Official Pass Letter

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Hi everyone, this is my first time posting. I just wanted to ask everyone when they received their official pass letter? I need it by this week for my job, and I am getting nervous that it won't come in time. I am getting licensed in Illinois. I tried calling Continental Testing and I keep getting a voicemail. Does anyone know any way that I can get it sooner? Or do you know how the process works?

THANKS!

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If you have a license number issued then employers can easily verify your license online or by contacting the BON

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Thanks. I don't have my license number yet. I just received the unofficial pass score from pearsonvue. My job requires me to have the official pass letter/ application. This will allow me to work as license pending.

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well that doesnt seem to make any sense...once you get your pass letter you wont need to work as "pending" nurse...you will have your license wont you. You dont get a pass letter from pearson only from your BON and once you recieve it you will have your license #

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Hi SShannon81,

I only got the "unofficial" pass from pearson, via the quick results. After about a week or so I should be receiving an official pass letter and application to get my license. The process takes awhile to get my actual license. I think that after I send in the application plus the 50 dollars, I will get my license number. The whole process is pretty silly.

My job just requires a copy of my official pass letter, because technically I don't have a license yet until they process the application... therefore it is license-pending.

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what state are you in where you have to pay to get your number.....that just sucks

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Haha... right??

I live in Illinois. Good ol' Illinois. I paid nearly 300-400 bucks all together for this license (including applications and fingerprinting)

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You know here in Ohio I shopped around on prices for all the stuff I needed to get a license.

I paid postage for my application. I sent it myself.

75 to OBON

200 to pearson vue

55 for background and finger printing federal

That was all I paid

You take your boards and they will post your results online (board of nursing)

then they send you a certificate with your number.You dont pay extra for it. Dont why it would be different in other states

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