RN License endorsement to IL

[Wonderlan]

Hi everyone, I am new RN from New York State. I foreign nurse and have residence here. I wan wondering if I need to do TOFEL test to get license of Illinois state or not. Plz if anyone has gone through it waiting for response. Thank you

[labordude, BSN, RN]

Here is the link to the IL board of Nursing application for Endorsement: http://www.idfpr.com/Renewals/apply/forms/rn-en.pdf

Here is another page on internationally education nurses: http://www.idfpr.com/Renewals/apply/FORMS/CGFNS_02.pdf

Here is the section on language:

Further, if your first language is not English, you shall be required to submitcertification of passage of the Test of English as a Foreign Language

(TOEFL). The minimum passing score on the paper-based test is 560. The

minimum passing score on the computer-based test is 220. The minimum

passing score on the Inter-based test is 83.

TOEFL scores previously considered as "passing" scores will be accepted

for a period of two years from the date of passage.

e. In lieu of the above, the educational requirement may be met by submission

of proof issuance of the following original certificates from the Commission

on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS):

 CGFNS Certificate

 VisaScreen Program Certificate

It looks like the answer is MAYBE. Your best bet is to contact the Illinois Board of Nursing at 1-800-560-6420