Do State Board approve LPN from other countries?

Unfortunately, you aren't going to find any state board of nursing in the U.S. that will accept your LPN education from the Philippines. This is because the Philippine government does not even recognize or regulate LPN programs. If you want to come to America, you will need to become an RN with a bachelor of science degree in your home country, because the U.S. does not grant licensure to graduates of LPN programs in the Philippines.

Here's the deal...if your own government does not grant LPN licensure, then the U.S. will not grant it, either. I know that LPN programs exist and thrive in the Philippines, but the administrators of these schools tend to be crooks and fraudulent people because they take peoples' money with the knowledge that the diploma will be totally useless to the graduates.

I would actually disagree. I believe that LPN graduates from the Philippines can and do take the NCLEX-PN.

They can certainly take and pass the NCLEX-PN, but absolutely no state in the union will issue a license for an LPN education that was attained in the Philippines since the Philippine government doesn't even license, regulate, or recognize LPN programs.

In the past, California has allowed applicants to sit for the NCLEX-PN and granted licenses from the applicants who received their LPN/LVN education from the Philippines. I would suspect that most (maybe not all) state nursing boards would allow this as well. For internationally educated nurses that have a family member that can petition a visa for them, they will be able to become licensed and work in the United States.

There is not one country that will issue a visa to work based on LPN training received in the Philippines. The students who are attending LPN programs in the Philippines have no clue that they will never be able to work with that training in any country, because it is not accepted anywhere in the world for immigration purposes. Passing a licensing exam such as NCLEX does not give the person permission to work, and this simple fact is not explained to them when they enroll.

I have known nurses from the Philippines who were employed as LVNs in California, but this is because they had attained BSN or MSN degrees from their home countries. They were not able to pass the NCLEX-RN, so they challenged the boards to become LVNs in California.

I tried to call the California Nursing Board today to verify this, but I could not get through. I heard an interesting message about state budget cuts causing the BON to be closed on Fridays.

holycrossnursing.com's website posts information about graduates of the Holy Cross School of Practical Nursing School in Cagayan De Oro Philippines being eligible sit for the NCLEX-PN exams in California, New Jersey, New York, Conneticut, and Arizona, and testimonials about actual passers.

I will try later to verify the information.

Holycrossnursing.com is the website of an LPN program in the Philippines and, therefore, they have a vested interest in posting fraudulent information on their website because they continually need to enroll students, make money, and keep the scam going. I will reaffirm that there is not one country in existence that will issue a visa to work based on LPN training received in the Philippines.

State boards of nursing will approve licensed practical nursing when that country recognizes as approved educational level by board of nursing and/or grants licensure to recipient.

Issue here is Practical Nursing level of education in the Philippines is NOT recognized as approved nursing education level by board of nursing. There is no licensure exam.

California has permitted applicants for licensure who do not formally graduate from a program when work experience is also documented. However, other states will not permit these types licensees to work.

Due to glut of applicants in Califormia now even with BSN not finding work, chances are slim one will find a job.

US only grants VISA to health professionals who hold license at "professional level" issued by a country.