How to renew NCLEX in Sacramento if I have no SSN

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I took the Sacramento NCLEX-RN examination and passed last August 2011. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to renew it having known that I will be needing a social security number which I don't have. I would like to know if I can still renew it or just endorse it to another state. I need to send my result to the Canadian board of Nursing for verification because they now consider NCLEX as a replacement for CRNE. Been mailing them but their only reply is to send my California license number which i do not have. What steps should I take?

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Specializes in PACU.

Do you currently have a nursing license to endorse? I saw that you said you passed the NCLEX in 2011, but I assume you did not get a license in CA because you did not have a SSN at the time, correct? Who is asking you to mail your license number? CA or Canada? If you don't have a license, there isn't really anything to endorse to another state.

Just be aware that more and more BONs are gearing towards what states like Vermont and California are doing: requiring a valid SSN in order to be licensed. However, I am not 100% sure how it works with essentially transferring your NCLEX result to another state for endorsement. I know that when you take the test, you select which state BON the result should go to, but your took it 3 years ago...

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Thank you for your response! :) Yes, you're correct, I do not have a license which makes me more confused if my examination would still be valid for other purposes. Or should I take the NCLEX again? CA BON is the one that's asking for my license number which I clearly stated that I don't have.

The Canadian BON specifically Toronto is asking for my NCLEX result to be sent to them for verification that I took and passed the NCLEX-RN. Should I contact Pearson Vue instead? Or should I just apply for reciprocity to another state which does not require SSN? But the problem is I don't know if my test is still valid.

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

Done.

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

explain to California that you need verification of NCLEX pass sent to provincial college and they should be able to send it for a fee, this they have many times when verifying results to other states. No different for Canada

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