how long for official license????

Rocky_LPN · Jul 21, 2006

Im in Oklahoma and i got mine about 48hrs to the minute after taken my Nclex. It got here before pearsonvue posted my results

pri4fun · Jul 21, 2006

Rocky, thanks for your reply, but i am confused are you talking about the unofficial results throu pearsonvue website?

I wanted to know about the actual license with picture etc, which here in missouri i heard takes about 6 weeks. Has anyone got in say 2-3 weeks?

Bevy02 · Jul 21, 2006

I took the NCLEX last Saturday and I got my official license today (Friday)!

beaflea · Jul 21, 2006

I am glad someone asked this question. I am from Las Vegas. A friend of mine got hers 2 weeks later. I spoke with my hospital educator and she told me that if I dont have my license by the end of the month I will get suspended !!!

Rocky_LPN · Jul 22, 2006

got the real deal 2 days after my test. : )

NJNursing, ASN, RN · Jul 22, 2006

I took my NCLEX 10 days ago (and passed) and I'm still waiting for my license. I have no idea how long it takes in NJ, but they're really slow. My one friend is STILL waiting for her fingerprint paperwork to come and she filed to the BON over 4 weeks ago, has already taken her NCLEX and passed and has called our BON every single day (where you can NEVER get a LIVE human!) and left a million messages and she has yet to get her paperwork. She's thinking about driving the 2 hours just to get it in person!

BEANURSE · Jul 22, 2006

All depends on the state but....

I'm in Georgia.....I got my license in the mail 10 days from my test date.....(took test on 6/21, got results from PearsonVue exactly 48 hrs later on 6/23, I showed up on the states website on 6/29 and got my license in the mail on 7/1)

DolphinRN84, MSN, RN, APRN, NP · Jul 22, 2006

Hi Pri4fun :) Yeah I'm still waiting for my license and I'm in Massachusetts. Though I did get a letter yesterday saying that I passed and that it would be posted on the BON 7 business days (even though it was actually posted a few days after my exam!) and that i would be mailed my license in 21 business days (though I think it would be sooner). Still waiting :)

pri4fun · Jul 22, 2006

Thank you so much for your replies. It seems like in most states you do get the license pretty fast. Here in missouri, like i said 6 weeks seems awfully long time. :uhoh3:

youngatheart · Jul 23, 2006

I live in Illinois and still waiting for my license. They said it could take up to 4 weeks. I took nclex 6/28 and still haven't heard anything.