NCLEX Registration - CA

Paying this early gains you nothing but lost use of your $200. Don't pay a fee for a test until you are authorized TO test; should something happen between now and then you don't want to be out a couple hundred bucks with zero benefit.

Pay later.

Hi Emnmsrn,

I just saw the post you left on my thread about this so sorry for the late reply. I believe that you can't pay pearson vue for the NCLEX until you get your ATT from the BON. Then I believe that they verify you're approved then you get authorization from them to schedule your test. Paying early won't speed things up so I would just wait.

I took my test in June or July of 2014 (it's been so long that I don't remember the exact date anymore) and I had the good pop up even months after taking the test. I won't get my official word on my license until June or something of this year. I have been having horrible nightmares that after all of this I didn't pass and have to go back to retake the test. I tried it today and got the credit card screen! I don't know if it's because it's been so long or what…time will tell I guess. Hopefully you have a much better experience with the board than I did. Let me know how things go. I'm anxious to see how the new law (AB 2396) helps out applicants with a criminal history.

Good luck!!

…oh yeah. As far as applying early to the BRN, great thinking because it's an extremely lengthy process. However, I applied last February/March-ish and got my denial letter 2 weeks before finals and my pinning ceremony, which put a huge amount of stress on me and made the whole experience less enjoyable.