IL License Number posted on IDFPR?

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Hi guys!

I'm a new graduate RN that passed NCLEX on 1/23. I sent in my check and paperwork (USPS overnighted) to IDFPR on 1/29 and they received it on Friday 1/30. However, I'm getting a little nervous because some of my classmates who sent their paperwork in a day or two after me are already posted online and I'm not. I called and all they kept saying was that they are processed in the order in which they are received.. but that is obviously not true! Does anyone have any experience with this? I know the timeline is four weeks but I'm confused as to why others would be processed before mine :( I'm starting to worry something is wrong!

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I really think it's random. I know a lot of classmates who had their license number on the IDFPR website in 2 weeks after sending in their license application. I was not so lucky...took them about 2 months to finally have it up online and mail my official license. There were problems with them not being able to find my background check and fingerprints so they had to send in a request to look for it. The annoying part was it took them 4 weeks to tell me they were missing it. It took another 2 weeks for them to request and try to look for it. They kept telling me they would call me back but I always had to call back to get a status. It was incredibly frustrating and some of the reps I called were not helpful and I got that generic response of "please wait up to 4 weeks" or they would constantly transfer me to someone else and so on. Hopefully you will have better luck than me. Most people I know got it very fast but I also know a few that got it a month later.

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oh my gosh! I'm so sorry that happened. Right now they just keep telling me to wait... when you called to check your status, were the reps able to pull up your information and see that your fingerprints and background check were missing? When I call right now and they enter my information, nothing even comes up for me. and they wont even transfer me to anyone else to ask!

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No actually. They wouldn't tell me anything. While I was waiting the first four weeks I called probably once a week to get a update on the process but they would tell me I had to wait 4 weeks. When 4 weeks passed they sent me a letter saying they were missing my fingerprints and background check. I just wish they told me earlier so I could've fixed and got my license earlier. I had my TCN number from the receipt I had for background and fingerprint from my vendor so I tried to get them to look for it (because it was freakin $50) but they were telling me they can't just look it up and had to request to look it up and this process took about 2 weeks and I had to keep calling them to check on it. When I got upset they would transfer to me someone else who pretty much say the same thing to me. This most likely won't happen to you because I'm literally the only person who had this incident happen lol. All my classmates had their fingerprints done at the same vendor and they had no problem receiving theirs. I'm just unlucky :(

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Hi kimmy20! I'm having the same problem. Can I email/pm you for the steps you did with this kind of situation? Hoping to hear from you soon! :saint:

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