will take the exam in California state but i have no SSN

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hello i know that california state of board requires SSN unlike new york or other states.. but is it possible if i'll just leave it blank when applying for the NCLEX here in philippines? i mean ******* possible ********* eligible*********** case?? and ************* US then that's the time u can apply for an SSN... i have a question if that is possible? thank u. pls help.

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Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.

Thread moved to nurse registration in the world nursing section. You are not applying for NCLEX but licensing as a RN by examination as a internationally educated nurse. If you do not submit a SSN with your application it will automatically be denied/rejected. More states are starting to enforce the US Federal mandate of proof of SSN for a professional license in the US.

The only ways to legally obtain a SSN is as a citizen, permanent resident, or a valid work or immigrant visa. Even with a valid work visa you cannot apply until you arrive in the US.

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oh i see so it is better to move first in US...then it will be easier... what if i apply in state of NEW YORK? i am planning to take the exam here in Philippines asap. the new yrok does not require SSN right? so u think i can also receive the eligibility letter if i apply in New york state?

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Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.

It's at least a 6 month assessment process for NY. You should apply to the state where you wish to live and work.

Ultimately ALL US states and territories will require a US SSN to apply for and/or receive a professional license as per federal law.

How are you coming to the US? Retrogression has put a 6+ year wait on new immigrant visas

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what if i marry someone there?

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"" If the state you intent to work requires SSN then the only way to get licensed and work in that state is by applying first to

another state, passing the exam and endorsing it to the state you plan to work at. Here are the

examples of the states that do not require SSN; New York, Florida, Nevada, Texas, Michigan,

Hawaii, New Jersey and many more."" is this posible? pls help.

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Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.

NJ now requires a valid SSN so your source is incorrect. You need to check the board of nursing website for current requirements.

NY requires CVS from CGFNS and a minimum of 6 months processing assuming documents received by CGFNS in a timely manner.

If CA is your destination be aware that many iEN candidates have been denied due to lack of concurrency between theory & clinical (including cases). If you fall under this category it won't matter if you have a license from another state CA will still look at your original education and reject an endorsement for the same reason they have been rejecting initial applications.

It is a lot more time consuming and expensive to apply in a state that you have no intention of ever living or working. Some states now require non-residents to sign a statement of intent to practice as a nurse in that state. If you fail to work in the state your license is revoked. This is to prevent those from wasting BoN resources to review a candidate that only wishes to use the state as a stepping stone to their true destination.

Do your research. Check the requirements of the boards of nursing for the states where you would consider living and working and go from there.

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what if i marry someone there?

Terrible idea, unless it's truly for "love" :no:

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"" If the state you intent to work requires SSN then the only way to get licensed and work in that state is by applying first to

another state, passing the exam and endorsing it to the state you plan to work at. Here are the

examples of the states that do not require SSN; New York, Florida, Nevada, Texas, Michigan,

Hawaii, New Jersey and many more."" is this posible? pls help.

Where's the EASIEST, THE FASTEST, THE CHEAPEST STATE to get eligibility: to AVOID the different (and can be somewhat difficult) English reading and writing requirements, who doesn't need to have their curriculums reviewed and evaluated, if you don't have a local PH license, etc....here's what I've been trying to tell you guys for months!

Kabayans, you have to look at the "bigger picture".

To everyone asking of the same question: just pick whatever state you wish to work in for the next 3-8 years or more. With the strong possibility, this State is where you will plant your roots and watch your babies grow from an infant till they go to college.

-- First and foremost, you must now have a valid SSN to apply into CA and into most states and one day soon, ALL states will require a SSN and for future renewals. There are zero to a handful of hospital sponsorships in the whole country now, don't count on those, you will have better luck winning the lottery odds. There are some states that will allow you to apply and take the exam if you pass all other requirements, BUT those same states will not issue the actual license and license number until you provide them a valid SSN!! Also know that many places of employment needs to verify your SSN as part of the regular hiring process and needed for their accounting dept.

-- Many states are now requiring a copy of PH local license, this is partly so that the BON's can verify if your license name and numbers matches the ones approved and given by the PH nursing board, to reduce those submitting false documentations.

