US Citizen DID NOT take Philippine Board Exam

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Hello!

I hope someone who is having the same situation would reply to this, or at least someone who has an idea. I would really appreciate it.

I am a U.S. citizen who studied BS-Nursing in the Philippines.

I submitted the requirements for NCLEX-RN and now, I am being asked for a copy of my foreign nursing license.

Here's the thing, I did not take the Philippine Nursing Licensure Exam because of my U.S. Citizenship. I had no intention on taking the board exam in the Philippines.

So my question is: How should I address this to my analyst?

Thank you so much

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

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Have you tried contacting the BON? they may just require you to write a letter of explanation

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Specializes in NICU, ICU, PICU, Academia.

I'm pretty sure foreign grads (regardless of their citizenship status) MUST be an RN in their country of education in order to sit for NCLEX.

I'm sure an IEN expert will chime in here and correct me if I am wrong. But I'm pretty sure you must pass the PI boards first.

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Hello! Thanks for replying!!

I already sent the letter of explanation to my Analyst.

I basically just wrote "(...)because I am a U.S. Citizen"

Just waiting for the reply..

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

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Depends on your state. I am also a US citizen. I applied in NY and like most states i think they don't require a foreign license (unless you have one then you have to declare it). You really have to check the state's requirements.

I took last year's NLE (because I wanted to, not because it was required) but I did not take my oath so I'm not officially a Phl RN.

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Depends on your state. I am also a US citizen. I applied in NY and like most states i think they don't require a foreign license (unless you have one then you have to declare it). You really have to check the state's requirements.

I took last year's NLE (because I wanted to, not because it was required) but I did not take my oath so I'm not officially a Phl RN.

Oh, I see! Thank you for replying!!

May I ask what school you studied in?

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Specializes in CCRN, CNRN, SCRN.

It depends on which state you are in. I think NJ doesn't require you to be licensed in the country where you took your degree but other states does. Some of my classmates before who are US citizens took the board exam because their states require them to while others didn't because they are residing in NJ. I hope this helps.

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Does Wisconsin requires NLe exam?

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