How long before your license shows on breeze?

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Feb 16, 2017

Your license number will not appear on Breeze anytime soon because you simply do not have a license number yet.

When you receive notification of the passing result via mail, you must mail a copy of this notification along with a $150 check or money order to the California BVNPT. The $150 is the fee that pays for your LVN license.

The BVNPT staff cashes the $150 check or money order; then your license number appears on the Breeze website a few weeks later. Overall, be patient: this process could take more than a month, perhaps longer.

TAndrea · Feb 16, 2017

Thank you for the information. I recently moved to Washington, so I plan on transferring my license as soon as it's posted, so I don't actually need the hard copy license for the state of California because it won't do me any good. Do I still need to pay the $150?

Archerlpvn, LPN, LVN · Feb 17, 2017

They won't issue you a license number "to post" without paying the licensing fee, so yes, you have to pay CA the fee for the license because you need an original license to "transfer." And then you'll have to deal with super slow CA when you endorse your license into WA.

TheCommuter, BSN, RN · Feb 17, 2017

aterwilleger said:

I don't actually need the hard copy license for the state of California because it won't do me any good. Do I still need to pay the $150?

Yes, you need to pay the $150 fee. If you do not pay, you will never be issued a license number in California whatsoever. This has nothing to do with the hard copy license card. No LVN license number will be posted to Breeze if you do not pay up.

Without payment of the $150 fee, you are considered unlicensed in CA. The $150 is what pays for your license number. You must pay.

isiscgomes · Feb 17, 2017

I took my exam on Saturday, Feb 4th. On Monday, I got a good pop-up.

I went on Breeze on Wednesday, and I was able to log on and pay for my initial license. On Friday, 2/10, my license number showed up online.

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Purplebodhi · Mar 2, 2017

I took my exam on a Friday, and my license # showed up on Breeze the following Wednesday. It was nerve-wracking to wait. I didn't do the pop-up trick because I was afraid to lose money and not sure if it works anyway. Good luck.

liberatoroftheinsane · Sep 19, 2017

isiscgomes said:

I took my exam on Saturday, Feb 4th. On Monday, I got a good pop-up.
I went on Breeze on Wednesday, and I was able to log on and pay for my initial license. On Friday, 2/10 my license number showed up online.

Good Luck!

How did you able to apply for a license on the breeze website? I can't find any option to pay the initial application for the license. Thank you.

Rkmumu23 · Sep 28, 2017

Log in to your Breeze account to see the vocational nurse's initial license.

osis · Oct 5, 2017

Rkmumu23 said:

Log in to your Breeze account to see the vocational nurse's initial license.

I have the option to apply for it.

Initial license, but I don't know if I should pay cause it was asking for a scanned copy of my results. And up to now, I still don't have a letter saying I pass, and just wondering if I should pay it now. LOL; also, If I have the option to apply for an Initial VN license, does that mean I pass? I took my exam last Sep 8, 2017. Thank you.

princessjoycee · Oct 5, 2017

You probably shouldn't pay for it yet if you haven't gotten your results through the mail because if worse comes to worst and you failed then you paid the $150 for nothing and there are no refunds. Just wait it out.

osis · Oct 5, 2017

princessjoycee said:

You probably shouldn't pay for it yet if you haven't gotten your results through the mail because if worse comes to worst and you failed then you paid the $150 for nothing and there are no refunds. Just wait it out.

So you're saying that having the option to pay for an initial license doesn't guarantee that you pass? That's quite weird, though. Why would they let you pay if you didn't pass? Oh boy.