Excuse me as I have only been a member to this site today. This could as well even be placed in the wrong section. I've been a nurse for 1.5yrs. I'm illiterate to the process of transferring my license. I never heard of a license compact state. I'm from Indiana. We are not a compact state. I'm moving to Colorado July 15th. As mention that I'm illiterate, I've been wondering about the process of transferring my Indiana license to Colorado. I did the application for endorsement, paid the fee, did the nursys.com part, paid that fee. I submitted my application in 2.5 weeks ago. I received an email saying my application will go through several phases. My application has been "stuck" in the second phase for 1.5 weeks now. I'm a newer nurse, I passed my boards, I'm currently working, my license is in good standing, there's no criminal background. I have never even had a ticket. Should I be worried? When I call, I'm on hold waiting to talk to someone for a solid 15-20 mins before I give up. Before I submitted my app, I sent an email about the process, it took them 2 weeks before they replied. Any nurses that can help? Money wise, I'm self sufficient for probably 6 months, maybe less. This is just started to stress me out thinking that they will deny me. Help?
Every state might use their own numbering system. And if they don't, do you really think your Indiana license # would be available, ready and waiting for your possible use in any given state?
How cool! I just assumed that my Indiana license number would follow me as I go! Now, if only they could give me an idea of when I will possibly receive this new license (if I do)
Every state might use their own numbering system. And if they don't, do you really think your Indiana license # would be available, ready and waiting for your possible use in any given state?
I never said that. I also mentioned that I didn't know what the process was. Which is why I was asking.
It varies by state. I recently obtained a MO license along with my KS one (the hospital I work at requires both, as it has two campuses - the main one in MO, and a smaller one in KS). I received my temporary MO license within 3 weeks of applying, and my permanent one a few weeks after that. I had to submit fingerprints for my MO license - but it should say on the BON site if they require fingerprints.
In 1976 it took me almost 5 months to get an Illinois license after moving there from Michigan with an unencumbered license. It's a process that can be slow or fast to this day, it just depends on how responsive and quick the BON of a particular state decides to be.
When I sent in my application, I received an email stating my app will go through several phases, and that I would be notified with each phase. When it went from primary phase to secondary, I received an email. I ended up checking my application status yesterday, my "secondary phase" is now at "final review". I'm surprised I didn't get an email. Oh well! I've heard stories that transferring can take months! Which is fine, however, I was beginning to let my mind and all bad things that could possibly happen get to me. I even heard it takes Cali 6 months. Man-o-man!
Yes, you get a new license and number in each state, and you can maintain as many as you choose to pay for (and continue to meet renewal requirements for). The only exception is if you live in a compact state, you can have a multi-state license from that state that will be valid in all the other compact states, although administered by the state you live in. However, it's possible to have a single-state license in a compact state. I have had single-state licenses in two compact states, because I did not yet reside there at the time I applied for them (and I didn't stay long enough to renew them as multi-state). This is just important to note so that you don't wind up assuming you have a valid license in another state just because you live in a compact state, and end up in hot water when you don't have enough time before a new job there to obtain a valid license. The verification site for your state will tell you which sort you have once it's issued.
If you live in a compact state and hold a multi-state license, but you move, even to another compact state, you have to obtain a license in your new state of residence. Your multi-state license is only valid in other states as long as you legally reside in the issuing state.
The shortest time to licensure I've experienced was Florida, which was about three weeks. The longest was Georgia at nearly three months (and I've heard from others whose GA licenses took even longer). Other states have been somewhere in the middle. The longest waits seem to be in the summer, when many new grads are passing their boards. I've had to get new fingerprints for every state in which I've been licensed, but there is usually a method for doing this from out of state (generally you go to a local law enforcement agency or private contractor to be fingerprinted and submit them to the BoN).
Follow all the application instructions carefully to ensure a smooth process- the most common delays seem to be from paperwork errors.
I am a foreign graduate and I am transferring my RN license from Illinois to Indiana. I am lacking my transcript of records to complete the requirements for rn license endorsement to Indiana. My problem is the BON of Illinois won't submit credentials (transcript or records) to any state. What do I need to do? The BON Indiana just told me to contact either bon illinois or cgfns to transfer my transcript of records. I paid CGFNS-CES professional again and even pain the expedite service to send my credentials to Indiana but I just received an email from cgfns that Indiana won't accept CES report to get a license there. I am already licensed in Illinois. I am still have to call bon indiana about this email.
Is there anybody encountered this case? Did you get your indiana license? Please help.
DowntheRiver
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Get a Minnesota nursing license - I had mine endorsed over in five days!