hi suzanne! can i apply for california nclex-rn even i'm still waiting for the recent local board exam??? my friend successfully convinced me that we must apply as early as now for california nclex since the application takes 4-6 mos. is it possible????
are we doing beneficial for us or are we just waste our money by applying nclex while waiting for the local board???? what if we never made it in local board, does CA BON deny our application?????
Sorry Dear,you got me all wrong,well i came in with fiancee visa and has gotten my green card.
Did not get things wrong, you stated that you completed the ADN and then came here to the US. That is not the case as you later posted. You completed an actual three year program which is equivalent to what we call a Diploma program, very similar to what they do in the UK.
They do not have two year RN programs there either.
The ADN is not normally accepted for an immigrant visa to work here. You also were petitioned by a fiance. And that is a difference as well.
So, in fact I answered correctly to what you had posted originally.
ok I got your point. I can only have my license once I can present to them my SSN. Well, its fine with me that i cant get it right after i pass the exam.
I had my tourist visa extended, so that is why i have until may. So you mean to say, I cannot apply for NCLEX exam to any state without an SSN? Or if i can, can I know which state and how will I or what will I indicate in my application form that i dont have an SSN? Thank you
By the way, what is AOS?
AOS is Adjustment of Status. That is what permits you to work in the US while your visa is being adjusted to that of the green card. But you cannot even start that process until you have actually taken the NCLEX and have proof of passing. There are multiple things that are not making sense to me at this time, and you need to answer. Not sure how you are applying for a working visa as they do not exist for nurses. And any visa application for an RN to be able to work requires that at least the NCLEX-RN exam be passed. It cannot be processed without that. The other issue is that the green cards for nurses have been under retrogression since last October, so have no idea how you have something pending. Things are not adding up to two and two here.
And there have been no I-485 petitions accepted since October 31 of last year by immigration for AOS.
Please take the time to read the Primer at the top of this forum. You can apply to any state for licensuer, you do not apply to write the NCLEX exam. The issue becomes which states will actually issue a hard license to you without a SSN#, but all will let you go thru the licensing process.
Hi. I've found the information on this board very enlightening, just need some additional info. I am a US Citizen myself currently on my last year of nursing education here in the Philippines, about to graduate in 5 months. I've been told that the local board is not needed in my case, and may just be a hassle. My permanent residence is in California, so I checked the California BON for their requirements for licensure. Everything seems ok, except that they apparently need a written explanation if I don't hold a license to practice nursing from where I graduated. Well, I am a US citizen and don't plan on taking the local board and practicing my profession in the Philippines, so do I still need to provide a letter of explanation to the BON? And if I do, what should I put? Just need to get this clarified. Thanks!
Hi. I've found the information on this board very enlightening, just need some additional info. I am a US Citizen myself currently on my last year of nursing education here in the Philippines, about to graduate in 5 months. I've been told that the local board is not needed in my case, and may just be a hassle. My permanent residence is in California, so I checked the California BON for their requirements for licensure. Everything seems ok, except that they apparently need a written explanation if I don't hold a license to practice nursing from where I graduated. Well, I am a US citizen and don't plan on taking the local board and practicing my profession in the Philippines, so do I still need to provide a letter of explanation to the BON? And if I do, what should I put? Just need to get this clarified. Thanks!
It may be wise to include a letter of explanation from the start. First of all, there is no hurt in doing so and it would just be your honest
explanation. You already mentioned it on your post, by the way.
Secondly, if you only hold a US passport you are not even allowed to take the local boards. You have to be a natural-borne Filipino and currently a Filipino Citizen as well to be allowed to take it. So, depending on the details of your citizenship, you may not even be allowed by Phil. Law to even take it.
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Did not get things wrong, you stated that you completed the ADN and then came here to the US. That is not the case as you later posted. You completed an actual three year program which is equivalent to what we call a Diploma program, very similar to what they do in the UK.
They do not have two year RN programs there either.
The ADN is not normally accepted for an immigrant visa to work here. You also were petitioned by a fiance. And that is a difference as well.
So, in fact I answered correctly to what you had posted originally.