? Because processing in Ca may take so long as compared to Vermont.

another thing, is everything repeated or it ends with getting the eligibility then forward them the result from CA BRN..or I would still need to register to pearson for ATT and have my exam scheduled then forward them the result from CA BRN? Which is which?

I would not do anything right now with any other state unless you are in the last six months of the validity of your exam results. Makes no sense to anything any earlier as you will have to pay licensing fees to the new state as well as renew that license, etc.

When you are asking CA to forward results, it is only a couple of weeks, it is not the same as the process that you went thru to get approval to sit for the exam in the first place.

And when you apply to any other state, you must go thru the process for them from the beginning, nothing can be used from the other state; other than the results of the NCLEX exam. And it does not matter when the results are forwarded to the new state, no set time sequence.

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hi moderators...

just want to ask an advice from the moderators..

im currently applying for the cali-bon..

ive already received my LOE and don't have yet my ATT..

but as i read all the issues regarding the cali right now..

im starting to get hesitant to continue my application with cali..

im thinking if i could just abandon my cali application and re-apply for

arkansas bon eventhough it's going to take me another 6months..

at least..i wouldn't undergo a lot of hassle that the cali passers experiencing right now..

and also..should i start arranging my visa screening right now..?

anyway..what other options would you advice me to do as early as now with regards to my nursing career..

thanks so much..

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Since you have already started with them and have paid the fees as well, just continue you with them but be aware that you will be waiting a month for results and that the passing letter is only valid for three years. You have already spent about $200 to get to this point, no reason to change states now.

Even if you switch states now, it is not going to make any difference in the scheme of things. You are still going to be looking at probably seven years or so for a chance at a green card. There are no visas available at this time and there are many that are already waiting in line in front of you.

I would not do one thing with the VSC at this time, the application is only valid for 12 months and submitting it now is not going to speed it up at all. You need to pass the NCLEX exam as well as the series of English exams before it can get issued. And it is not needed until you are ready for the interview with the US Embassy if you are going to go for the green card.

Please take things one day at a time.

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hi! i just want to comment about buyang's latest one.

yah, suzanne's right about the application and the green card thingy

i heard that everything that has to do with bringing nurses here are at freeze.

anyway, she (buyang) just wants to apply in a state that has no ruling

regarding having a ssn within 3 years. in this present economy,it's impossible.

she has plans on going here but not now.

she just wants her license not to expire in a certain period of time.

maybe that's why she's considering of switching states.

because retaking the exam when you have already passed would be a dreadful experience.

-nesz15 bsn rn-

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