Time from authorization to test?

Hello all,

I've got all my paperwork filed to take the NCLEX-RN through a U.S. state, and all that remains is to pay the fee and receive the ATT. Once I pay that fee, how long do I have to take the NCLEX, supposing the ATT is approved expeditiously? I hope to take June and do some serious NCLEX cramming, maybe take the NCLEX in July?

*And for those who might question how I'm an RN without having passed the NCLEX, I passed my local state boards. We don't participate in NCLEX yet.*

What do you find hard to believe? Puerto Rico has its own independent nurse licensing board and does not participate in the NCLEX for local licensing. One can become licensed here to practice here through the "reválida" or take the NCLEX and become licensed in a U.S. state (assuming one graduated from an accredited nursing program, which I did).

I assume you do know Puerto Rico is part of the USA, right?

It was not clear from neither your original post quoted above nor your profile that you are from Puerto Rico.

Generally, you have 6 months from the date of your ATT to take the NCLEX. But to be certain, I would contact the BON of the specific state of which you are applying for licensure, and ask them.

As for when you actually get the ATT, it could really be a crap shoot. My nursing class applied all at the same time for our ATT--well, we filled out the paperwork together, it was then on to us to file it. The earliest some classmates got their ATT was 1 week after graduation; the latest was 8 weeks.

The fact that you graduated from a school in PR may or may not delay things...keep in mind that each BON has their own educational requirements for licensure, and it doesn't matter if you went to an accredited school in a US state or territory: if your program doesn't meet those educational requirements, you're not getting your ATT (ask any Excelsior grad trying to get licensed in California).

Best of luck on the test.