help..Queries on applying for Licensure..(im at a lost)

[michsabariaga]

hI I juz graduated BSN from the philippines.. I took the boards last december2 and now I want to focus on applying for NCLEX...

I have a few questions...( I chose California as my state..because I want to also take my exams there and since most of my relatives are from there-Anyweiz, how long does it usually take for processing until I could receive the letter of my eligibility for the exam?)

1. How many fingerprint cards do I need? (Ive seen from browsing the CaBON that theyre asking for the quantity?) Will they be sending it thru snail mail or thru email then Ill just print it? How long do they usually take to arrive?

2. I understood upon reading some of the forums that I just have to leave the SSN blank since im a foreign grad..is dat true? or I ll still have to put foreign grad?

3. Ive dowloaded the forms from the site..what is the best way I could send it thru them? is it by FEDEX? and how about the payment options? can I pay via VISA credit card?

Im really at a lost..I hope someone could take the time answering my questions.plz plz plz..thank you in advance :)

[g_race]

hi telc. It's okay if the payment will come from your aunt in San Jose and mail it from there... So would you be using her address there or your Philippline address? If you placed your aunt's address in your application form, BON will mail all correspondence to that address. Please be reminded that all documents you've requested from school like TOR should be mailed from Philippines. Don't include it in your application packet because it has to be mailed separately. Apparently, it has to be mailed directly by your respective school to BON.

Hope this helps. Happy New Year!

[emtukey]

happy new year!!

[eyprol_esteves]

Hi! Finally I have decided to apply for California-NCLEX. I have a query regarding the signature part. My classmates who have applied for Cali-NCLEX told me that signatures should not be the typical signatures we have (scribbles) but instead you have to do it with your complete name in cursive. How true is that? I told my classmate that in all my identification cards, my signatures are all scribbles, even in my passport. I might have problems in the future if I sign my name in cursive, when my passport shows in it scribbles. Help! What shall I do? How do I do my signature? As of now, I left the signature part blank. Need your replies asap. Thank you sooo much. -

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

Moving to the International forum. Please take the time to check out the International forum as we do not recommend California for initial licensure due to retrogression and they will not issue a license without SSN and your file will be deleted after 3 years and expect retrogression at the moment to take longer than 3 years. I am sure there are also threads in there or the Philippine forum regarding signatures

[Silverdragon102, BSN]

Title of thread changed to indicate licensure as not applying for NCLEX but licensure to be a RN in the USA

[eyprol_esteves]

really???? oh my God! I have processed for california-nclex. i was on this forum before i filed for cali-nclex because i was asking for help about which state to apply and nobody warned me about california. i was just told to do research and narrow down my choices

[lawrence01]

really???? oh my God! I have processed for california-nclex. i was on this forum before i filed for cali-nclex because i was asking for help about which state to apply and nobody warned me about california. i was just told to do research and narrow down my choices

CA BRN not being recommended by some for initial licensure is all over the forums and narrowing down your choices simply means just choosing from a handful of States to make choosing from one another easier for you. After all, it is you who will choose in the end and not anyone else. That way you can choose their diff. pros and cons. All have pros and cons. There is no perfect State BON to choose from.

Everything here are all suggestions, opinions and shared experiences so that everyone can make an informed choice.

Some still choose CA BRN after reading it's pros and cons and still went through CA BRN, anyway. They find the 3 year to furnish the US SSN req't not at all a hassle, esp. after learning there is a chance that it can be renewed upon formal request for another year and every year, thereafter. Some don't like it that way. They want a State that gives a license for whatever reason it may be but fact is only proof of passing NCLEX is needed anyway and not the license per se. Whatever their decision is, it is their decision and an informed decision at that.