How long to get license issued?

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Hello,

I was wondering if anyone knows the current timeframe it takes for a state to issue a license?

Thanks

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In my state it is 48-72 hours after passing the NCLEX.

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Specializes in NICU.

My classmates got their license 24 hrs after NCLEX. I had to wait until Monday because I took it on a Friday. Some states, like California, may take weeks to get your license.

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It has been 3 weeks now & I can not get any information about my license number. I am not sure what to do.

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Specializes in OR, Nursing Professional Development.

What state are you in? Some take a notoriously long time. What may be true in other states may not be true for the state you are in.

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I am in Massachusetts.

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I'm from MA, and it took about 2 weeks for them to post my license. I passed my NCLEX July 9. They emailed me/posted my license for look up on July 22

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I took my exam on a Tuesday, and got my license 2 days later. I got it in the mail many weeks later. I am from PA if that helps

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Specializes in New Grad Dec 2019.

Does anyone know about Louisiana RN license times? I just took my NCLEX.

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Specializes in Graduate BSN.

Maybe it takes longer this time because there's a lot of new graduates now. Try calling the boards.

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I'm in California and took the NCLEX the week of Thanksgiving 2019

It took 17 days for my license to post on the Breeze website (however, I had a good PVT pop up at 24hrs after the exam.)

I didn't know it at first, but California now participates in quick results (only for RN licensure) So I paid the fee at 14 days after the exam and got an "unofficial pass"

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Specializes in Mental Health.

WI took less than 24 hours - I was still waiting for my quick results to be available when they emailed me and said it was issued. lol

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