any US state that allows using a nursing license from a different state?

[frankie1220]

Aside from nursing licensure compact. Will any other state accept?

I can't get my license here in Illinois though I'm a MI nurse. What can I get in Illinois with a MI RN license? Eventually I'd be forced to move but preferably not MI again. Any states allowing?

[frankie1220]

"Licensure in the country of education"

That's the sole reason why I'm not a nurse in Illinois. I finished in the Philippines and didn't take the local boards because I was never planning to work there. It's crazy because I'm already a nurse in one of the states yet they don't waive that or even work in my favor given I'm an American Citizen. Illinois is too strict.

[elkpark]

Actually, I may have to stand corrected. It's my understanding (and anyone who knows for certain, please validate/correct me) that you can work at any VA (Veterans' Administration, not Virginia) location as long as you have any valid nursing license--it could be from any state, just as long as it's valid.

OP: you may want to check into the VA to see if that is indeed true.

It's not just the VA -- it's any federal facility/service. Because federal healthcare programs are not licensed or regulated by states, states have no control over who they can or can't have working there. The federal government's position is that, as long as you're licensed in a state, any US state, that's good enough for them.