California Board of Registered Nursing now requires local NLE

decided to make one thread solely for posts testifying that ca brn is really getting strict on the nle requirement.

please post all similar posts on this thread only for easy accessibility.

i will also be gradually moving or merging previous posts/testimonies to this single thread over time.

this is to make sure that all similar posts are not scattered all around the int'l and ph forums.

thank you for understanding.

Not sure why you think this is inhumane and unfair, there has been talk since towards the end of last year of Ca making local licensure a requirement plus many other countries already have it as a requirement. Plus when CGFNS was a requirement for most if not all states then a local license was a requirement. With retrogression and several years wait for visas much better to gain experience as employers will more than likely be looking for something. Not sure how you can justify to an employer that you have waited 2+ years for a visa but not gained any experience. If an employer is faced with 2 candidates of which one was active and gained experience whilst the other one did nothing who do you think they will pick?

I guess fate has other plans for me.I just have to roll with the flow and take the nle in order to comply with the new requirements.

i think that would be goo for the two countries both benifited from the result. first the country of education can determined that the aplicant passed th standar of nursing practice beofre applying to the other country.

Hello, i just found out about CA needing the Philippine Licensure exam. I am a US Citizen who just graduated from the Philippines this past March. Would I still be able to apply for a CA Licensure if I have a valid reason for not taking the NLE? And do you know which states do not require taking the NLE? I am currently living in Texas and from my own research I found that Louisiana is another state that does not require NLE. But I would like to apply in CA. I am currently working as an Anesthesia Tech in the OR because I plan on becoming an OR nurse. Would having a job here be a valid reason? I have met with Nurse Managers who are willing to offer a job when I pass the NCLEX. Thank you for any help. God Bless

Hello, i just found out about CA needing the Philippine Licensure exam. I am a US Citizen who just graduated from the Philippines this past March. Would I still be able to apply for a CA Licensure if I have a valid reason for not taking the NLE? And do you know which states do not require taking the NLE? I am currently living in Texas and from my own research I found that Louisiana is another state that does not require NLE. But I would like to apply in CA. I am currently working as an Anesthesia Tech in the OR because I plan on becoming an OR nurse. Would having a job here be a valid reason? I have met with Nurse Managers who are willing to offer a job when I pass the NCLEX. Thank you for any help. God Bless

Where do you plan on living and working? If not Ca then better to sit for the state you are planning on living.

Hi DNac59,

State of California now requires a local license from the Philippines regardless of your citizenship. I too am a US Citizen. I just graduated nursing in the Philippines last October. Just like many others here, i applied in the State of California for my NCLEX. Sent them all the requirements as well as a written explanation why i don't hold a license in the Philippines. CA BRN still required me to submit a copy of my local license from the Philippines to further process my NCLEX application.

Now i plan to apply for my NCLEX in the State of New Mexico. They don't require a local license (NLE) in the Philippines as well. New Mexico is also in the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) States. So once i pass my NCLEX in the state of New Mexico, I will transfer my license from New Mexico to California. Which is what i plan to do.

Here is a list of Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) States: https://www.ncsbn.org/158.htm

Hi DNac59,

State of California now requires a local license from the Philippines regardless of your citizenship. I too am a US Citizen. I just graduated nursing in the Philippines last October. Just like many others here, i applied in the State of California for my NCLEX. Sent them all the requirements as well as a written explanation why i don't hold a license in the Philippines. CA BRN still required me to submit a copy of my local license from the Philippines to further process my NCLEX application.

Now i plan to apply for my NCLEX in the State of New Mexico. They don't require a local license (NLE) in the Philippines as well. New Mexico is also in the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) States. So once i pass my NCLEX in the state of New Mexico, I will transfer my license from New Mexico to California. Which is what i plan to do.

Here is a list of Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) States: https://www.ncsbn.org/158.htm

CA BRN is not a member of NLCA. As you can see from that list you posted, CA is not a participating member. Only States that are members of NLCA are bound with the agreement among themselves only.

CA BRN is also a non-participant in the nursys verification system and usually do not participate on any similar agreements as Compact States, Nursys, and even on the quick-result program from Pearson-Vue.

Someone who is licensed on another State will still have to apply for Licensure By Endorsement to CA BRN, w/c is a separate application form from CA BRN's Licensure by Examination. However, if you browse the req'ts for foreign-educated RNs on the Licensure by Endorsement to CA BRN you will notice that they will ask for almost exactly the same thing as if you are applying to them by Licensure by Examination especially for foreign-educated RNs wherein they will still ask even for you to send them a copy of your Transcripts coming directly from the school even though you may already gotten a license on another State or even have a CES or CGFNS Certifiction as well.

So, if I were you I suggest that you contact the Boards first and ask them if they will still require a local license if endorsing to them from another State. There is still a good chance that they will require it, no matter what.

Have you asked PRC's legal Dept. to make a Certification that you are not allowed to even take the local boards and did you include and sent that to CA BRN as well to help make your case.

Did you do what the BRN told to do as well? Also, you never got to tell us if you are a dual-citizen or born originally in PI because this makes a difference in your case as compared to someone who is solely a US Citizen only.

I plan on working in Texas. I just read the application form and about the Compact that they have. It states that I cannot apply for a New Mexico License because they are in compact with Texas and I am only allowed to apply to the state that I reside in if i live in a state that is in the compact agreement. (i don't know if that made sense that way i worded it) Can anyone help me which states who currently accept foreign graduates without taking their local board? I'm told Louisiana, Nevada and New York? Is that true and are there other states? Thank you so much for the help.