HELP ITIN to get hard copy of RN License in CA?

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Help! Is true that if you send Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN) to CA BON you can get your Hard copy of your RN license? My friend told me that BON will give it.. I'm a NCLEX passer and I'm a tourist now in the U.S. and of course I don't have my SSN. and are they gonna disregard the 3 yr alotted time to produce the SSN and will never take the NCLEX again? Help please

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Welcome.

Do you have a ITIN? You are also aware that you are affected by retrogression and can not adjust your status and stay in the US? Much has already been written about Ca and SSN

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Help! Is true that if you send Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN) to CA BON you can get your Hard copy of your RN license? My friend told me that BON will give it.. I'm a NCLEX passer and I'm a tourist now in the U.S. and of course I don't have my SSN. and are they gonna disregard the 3 yr alotted time to produce the SSN and will never take the NCLEX again? Help please

The ITIN will NOT get you a license in California. You absolutely need a SSN. It has been that way for a long time!!!

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There have been a few that have been able to get the license by using the ITIN#, but that essentially was by accident. They are being much more careful now with this.

If you did not give them a number before you took the exam, you are not going to get a license now without the SSN# in hand and the actual one.

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oh really so it means even though i'll send them ITIN ,they will not give my hard copy license....What if I'll try to send an ITIN do you think its a good idea or not? the sad thing about the CA is the 3 yrs alotted time to secure a SSN.:cry: thanks for all the replies.......

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well silverdragon120 I dont have my ITIN yet I just wanna try it but i don't knw...?! I'm here in Las Vegas right now, actually my purpose here is vacation and I know that I'm also affected with retro..... all I wanna do is to solve my 3 yr alotted time so I'll not take again the exam....thanks

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CA wants to know that you can work legally in the US. Having the ITIN# does not permit one to work, and you also need to have a very good reason as to why the US should assign you the ITIN# as well.

There are reasons that these rules are in place and trying to circumvent them does not stand well with many.

I would not make any attempt to what you are wishing to do, it can only backfire and cause you much grief in the future.

CA states only the SSN#, it makes no mention of the ITIN#. They are also of another series of numbers and cannot be substituted for one another. If they would accept the ITIN#, then they would post it on their site.

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
well silverdragon120 I dont have my ITIN yet I just wanna try it but i don't knw...?! I'm here in Las Vegas right now, actually my purpose here is vacation and I know that I'm also affected with retro..... all I wanna do is to solve my 3 yr alotted time so I'll not take again the exam....thanks

I would suggest a good read in this forum as much has already been posted on Ca and SSN. There are lots of nurses affected by retrogression and I wouldn't suggest applying for ITIN especially if you do not qualify for it

http://www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=96287,00.html

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if thats the case you better endorse it first to vermont, we got our license already because we have no ssn for cali so apply for endorsement in vermont.

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2 years ago I was able to get my hard copy license with ITIN. I called them to ask whether they accepted ITIN as there was nothing mentioned in my notice. The lady at the CA BON said that they just took it out from the notice but they still accepted the ITIN. That was two years ago. I never worked anyway until I got my SSN.

PS: I had an ITIN because I was on H4 then, as my spouse's dependent for income tax purposes.

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if thats the case you better endorse it first to vermont, we got our license already because we have no ssn for cali so apply for endorsement in vermont.

One cannot endorse to VT if there is no license issued. Endorsements assumes that there is a license. With taking the exam for CA and no SSN#, then no license is issued and there is no verification on the website for CA.

One must use the License for Examination application and then have CA submit the passing score. But would not do a thing at this time as the VT licenses also have expiration dates. No reason to do anything before the last eight months or so on the letter.

Or you just continue to pay more fees and for no reason.

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2 years ago I was able to get my hard copy license with ITIN. I called them to ask whether they accepted ITIN as there was nothing mentioned in my notice. The lady at the CA BON said that they just took it out from the notice but they still accepted the ITIN. That was two years ago. I never worked anyway until I got my SSN.

PS: I had an ITIN because I was on H4 then, as my spouse's dependent for income tax purposes.

There has to be a specific reason to get the ITIN# number, you had it because of being your husband's dependent. Trying to get one just to get a CA license is not going to meet the requirements for it.

And what happened two years ago with CA is no longer the case in many aspects either.

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