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New USRN needs help :)

hey guys.... i just passed the NCLEX last june 18. My state is CALIFORNIA.. so i received the mail already.. i have a lot of questions. I hope you guys coulde help me coz im really clueless:crying2: of what my next moved is..

first question: How do i apply for an US SS #?:banghead:

coz without it i wont receive my license? right?

second: Since my file would be destroy within 3 years and i dont think i can be in the states within the next 3 years. Firstly because i dont have IELTS yet, ande secondly no experience at all (but i'll be working this august though) and thirdly because of the retrogression. What should i do? should i apply for a receiprocity to another state where there license can be renewed and no US ss# needed?

i hope u could give me some suggestion on what to do. I would really really appreaciate it:yeah:. tnx

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congrats,

thats the problem in california if you go to them for initial licensure. difinitely you wont have your license since you dont have the SSN yet. you can aply for SSN once you have work in the US already,working visa, thats the time you can get the ssn. as of the moment plus the retrogression add 5 more years for you. they will destroy it in 3 years.

Moved to the International forum as per the red banner.

You are not a US RN as you do not have a license. Much has already been said about Ca and SSN suggest a search. SSN you can not get until in the US with a valid work visa. Look for a thread called California for initial license

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We do not have reciprocity between licenses in the US. And since you do not hold a license in the US, you are unable to use the endorsement procedure as well.

Please read the thread that was mentioned above.

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tnx for the input guys.. so i read alot of things in this website and learned alot..... im glad im a member now.. nwez

so i read something about u can transfer to other states by applying the whole process again.. so does this mean i will be taking the NCLEX exam again? or not.... Im contemplating on NY.. what can u advise me? does new york need an SS# before they give u a license number? what other states can u suggest..

tnx alot dave, suzzane, and dragon.. tnx for this website.. very helpful

You do not need to sit the exam again. Try searching for threads on California as there are many discussing this

at this point you CANT endorse your result from CA to new york since your considered PASSED since no license has been issued. you can only start it once you have your ssn and apply for endorsement. better take this time to look for experince.

No they can not endorse as need a license to endorse but an arrange with Ca BRN for a small fee to transfer NCLEX results to another BON as well as follow requirements for licensure of foreign trained

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silverdragon, what state do u know where it easy and doesn't require an SS #?

I think at the moment I would wait with Ca until about 6 months or so is left with your application with Ca (not less than 6 months) if things haven't moved with retrogression then consider moving to another state. Ca may also consider extending your application after sending in a letter explaining things. This is what some members did last year and received a year extension.

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tnx for the advice silverdragon.. maybe i should wait it out.. i hope the new US president will lift the retrogression.. or not.. hehehe.. Does obama and mccain have some programs to solve the shortage of nurses in the states? :0

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You need to understand what the retrogression is in the first place. It exists when there are more applicants than there are visas available and this is what we are seeing now. And since the number of graduates from your country is increasing so rapidly, chances for one to get a visa are actually going down and not increasing. The number of green cards issued per year has not gone up and we do not expect that it will, the US has never had an unlimited number of visas for any profession available and hope that they never do that.

Training Americans for jobs as nurses is what the goal is of the government here, not to bring in additional foreign nurses if you read any of the bills that are out there that are being discussed now. And if anything, we expect the requirements to get tighter for the US, such as having a local license as well as two years of RN experience; the same as most other countries.

And even if the retrogression lifted tomorrow, the number of applicants that already have petitioners will take several years to get thru, there are that may that have been waiting for several years already.

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