help me please..

[ihatethatiloveyou]

guys please help me...i'm planning to take nclex, as of now i can't decide what state should i apply for my eligibility??my first option is california, but my friends told me that the process is too slow...so where should iapply?? hope there's a state where's the application fee is less than $120 and faster than california and nclex and english exam only are the requirements...please help me

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

Please do not post questions more than once in a forum, it is part of terms of service. I have noticed that you have posted also for Suzanne to answer.

The process is not cheap and you need to decide on where you want to live and work and apply to that BON, the only exception would be CA and there is a sticky called California as initial licensure that explains our reasons why we do not recommend it. Some BON's require CES from CGFNS and would recommend Full course if you have to go that route, where as some do their own evaluation but if you move states you will have to meet their requirements for foreign trained nurse regardless on how long you have nursed in the US. You are not applying for NCLEX but licensure to be a RN in the US of which NCLEX is part of the process. Also because the demand for visas is high there is no longer any guarantee that you will get a visa for the US and also you are looking at a few years due to retrogression, again plenty of threads discussing that subject for you to read.