Timeline for endorsing RN license to CA

sharroon7892 · May 20, 2015

the big difference here is that you did your live scans in-state...us nurses on the east coast dont have that ability and it ends up taking much longer. too bad i can't afford a $500+ flight to get it all sorted out faster :no:

I can't believe california doesn't allow live scan to be done out of state- it makes it a major headache for everyone not in driving distance

DatMurse · May 22, 2015

too bad i can't afford a $500+ flight to get it all sorted out faster

Are you a new grad? Experience?

Get a nurse travel agency for your first assignment?

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sharroon7892 · May 26, 2015

I have been in the ICU for the last 1.5 years and worked on a med surge unit for 2 years before that. I am already speaking with 3 different recruiters. the only thing I need is my cali license which is out of my hands at this point. My move out date is already set so i'll be leaving new York june 14th regardless of my license status, will be cutting it close but should be an exciting adventure.

PacoUSA, BSN, RN · May 28, 2015

Is there any way sharroon can go to the BON offices in Sacramento when she arrives in CA and somehow get them to issue a temp permit considering she will be starting an assignment soon thereafter? Even with an offer letter in hand?

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IowaRN80 · May 28, 2015

Hello everyone,

I was just curious if anyone had updates on their progress?

My Breeze still shows "pending" with "missing educ history" and a submission date of 5/8...

I didn't initially apply for a temporary license due to my move date being July 31st. Is anyone aware of how to apply for temp license after submitting the initial application?

Thanks in advance :)

jaimekeverhart · May 30, 2015

So this was my timeline post from last week

March 30: Livescan fingerprinting done, application submittted via MAIL, transcripts overnighted

April 15th: Nothing up on breeze yet, check cashed

April 20th: Email conformation from breeze sent, Breeze states my license is "pending", and that it is "missing education history"

April 25th: Called BON and spoke to rep who stated that it takes 4 weeks from time when breeze is created to go over transcripts so callback at the 8 week mark and should have temp license by end of May

May19th: Called BON again to make sure they received my transcipts because I've heard that some people's got lost in the mail room. A very rude lady told me "Since you mailed in your app, it takes about 60-90 days longer to process. You should call back at the 60 day mark from APRIL 20th to check your application status." She also said my transcripts have probably arrived but havent been reviewed yet.

Update: My breeze account has now removed the "Missing education history" as a defeciency and I now have nothing except a "pending" status and when you click on the pending status it says "open". I'm assuming they have looked at my transcripts now and I'm just awaiting one of the staff members to get off their hiney and assign me a number. Going on 8 weeks from submission via mail

BrittanyNicole90 · Jun 1, 2015

I have the same submission dates and same "open" status as of last week. Hoping they will at lease issue a temp license this week. I have an interview this week for a dream job. Going to call again tomorrow

BrittanyNicole90 · Jun 2, 2015

Anyone have experience in how long it will take to at least get a temp license once they change your status to "open"?

LilyPad89 · Jun 3, 2015

I'm a current Texas RN applying for California licensure. I will be in California July 2nd for my husband's work training. My question is, should I go ahead and mail everything in ASAP, or wait until July 2nd and turn everything in in person? Will the process go any faster by waiting to hand it over in person?

Thanks!

jdubs99 · Jun 4, 2015

My timeline so far... endorsing from MD using paper fingerprint cards, no temporary license requested.

March 3- Requested fingerprint cards from BON.

March 25- Received cards

March 27- Mailed all application materials, including transcripts/Nursys verification

April 10- File noted as open/check cashed on BreEZe system, status "Pending" with "Missing Education History"

May 29- BON voice messaging system still notes that they are processing March applications

June 3- BON voice system still says they are processing March applications, but noticed "Missing education history" is gone on BreEZe and now status just says "Open".

Lilypad, if you can wait until July 2nd and do the LiveScan fingerprints, you may save yourself a few weeks processing time. That's just my opinion though based on what I've read here.

jaimekeverhart · Jun 4, 2015

Yes you should do everything in person. Mailing it in sends it to a mailroom of "thousands of appliants" said one of the BON operators. Therefore it doesn't get opened for a while. Mine took four weeks to get opened and loaded. Bring it in person and do as much as you can in person including the Live Scan process. The livescan process doesn't take very long just have the materials ready that you need. If you read previous comments from earlier this year, the process of doing everything there is much faster.

sourapril · Jun 5, 2015

Did someone mention that if you use Nursys to verify, it's only good for 90 days? So what if CA BON can't process your application within 90 days, does that mean you have to re-verify?