Has anyone transferred their LPN/LVN license to Calif recently?

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Specializes in school/home health/behavioral/prison.

Hello,

I am transferring my LPN/LVN license from Idaho to CA and wondered if anyone else has done this recently? I just want to know if it is really going to take 12 or more weeks before I can start working and they give me a thumbs up. I sent everything they asked for and took all the proper steps for endorsement. Anyway, I did prepare for the longest wait -but I just wondered if it has ever been less time for anyone else.

Thanks...

Lu

Specializes in LTC.

I was originally licensed in CA in 2009 and the whole process from getting my ATT to actually receiving my license was three months. I'm currently out of state but have renewed my license just because I'm afraid of how long it will take to have it reinstated should I return.

Specializes in school/home health/behavioral/prison.

Wow...okay.

Well thank you for your response Sensoria17. I guess I will try to be patient. I will seriously start looking for work I guess around the end of July.

One more question: Did they let you know by letter that you were clear to go to work or did you just see your name on the registry?

Thanks again,

Lu

Specializes in LTC.

My name appeared first on the registry. I should add that I drove up to the capital to pay for my license in person, otherwise, it would have taken an additional 4-6 weeks to process and obtain a license number.

Specializes in school/home health/behavioral/prison.

OMG! really? You went up in person to Sacramento? Sheeze! I am in for a doozy of a wait!

Okay ...well..at least I know now! I'm really gonna hate the wait on this one...:uhoh3:

Thank you~

Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.
I am in for a doozy of a wait!
In addition to waiting for your California license, it might also take a considerable amount of time to find employment. Even very experienced LVNs in the Los Angeles area are having problems with finding jobs. I know that some people have painted an unusually rosy picture of the job situation, but the truth is that the LVN job market in the L.A. area has become extremely saturated over the past three years due to the sluggish economy, and that wages have actually deflated from what they were five years ago.
Specializes in school/home health/behavioral/prison.

Well, thank you so much for your comments everyone. I am just going to try to be patient and hope for the best! What will be will be...

Once again, thank you.

license took longer than i anticipated. november of 2010 i sent paperwork: money order, passport picture, copy of current license & fingerprints. i know they hold your paperwork for x amount of wks prior to review which was up for review on feb. 15th (as i was informed). the fee (application process) increased from $75.00 to $150.00., so i had to submit difference. march i got response i need passport photo, and a copy of current license (i know how to read, and i know i have sent this in nov.) i can't argue, i just resent it without question. my expired license from a previous state was giving me a hard time because they no longer verify by mail. verification is now by http://www.nursys.com. verificaton was sent. end of april i got my approval, now all i had to do was send $150.00 of initial license fee. i sent that this past week (5/3/11). now i am looking for a job in sacramento area awaiting my license by mail (at the same time i'm checking online). i hope i can get a job because i am relocating from ct to ca at the end of june of this year. i have callled a couple of times. i remember an automated answer had informed me i had to wait "72 minutes for the next representative due to high volume." i got an answering machine and left a message (yes, i hooked my cell on a charger on speaker and waited!). they did respond later that day. i figure the state board must be short staffed too.... drama!

Specializes in school/home health/behavioral/prison.

Hi Mandykal,

Thank you so much for your input..

Holy Cow! You're talkin' 6 months for it to clear? OMG~ How frustrating! I hope I don't have that experience or I will go nuts:eek:. I wish you luck, you really could use some. I've seen a lot of jobs available for home care in the Southern Calif. region. I haven't checked out anything up North bc I'm going to be down south. I check out Craigslist sometimes just to see what is what. I also have kept an eye out for work with Kaiser hospitals throughout the area, they are everywhere.

http://www.kaiserpermanentejobs.org/northern-california.aspx

Good luck to you!

Specializes in school/home health/behavioral/prison.

Update:

Woohoo! I just got my acceptance letter in the mail yesterday afternoon for the BVNPT!

Now I just have to send in my $150.00

with the signature paper and cross my fingers that it doesn't really take 6 more wks to get my actual license.

Then start looking for work..I hope there will still be some jobs available that I qualify for when I'm ready...But~c'est la vie~ what will be will be..I guess.

Thank you everyone for your input~

Specializes in LTC.
Update:

Woohoo! I just got my acceptance letter in the mail yesterday afternoon for the BVNPT!

Now I just have to send in my $150.00

with the signature paper and cross my fingers that it doesn't really take 6 more wks to get my actual license.

Then start looking for work..I hope there will still be some jobs available that I qualify for when I'm ready...But~c'est la vie~ what will be will be..I guess.

Thank you everyone for your input~

Congratulations! Do me a favor and keep us updated on your job search. I would really like to move back to CA soon and am interested in seeing what kind of luck you have finding a job (hopefully fairly quickly!). Good luck!

Specializes in school/home health/behavioral/prison.

I will keep you posted! I hope I find work fairly easily as well...I miss it there so much!

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