California and licensure for both PN and RN

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we are seeing more and more posts regarding california and getting results.

for pn it takes on average 4 weeks to get your results, until you get your results via snail mail and pay for your license you will not see your name on the website and will not have a license issued. sometimes it may take longer to get your results if there has been a large influx of applications and test takers. if you find you have to contact them because you haven't heard anything they will usually indicate on what date they are processing.

for rn you will only have a license issued if you have a ssn and have given it to the brn. if you have no ssn then you will not see your name on the brn website. if you inform them you have a ssn after your application is sent in or after you have taken the nclex then give them a few days to up date their files on you. it takes approx 3-10 days to get your results online (as long as you meet requirements and have a completed file) although can take longer. do not ring them until at least 2 weeks has gone passed as the more people ring means a delay on updating yours/others file. majority of times you do not hear anything is due to a incomplete file as california allows you to sit nclex in most cases with a incomplete file, they will not release your results until it is complete. we have had members contact brn to find that there is a problems with their fingerprints or their transcripts haven't arrived so can easily be something simple enough to sort out.

http://www.rn.ca.gov/

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if you are a foreign trained nurse and applied to california and have no ssn then you will not see your name on the website and if you do not provide a ssn within the 3 years then your file is destroyed which does include your nclex results. if you are caught up in retrogression and your 3 years are nearly up then we suggest you apply to another state for licensure by exam and arrange with ca to forward your nclex results. you will still have to meet the bon requirements for foreign trained nurse so do not leave this to the last minute.

what if you just move out to a different location in california and it got lost in the mail, what's the next step?

Then you will need to contact them to send it out again. Which exam are you speaking of? If the PN exam, the wait is more than a month to get the results. And you must wait for the letter to arrive.

If you have a SSN# and wrote the RN exam, then your name will appear on their website if you have passed the exam and a license number has been issued to you. Anytime that you move, you need to contact the Board and adise them of the new address, even more so when you are waiting for results.

How do you know that it got lost in the mail in the first place? How long have you been waiting?

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When i took the exam. I was still living in my old address (on file). Then we just move out recently. I already told the new owner, but he wasn't that friendly! Informed the Post but still some mails get delivered in my old address.Should I just call my board? It has been 10 days now since my exam.I am also starting to lose hope, haven't seenmy name on license verification.....

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ANother question: If you have the SSN and it has been 10 days from your exam and still your name doesn't show in the license verification. Does it mean that---you already failed then???

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When i took the exam. I was still living in my old address (on file). Then we just move out recently. I already told the new owner, but he wasn't that friendly! Informed the Post but still some mails get delivered in my old address.Should I just call my board? It has been 10 days now since my exam.I am also starting to lose hope, haven't seenmy name on license verification.....

I would ring them with new address and see if your file is complete

ANother question: If you have the SSN and it has been 10 days from your exam and still your name doesn't show in the license verification. Does it mean that---you already failed then???

No it doesn't we have had members get results longer than 10 days

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It can take up to a month to get results, even when someone has a SSN#. Please just take the time to do some reading here on this site.

And you must submit a change of address in writing to them, they never accept anything over the phone. Legally they are not permitted to. And did you actually file a change of address with the Post Office? This is something that you need to do as well since it is official business that the BRN is sending out. It is also not the responsibility of the new owner to have anything to do with your mail; you are responsible for making sure that it gets to you and that starts with the USPS first. That is why they have the cards that you fill out when you move so that your mail will follow you.

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Ma'am how about if we're from a foreign country and will take the CA NCLEX-RN, what should we place on the SSN? I leaved it blank during my application because I thought it's just for US citizens, the SSN... And by the way, how can we inform them about any concerns regarding our application completion etc.? Is it through email or by phone? Because I have another problem (which Im going to post after this..) regarding email ad and the CA BON doesn't replying.Thanks!

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ms suzanne, i have a little problem with my application for my NCLEX-RN. Could you please give me some advice?

I am an RN from the Philippines and I have registered to take the NCLEX-RN exam in California with Pearson VUE. I have a problem regarding my email address. Pearson Vue informed me when I called them to confirm my registration that there was an error with my email address on CA BON database, it was misspelled. They said that only the CA Board of Nursing can change and correct my email address and they will be the one to forward the correct information to the Pearson VUE database.

