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Hmmm, wondering since your license is hanging in the balance can you still work or call yourself LPN/LVN?? I think it is very important to get to the bottom of this before continuing in a position you seem not to have a current license for. JMHO.

Call the BNE, harass the utter crap out of them if you need to, but get to the bottom of this STAT!! You CAN NOT practice nursing in the state of texas legally without a current license, and if you do practice while your license is expired, you can get in serious trouble.

Harass is the word ring them and tell them you are coming to see them in person then go there in person well dressed and sit with your arms crossed - don't say anything just sit impassive. It is much much harder to turn someone down in person than to do it over the phone. Do not get upset but let them know you mean business. Do not ever apologise but be firm and polite. Good luck!!

Now listen to this I kept calling ,calling and calling...I was told I had my Endorsement papers missing from Canada. The board had recieved all info from New York But requiered an endorsement from Canada. I faxed the request to Canada they in return faxed it to Texas ...Now the board only sits Tuesdays and Fridays...I was told it might be proceced by Friday. Meanwhile the company I work for is holding my job and letting me work on my CNA license not as a nurse but as a INSERVICE COORDINATOR for CNA"S ..I was even told by my ADON that he would drive to pick up my license so it would not take any time to be mailed or would have no delay .

The staff @ my work is real supportive and the Administrator said "that if I wasn't such a good Nurse ,they would have not helped me as much"

I keep calling the Board of Texas every day ,every day I get someone else on the phone its frustrating ...but hopefully by Friday this mess will have been sorted out.

I will inform you all ...and THANKS FOR ALL THE ADVISE...

it has been a long hard battle ..I have written and passed the NCLEX-PN...

New YORK gave me a license ...Texas GAVE me a temp. license and now why shouldn't they give me a permanent license ..I have gotten a full time job and worked for 90 days ..and I have proffen myself on the job...

so please pray for me that Friday all will be OK ....

End of story after daily calling and patience I finnally got my permanent license for TEXAS and all compound states

Well it was a long fight and I am blessed to finnally hold a license for Texas.

I have now 3 licenses NEW YORK STATE, Canada/Ontario and TEXAS

Anyone out there wanting help in how to aquire a license in Texas ,please refer them to me

Thanks to you all for all the advise and comforting support

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I came to Texas from AZ, had an AZ RN license, got a TX RN license. I'd been working as an RN in Texas for over two years, and bought a house here, etc., Suddenly, I get a letter from the TX BON saying they are going to invalidate my license in 14 days because I never "legally declared Texas as my primary state of residence".

I guess buying a house, getting a license, etc wasn't enough.

After much harrassment (by me) and me overnighting a notorized statement declaring that indeed, Texas is my primary state of residence, the BON stopped their BS and left my license alone.

Texas is a rediculous place, sometimes.

:chuckle I agree with you Texas BNE is a hard place to deal with ...

if you do not know what to ask ,

they will NEVER give you a correct answer:angryfire