I had my nursing degree in the Philippines. I have been living in California USA since 2016, been a Ca LVN since 2019. I passed my NCLEX RN at New York and currently pending RN endorsement from NY to California. I have deficiency including international verification form. Is this the diploma? I recently emailed the board asking if this can be waived. Any thoughts?
"Items to be completed and return to the Board from the Department of Foreign Affairs:
* International Verification form – May not to be completed by your school The Board will not accept the verification of diploma or license from the applicant, family member, nursing school and/or any other third-party representative."
This is part is the email I sent:
"Details of the Deficiency:
1. A copy of your foreign nursing license with English translation.
-I do not possess a foreign nursing license.
2. International Diploma Verification form.
-I sincerely ask to waive this. Other applicants were not required and was able to pursue application? I do not have any relatives or friends who can go back to my school then and go to DFA or other agency. I hope you understand the struggle of finding someone to help out of the country.
This deficiency is not a reflection of my qualifications. I have been a CA LVN since 2019 and still possess an active unencumbered license. I already passed my NCLEX RN exam and currently applied RN endorsement/ transfer of license from NY to CA. I am asking for your kind consideration."
I feel like I have to go back to Philippines just to get this requirement. Booking a flight back and forth is not easy esp with small kids and continuous bills... Please comment your thoughts, experiences, and recommendations. Please be sensitive thank you so much!
My wife passed her NY NCLEX last Dec 2024 and we applied to CA BON last April. We submitted a letter of explanation why we can not produce her Philippine license . They told us to submit a verification of diploma from school certified,authenticated and verified by the school. Since my wife school is a state university, we don't need a CHED Certification. From the school documents we submitted straight to DFA for apostill and was later released by DFA and mailed same day(June 9,2025)to BON. Checked BON today and boom, her license for CA RN got released yesterday (June 19) . Finally , she can practice her RN in California
Hello, this looks like a long process. Will CA BON explain the steps I have to do for the processing? This looks like it's a lot of back and forth and I'm afraid when I do it next year, it will even take me longer because of how complicated the process is.
I am NY licensed and about to get my NJ compact license but I also did not take the exam in the Philippines cause we migrated right after graduation.
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Hello, this looks like a long process. Will CA BON explain the steps I have to do for the processing? This looks like it's a lot of back and forth and I'm afraid when I do it next year, it will even take me longer because of how complicated the process is.
I am NY licensed and about to get my NJ compact license but I also did not take the exam in the Philippines cause we migrated right after graduation.