Compact Licensure

You need to have your permanent residence in a compact state in order to get a multi-state license. I currently live in KY (compact state) and work in KY and have a multi-state license. Next month I am moving back across the river to Indiana (non-compact). As soon as I change my address with KY BON, I will lose my multi-state and get a single state.

Bummer. There's gotta be an easier way for military spouses who have to move frequently to get licensed. I spend so much money applying for endorsement! The more we move, the more licenses I have and Texas wanted official verification from every state. I wish they'd just do a national license

Bummer. There's gotta be an easier way for military spouses who have to move frequently to get licensed. I spend so much money applying for endorsement! The more we move, the more licenses I have and Texas wanted official verification from every state. I wish they'd just do a national license

AMEN to that!

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Bummer. There's gotta be an easier way for military spouses who have to move frequently to get licensed. I spend so much money applying for endorsement! The more we move, the more licenses I have and Texas wanted official verification from every state. I wish they'd just do a national license

Check with the BoN, some states have provisions for military and spouses

One possible option is to work in federal facilities. If you work for the federal government, you can hold a license in any state, regardless of whether or not you are working in the state in which you are licensed.

My husband is active duty military and we move all the time. We recently moved to Texas for our most recent PCS. However, I started the process while we were in AL so I was not given a compact license since I'm not a "Texas resident". Is there any way to obtain compact Licensure without changing our official home state (FL)? It's seems like a huge complication for our taxes and in the future if I get a TX license but he remains a FL resident. Any insight into this process? Thanks.

Florida is now included in the compact licensure however the start date is in the future. Just wait don't bother changing your residency to Texas. There is no state tax like Florida however Texas has annual car inspection you can avoid.

You need to have your permanent residence in a compact state in order to get a multi-state license. I currently live in KY (compact state) and work in KY and have a multi-state license. Next month I am moving back across the river to Indiana (non-compact). As soon as I change my address with KY BON, I will lose my multi-state and get a single state.

So I live in RI and hold a SC licence that was compact when I got it. I also have my MA nursing licence as that is the state I work in. I wonder if I still have multi-state privileges because I live in a compact state? (But don't work in one)

It's a bit confusing.

So I live in RI and hold a SC licence that was compact when I got it. I also have my MA nursing licence as that is the state I work in. I wonder if I still have multi-state privileges because I live in a compact state? (But don't work in one)

It's a bit confusing.

Yes. It's based upon where your permanent residence is

So I live in RI and hold a SC licence that was compact when I got it. I also have my MA nursing licence as that is the state I work in. I wonder if I still have multi-state privileges because I live in a compact state? (But don't work in one)

It's a bit confusing.

As of today yes, RI is compact. However RI has not agreed to the eNLC compact agreement and will no longer be part of the compact states if not done.

eNLC Implementation | NCSBN

OP, there may be good news for you over the horizon. My state, Georgia, has recently agreed to become a compact state in the next 18 months, or once the 25th or 26th state becomes a compact state (whichever comes first). Being that I have a Florida license as well, I VAGUELY remember reading something to the effect that if Georgia goes compact, so will Florida, since Florida will then be bordered by all compact states.

I know I read this somewhere. But check it out for yourself. I believe it was contained within the Georgia BON petitions and/or the state of Georgia recently-passed house bills. But look into it for yourself for accuracy. It doesn't help you now, but it will in the long run, if I haven't misinterpreted the literature.