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Hi I am a CA, USA resident. I am traveling in Nairobi Kenya and want to complete my RN degree here and transfer back to CA to work there in the future.
I am a US citizen so I am assuming the process will be much easier than a non US citizen. Can someone guide me on how to work in CA with a Kenyan RN and US citizen status?
What are the challenges of doing this?
I believe a Texan license can be used equally in California .
No, it can't. CA is not a signatory of the NLC. The only exception is Federal facilities; because they are not licensed or regulated by individual states, the state rules don't apply. The Federal government only requires that an individual be licensed in a US state, not necessarily the state in which the facility is located.
I agree CA is tough I'd suggest u apply through TX n later endorse to CA.It can take u 4 months to have your license through them.
Texas board of nursing is so friendly .
And faster in processing .
But research b4 making-up your mind.
You must meet the same requirements for CA whether you are licensed by application or endorsement. It's a waste of time and money to apply to a state BoN that you have no intention to live or work in. If your intent is to work in CA you will have just wasted 4+ months plus licensing and background check fees to TX. Fees that will be duplicated when applying to CA for endorsement.
hey do you know if The Nairobi Hospital Cicely McDonel Nursing program is better or should I go to KMTC for my RN? Cicely is smaller so I thought that might be better for learning. But maybe KMTC has better facilities since its largest? Why did you leave KMTC? What do you mean you upgraded?
Silverdragon102, BSN
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CA hasn't been easy now for a few years for IEN's
If you move your main residence from one state to another regardless on being in a compact state you have to still endorse your license and for IEN this usually means meeting same requirements minus English exam sometimes as if applying as initial applicant.
We have has several members post that they tried to endorse to CA from another state and was still affected by the issues that affect initial applicants like concurrency and was denied