Frustrated with the California Board of Nursing

You do not need a SSN# to get a temporary license from CA, but you will need to SSN# to begin work. You need the SSN# to get a permanent license. If you hold a license in another state, you can get the endorsement done easily.

The BRN is very easy to get thru to, but you need to do it first thing in the morning when they open, and this even works for Mondays and Fridays as well.

detailed answer in the other thread on the same topic.:smilecoffeecup:

and anything having to do with foreign nurses and working in the us should go to the international forum, where you would have gotten answers faster.

sticky at the top of this forum addresses this same thing.

I can get in touch with them at all! They don't pick up the phone and they don't answer emails. I have been in contact with various boards and I can say that they are by far the most difficult to communicate with!

I"m a Canadian nurse: have my NCLEX, TN visa certificate, and MN license. I'm trying to endorse with California via a Walk-through, however the forms stipulate that I need a Social security number.

Do I really need this number at this point? Its just more paperwork and money. Anyone out there have any information...Canadians who endorsed with California??

Come to CA, with the TN Visa, you can apply for the SSN# at the Social Security Adminsitration office and get a number within about 10 days. Or you can go a border town and apply for it before you come down. But they will issue a temporary license without the SSN#, not a permanent one.