criticalthinker82

The only thing that you left out was your background check, like turnforthenurseRN I was also an out of state applicant. I had to do the fingerprint card as well. My first set was readable, but, for me the background check and waiting for my ATT after the BON even acknowledged that all of my info was received and approved was the longest part of my process.

I just went through the process and took my NCLEX on Wednesday, and I passed!!! :) The process took 3 months. I do not recommend waiting until after graduation to apply. I recently moved to Texas from Illinois. In Illinois the application process begins after graduation. It takes less than a week to get an ATT in Illinois once all of the paperwork is submitted, so I thought the same would be true in Texas. It is not!!!! I recommend beginning the application process at the beginning of your last semester. You can send in your initial application prior to graduation along with your $139 fee. It took the BON almost 2 months to approve my background check. I have absolutely no criminal history. Once all of my information was in the system it took 3 weeks for me to get my ATT. Once I finally received my ATT I was able to test in less than a week. Start early!!! The last document you will need is your Affidavit of Graduation. Try to have everything in and approved prior to graduation. It took the BON less than a week to post my Affidavit. Once everything is in it takes about 3 weeks for the BON to generate your ATT.