I don't think it was my fault that my email ad was misspelled, because my email ad on my receipt after I registered was correct in the first place. I tried to email CA BON about the problem but they don't answer back. Good thing Pearson Vue resend my ATT to my correct email ad but insisted that only the CA BON can change my misspelled email ad. Did this happened to anyone before? Is it a big problem that my email ad in CA BON database is incorrect/misspelled? After they have sent my ATT, is there any more important emails to be sent on my email regarding my exam? Help me please... Thanks in advance.

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Ma'am how about if we're from a foreign country and will take the CA NCLEX-RN, what should we place on the SSN? I leaved it blank during my application because I thought it's just for US citizens, the SSN... And by the way, how can we inform them about any concerns regarding our application completion etc.? Is it through email or by phone? Because I have another problem (which Im going to post after this..) regarding email ad and the CA BON doesn't replying.Thanks!

You do not have a SSN# so you should not put anything there.

I would highly recommend that you go to the International Forum and do some reading there about all of the reasons not to use CA for initial licensure. Unless you like throwing out money, there is no reason for you to use it.

There is no reason for the BRN to respond to you if you have not sent them anything, and they do not respond right away as well. The average wait time to get permission to test is about 4 to 6 months with them.

But the passing letter is only valid for three years and you are looking at more than five for a chance at a visa for the US. So very bad idea since you will have to go thru another state to keep your NCLEX score current or it will be destroyed with your file in three years.

You are also applying for licensure as an RN, there is no way to apply for the NCLEX exam. There is no application for it.

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ms suzanne, i have a little problem with my application for my NCLEX-RN. Could you please give me some advice?

I am an RN from the Philippines and I have registered to take the NCLEX-RN exam in California with Pearson VUE. I have a problem regarding my email address. Pearson Vue informed me when I called them to confirm my registration that there was an error with my email address on CA BON database, it was misspelled. They said that only the CA Board of Nursing can change and correct my email address and they will be the one to forward the correct information to the Pearson VUE database.

I don't think it was my fault that my email ad was misspelled, because my email ad on my receipt after I registered was correct in the first place. I tried to email CA BON about the problem but they don't answer back. Good thing Pearson Vue resend my ATT to my correct email ad but insisted that only the CA BON can change my misspelled email ad. Did this happened to anyone before? Is it a big problem that my email ad in CA BON database is incorrect/misspelled? After they have sent my ATT, is there any more important emails to be sent on my email regarding my exam? Help me please... Thanks in advance.

You need to send the correct information to the BRN and it should not be in an e-mail. A fax is okay to send, but an e-mail is not considered a legal document and they cannot make any changes to anything from an e-mail.

It either needs to be in a letter or in a fax.

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You do not have a SSN# so you should not put anything there.

I would highly recommend that you go to the International Forum and do some reading there about all of the reasons not to use CA for initial licensure. Unless you like throwing out money, there is no reason for you to use it.

There is no reason for the BRN to respond to you if you have not sent them anything, and they do not respond right away as well. The average wait time to get permission to test is about 4 to 6 months with them.

But the passing letter is only valid for three years and you are looking at more than five for a chance at a visa for the US. So very bad idea since you will have to go thru another state to keep your NCLEX score current or it will be destroyed with your file in three years.

You are also applying for licensure as an RN, there is no way to apply for the NCLEX exam. There is no application for it.

ok ma'am i'll have a look on the International Forum. Thanks for the clarification. So I guess I have a big problem because I have already filed application for licensure in CA. Like you said, it's a bad idea. I have paid the 200$ and have the ATT already but haven't schedule my exam yet. What advice can you give me regarding this ms suzanne? Is it too late for me and I just have to continue and take the licensure exam for CA?

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You need to send the correct information to the BRN and it should not be in an e-mail. A fax is okay to send, but an e-mail is not considered a legal document and they cannot make any changes to anything from an e-mail.

It either needs to be in a letter or in a fax.

Sorry for this question ms suzanne please bare with me I'm not used to this kind of things. So im going to fax them a letter regarding my problem. Do i need to include my personal information like Registration ID, Candidate Identification Number, etc., from my ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT OF NCLEX EXAMINATION REGISTRATION for verification? What's the proper format of my letter so that the board will not disregard it. Thanks ms suzanne.

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You need to include any specific information so that they may find your file, that is all that is needed if you are contacting the BRN.

You need to use the same format that you learned in school in terms of sending a formal letter; just as you would send something to your school or to an employer asking for a job when you submit a resume.

Same format always gets used.

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