Hi there.. I hope someone could enlighten me with this..
I recently passed the NCLEX RN CA and will be taking the IELTS real soon. I'm in the Philippines and I don't have an SSN. Thus, I was informed that they cannot issue me my license. Add to that, they would destroy my file 3 years without their receipt of my SSN.
I don't have any idea on what to do next. How do I get this SSN? Am aware that they cannot issue me SSN since I'm not a US citizen nor have I ways to go there. Should I just find an agency to do all the works for me or should I apply for my visa screen? Cause I was thinking of applying for my visa screen first before I find my agency plus I will be starting work only only next month.
Can someone tell me the process of how to get a visa screen? The steps and who to contact, through the internet perhaps. I really have no idea how to do it.
Another thing is my family's suggesting to transfer my license to another state..Again, how do I go about it? Is my license needed before I can apply for reciprocity..I was thinking maybe NY, Florida or Chicago.
I'm sorry I have too many questions..I hope many could reply to my queries. Thanks in advance
Unfortunately, you are unable to do that with CA. You cannot reapply until after your file is expired, and then your results would be gone.
It is not a big deal to get licensed in another state and then endorse back to CA if and when you get a visa.
There will be no record of passing of the NCLEX for you to use, that is the point that we have been trying to make all along.
So let's say i apply for Vermont, through license examination, then i send them my California letter saying i have passed NCLEX, then they give me a license. (i passed NCLEX last 2007, it's not 2008, will it matter?)
My records are still safe in California (except when expiration has arrived), even though i'm licensed in Vermont? Thank you very much... I want to save my NCLEX, i do not want to take it again.
When you said it's not a big deal to get licensed in another state and then endorse back to california, do you mean i can go back to California anytime by the time i get an SSN from a job offer?
thanks... i really hope there is someone who has tried this, so i can ask directly. this post is has been going on since 2006. i hope nothing has changed.
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California will not give you a license without a SSN even if you already have a license in another state. Better to wait until you have SSN before going to Ca
California will not give you a license without a SSN even if you already have a license in another state. Better to wait until you have SSN before going to Ca
okay. i understand that part. but they won't discard my application with California even though i apply for vermont now, right? My CA application expires on 2010.
for example i have an SSN exactly on December 2009, it's possible to be licenses to both California and Vermont? considering i applied to vermont license for examination and not endorsement?
I'm sorry to sound so redundant... thanks for all the information! I'm trying to find ways on how to solve this without spending too much money. Thanks really! :) information is really appreciated.
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okay. i understand that part. but they won't discard my application with California even though i apply for vermont now, right? My CA application expires on 2010.
for example i have an SSN exactly on December 2009, it's possible to be licenses to both California and Vermont? considering i applied to vermont license for examination and not endorsement?
I'm sorry to sound so redundant... thanks for all the information! I'm trying to find ways on how to solve this without spending too much money. Thanks really! :) information is really appreciated.
If you haven't contacted them by the date your file expires then they will destroy it, however if you are in the US and have a SSN before that date then there is no reason once you provide them with your SSN that they do not issue you with a license
To clarify things a little further, a job offer does not get one a SSN#; you must be in the US and already thru the immigration process and ready to begin work.
Without a valid SSN#, CA will not issue a permnanent license to you, they will only grant a temporary one that is valid for 180 days only and normally are not renewed. They will not keep your file open if you do not have the SSN#.
Would highly recommend that you do not do a thing with any other state until you know where you will be working and when you will be in the US ready to work. No reason to, just more fees to pay.
i just emailed texas board of nursing asking what i'm supposed to do because i'm also a CA nclex passer without an SSS number. they said that i should apply for endorsement not for examination and should just state that i don't have an SSS number. someone here said endorsement is only for those with licenses. this is very confusing.
Hi! i am also an NCLEX passer via California Board of Nursing and recently i endorse my license to Vermont and they accepted it without the SSN. its ok if you dont have it, i think other states know about the situation in CABON so it wont be much of a problem. same goes if you have an employer.
If there is no license number then one is not actually endorsing. That is why we tell people to just use the License By Examination application and then have CA forward your passing results to them.
Because one BON accepts the endorsement application, it does not mean that the others are going to do so. And there is no difference in the fees either any difference in the requirements.
The fact remains that one is not a US RN without the SSN# as no license is issued. And to endorse, it means that you hold an actual license number.
And actually the majority of states here do not issue a license without the SSN# and if one of thos that passed for another state that does not issue it, they also follow the same process as mentioned here, not the License by Examination application. This is not something specific to CA.
Hi, I just wanted to let you know that I called BNC again as my attorney insisted that the candidate report is necessary to start filing and I just received a copy of the original report. Thanks for your respons anyway.
hi! i am also an nclex passer via california board of nursing and recently i endorse my license to vermont and they accepted it without the ssn. its ok if you dont have it, i think other states know about the situation in cabon so it wont be much of a problem. same goes if you have an employer.
hello hotpotato..i just like to ask how you endorsed your license to vermont?
are you also from the philippines? can you please detail the steps on how to go about it..endorsing my nclex results to vermont? thank you so much..
i have a question also to the moderators..can you suggest other states on which to endorse our nclex results?which state would you recommend?thanks a lot for all who would reply..
Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
Which ever state you apply to if you have no license then you have nothing to endorse. All you need to do is complete forms for Application of licensure by examination and arrange for Ca to forward your NCLEX results. You will also have to meet that BON's requirements for foreign trained nurse which for most requires CES by CGFNS. Would only suggest you do this if you have just over 6 months left with Ca and also we had members last year write to Ca and was able to extend a further 12 months
If my memory serves me right, you just passed the NCLEX and received the letter from CA BRN sometime Jan. 2008. If CA is ultimately where you are going to work and live, then do not even think of doing anything yet. You still have more than 2 years until that letter expires plus the possibility of extending that for another year.
If it's true that the licensure from VT is only about 2 years, then there is even a possibility that your license from VT may even expire sooner than CA BRN's letter.
Try to stretch the full 3 years and then try to apply for an extention 4-6 mos. before it expires and only then even consider doing anything.
Also, VT has a local licensure requirement. So, if you are one of those last applicants that CA BRN still granted eligibilty w/o having a local license then VT would not be an option.
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So let's say i apply for Vermont, through license examination, then i send them my California letter saying i have passed NCLEX, then they give me a license. (i passed NCLEX last 2007, it's not 2008, will it matter?)
My records are still safe in California (except when expiration has arrived), even though i'm licensed in Vermont? Thank you very much... I want to save my NCLEX, i do not want to take it again.
When you said it's not a big deal to get licensed in another state and then endorse back to california, do you mean i can go back to California anytime by the time i get an SSN from a job offer?
thanks... i really hope there is someone who has tried this, so i can ask directly. this post is has been going on since 2006. i hope nothing has changed.