-- Some BON's now require full copies of your entire and current passports with ALL the pages, this again is due to the BON's are finding out that they are receiving more false documents and to verify that one actually attended the courses during the years their transcripts are stating for a fact.

-- Personally, I think the concurrency issue came up when the CA BON's started finding more and more "pirated and false" documents that could be purchased in the Phils streets. So upon closer examination, CA BON staffers began to see some flaws in our PH college transcripts.

-- It makes NO sense to get a license in one state, when you really WANT to work in another, as you need to still PASS that state's requirements you wanted to work in the FIRST place. I see so many trying to go thru the back door but know it's being closed down.

-- You will be spending more MONEY by hopping around one state to another in extra fee$ and possible extra money for certain testing$ and wasting more months waiting and waiting, instead of looking for a job. Why pay double $$$ ??

--- Don't forget that being a "new grad" in many of the States means that you must apply for the new grad position IF you are within ONE YEAR of your graduation, NOT the date and year you pass the NCLEX, this is a big factor that becomes the rejection for your submitted job application. This is true for any US new grads as well, it's across the board.

**** The FASTEST, the EASIEST, the CHEAPEST state to apply into is the State you feel you will put your roots down for many years, the MINUTE you pass the NCLEX! If that state doesn't meet their requirements AND your needs and desires (weather, salary, etc) now then move on and research and travel to that state if you can. ****

-- Avoid the 13-14 states that are enforcing the concurrency now, The list of them are mentioned. Here you go:

see
[COLOR=#003366]state board licensure requirements here

these are states having concerns over concurrent theory and practicum, so i would look at other 37 states to obtain license:

alabama

arizona

california

georgia

illinois

kansas

louisiana

maryland

north dakota

oklahoma

vermont

virginia

washington
"

NV was recently enforcing it. Don't be surprised if FL and TX join the concurrency bandwagon one day, it's a very old requirement from years ago before most of us were born (25 plus years). NV recently started to enforce the concurrency rules.

-- Forget about trying to ENDORSE-TRANSFER any out-of-state license into CA or ANY of the current mentioned 13-14 other states that are enforcing the concurrency rules, it's NOT going to happen as again, you MUST submit the same college transcripts that already DENIED or will DENY the application, there's no way around to go around this! It doesn't matter if you have 2 years or more of US RN experience, my PH friend tried to endorse her FL into CA and was denied the licensure, citing the same concurrency issue. Same thing with our friend with her NY license, same bad fate.

-- As you may know or should know, that jobs for us international students are becoming very hard and pretty difficult to get our foor thru the door, as many hospitals even many clinics are hiring their own students that did their clinical time in that hospital or hiring more of that local students or those from the same State. It's known as hiring the "internals". So getting approved and passing the NCLEX-RN is nothing, compared to finding the real thing......a nursing job.

-- To find out what state you are interested in, the bottom of each page is the list of BON's and you can easily Google...STATE's name followed by "board of nursing"....BINGO! It's all there for the state's requirements, including every one of the Board's has a special ""INTERNATIONAL"" section.

Good luck, everyone, we can do this, but allow a lot more time than originally planned, be prepared to work in a State you really don't want to be in for several years, take any kind of job.

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1st problem: ssn..now Concurrency issues...huhuhu..i graduated on march 27, 2011 and passed my local board last dec 2012.. oh men it's really hard to enter cali state.. do u have any idea on how i will be able to enter cali even they're having concurrency issues? cuz i really want to become eligible to taking the NCLEX. i have a BF in sacramento cal and i am planning to move there.. will that help if ever we get married? thank u.

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problem 3: california is not a compact state.. omg how can i do this?

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Specializes in Complex pedi to LTC/SA & now a manager.

How is it a problem if CA is not a compact state? Even if it were you must be a permanent resident of a compact state to have compact privileges. for example if you live in CA but have a VA (a compact state) license, the license would only be valid in VA. If you were a legal permanent resident of VA your VA license could be a compact license.

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