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SSN info, please

hi, my name is Lister, I just passed my RN exam last month but I don't have any SSN to obtain a permanent licensed. when I apply for SSN in person, they gave me the notification that I'm not eligible to get SSN and asked me to get a Tax Id Number. My question is, is it possible to send the BON the tax id number insted of SSN in order to apply permanent lisenced? thanks for helping.

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    you are only eligible for a itin number if you need to pay us taxes and can not get a ssn

    you can not get a ssn until in the us with a valid work or immigrant visa. even if you get a itin number to start with you more than likely will require a ssn when it is due for renewal

    irs issues itins to individuals who are required to have a u.s. taxpayer identification number but who do not have, and are not eligible to obtain a social security number (ssn) from the social security administration (ssa).

    irs itin

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    If you plan on getting a license in CA, the BRN will tell you that a ITIN # is NOT acceptable, and can't be used in place of a ss#. What type of visa are you on?

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    you are only eligible for a itin number if you need to pay us taxes and can not get a ssn

    you can not get a ssn until in the us with a valid work or immigrant visa. even if you get a itin number to start with you more than likely will require a ssn when it is due for renewal

    irs issues itins to individuals who are required to have a u.s. taxpayer identification number but who do not have, and are not eligible to obtain a social security number (ssn) from the social security administration (ssa).

    irs itin

    you can get a ssn in the us with a non immigrant visa, you can go to your local ss office and get it the day you arrive

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    You can get a SSN in the US with a non Immigrant Visa, You can go to your local SS office and get it the day you arrive

    Can you give a reference for this? As you still need to prove legal authorisation to work in the US to get a SSN which as I mentioned is a work visa if you do not have a immigrant visa

    I can see this on the Social security website

    Generally, only noncitizens authorized to work in the United States by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) can get a Social Security number.

    If you are not an immigrant or did not apply for a Social Security number on your immigrant visa application, you must have your papers from DHS showing your U.S. immigration status and authorization to work in the United States.

    SSN for Non citizens of the USA

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    You can get a SSN in the US with a non Immigrant Visa, You can go to your local SS office and get it the day you arrive

    Absolutely not true. First of all, you need to wait 10-14 days after arriving so your immigration info is in the system. Then if you fill out the form 5 and go to SSA office you can submit. You cannot get the number then because it's not been allocated. Sometimes they will let you come back the next day to get a printout of the number, but you still can't get your card until it arrives in the mail, 7-10 days later.

    In order to do any of the above, you must have a work-authorized visa, eg. H1B, E3, L1 etc. You cannot get a SSN with, for example, a tourist visa.

    All of which is reasonably irrelevant to the foreign nurse who is not even in the states. You may not submit an ITIN to the CA BRN, in fact you aren't even eligible for an ITIN. You need to apply for licensure to a state that doesn't require a SSN, and have CA send your NCLEX results across. Then you can have a license issued by that other state.

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    Hi every one..

    I have a case, in 2010 I challenge the test for NCLEX RN when I was in holiday and I passed. At that time my visa was just a visitor so I came back to my country’s in Indonesia. When I was received the letter from BON, it stated that SSN should be submitted but since I don’t have it, I neglected my document. Luckily I had chosen randomly winning the DV Lottery for 2022 so my questions are:

    1. If I want to work in CA, what kind of application should I apply to activate my license,  do I need to re take the exam, retake toelf test and resend my course syllabuses in order to get CA License?  

    2. When should I apply for the license? now from Indonesia or after I arrived in California.

    Many thanks for your help to answer my questions

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    Usually paperwork is good for 3 years. You shouldn’t have to take the NCLEX again but will need to resubmit paperwork and any other relevant documents. Because California requires a US SSN then you can’t submit anything until in the US and a number has been issued to you 

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