Questions regarding exam application for RN in California

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hi there,

i am international graduates nurse from ukraine. in

june 2007 i graduated from medical college in ukraine

with rn degree. now i am applying for the california nclex-rn exam. i

have contacted california board of nursing and they suggested to download the application forms which i already did, but some questions still unclear.

1. social security number.

the application for licensure by examination has field

for social security number. i don’t have any social

security number, because i am living outside of united

state. in ukraine we don’t have social security. how

can i provide the social security if i don't have one?

i am afraid without ss my application will be denied.

2. fingerprints.

it says that complete an application for examination i

need to include a fingerprints card.

if i live outside of usa the fingerprints card should

be submitted on hard card. where can i get this card

and how can i prove that fingerprints are mine?

3. transcripts.

in addition i have to generate an english version of

my diploma and transcripts using ata (american

translators association). in ukraine we do not have

ata's representative. should i send all my documents to

ata in usa. when i get all the translation ready it

will be forward to my nursing school? then my nursing

school will send all the documents to the bon in

california.

4. nclex-rn exam and toefl

should i pass nclex-rn exam first and then toefl or

vise verse?

could you please help me and answer my questions.

if you know any russian or ukraine nurses who recently passed the exam in calirornia and successfully went through for the whole process, please let me know.

thank you everyone who is going to help me and thanks a lot for this forum.

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

Hi and welcome to the site

You leave SSN blank as you will not recieve one until you are in the USA with a valid work visa.

Fingerprint cards will be sent to you at your request and details can be found on their website. You can check with your local police or local US embassy regarding having your fingerprints done.

I should image the US Embassy may be able to help you with accepted translators regarding your transcripts

It doesn't matter which way you do your language or NCLEX but will be a few months before you will be able to sit the NCLEX exam.

Where abouts are you looking to work? I would suggest having a good read in this forum, most of your questions have been answered previously, would also suggest reading up regarding retrogression, there is a CA thread if that is your destination, CA is not normally recommended for initial license as they will not issue you with a license without a SSN but instead a letter stating you meet requirements, will also take you several weeks to obtain you results

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would you please let me know about the fingerprint card where can i fill it ( i am register nurse from Jordan)

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
would you please let me know about the fingerprint card where can i fill it ( i am register nurse from Jordan)

please take the time to read and search the forum as this has been asked many times.

http://www.rn.ca.gov/applicants/fpinstruct.shtml

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hi,

im new here, i just want to ask somebody regarding of my CA nclex application... the first envelope contains school douments ryt and i already sent it through P.O Box ........address typed by the school then my second envelope contains my bankdraft, diploma,etc., i sent it using the street address which i got in the application form i did not use the P.O box address. my concern is,1. it okay that the school use the P.O box address while the second envelope i used was the street address. 2. is the person responsible in receiving the documents in P.O box.....address and the person responsible in receiving the documents in street address will coordinate to each others...3. is there in possible lost of my documents because of different address used? helllppppppppppppp

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Courier services cannot deliver to PO Box addresses here in the US, that is why you will see both street addresses and the PO Box used.

But I would take the time to see why we do not recommend CA for initial licensure if you are not already in the US with a visa that will permit you to work.

Much has already been written on this so not going to post it again here, just do a search for the threads with the needed information for you.

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I have a question regarding traslating the trascripts for the CA BON

Can my foreign school send the trascripts directly to the BON in California in their original language and then I get myself another set of trascripts to be traslated by an ATA certified traslator, the traslating agency can send the traslations with the original trascripts to the CA BON once notarized? Or does my school have to send them directly. My former school does not generate English versions of TOR, and I am trying to meet their requirements. My school is taking its sweet time and sending the traslations back to my old country and get the school to send them with my TOR is becoming a nightmare. I live in California and I find very easy to find a certified traslating agency in my area, but none for my country. That's what's creating this problem. .... Any suggestions?

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

Have you contacted BRN and asked them which they would prefer?

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I was wondering if anyone had a similar situation lke mine, and what the approach was?

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.

Each case is based individually and much better to ask them themselves what they would prefer as they really have the final say and doing it a way someone on here says they did could be wrong and cause you more delays

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Hello I requested a fingerprint card from the CABRN website, but I did not write exactly how my last name is written. The issue is my last name has a "ñ" in it. But when I filled up the form i just wrote "n". Is that ok?

Will the people in the BRN write our names for us. Or our names will not show up in the fingerprint card? and only in the mailing label?

Please help, because I do not know if I should request for another one...

thank you.

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