You're welcome! I applied last august and received my eligibility last november. Yes! I included an explanation letter with my application. I'll send you a copy as a message...

anyone here already took the exam after receiving their ATT?.. I have my ATT but pearsonvue doesnt have my eligibility files from CBON and when I call CBON they need now a local license but I dont have one... Anyone experienced this.... thanks.

ELo Jo.. jo, im not the only one pala that has the same problem.... huhuhuhu.. wat will we doooo? huhuhu . . . .

kenjinantes says ...

anyone here already took the exam after receiving their ATT?.. I have my ATT but pearsonvue doesnt have my eligibility files from CBON and when I call CBON they need now a local license but I dont have one... Anyone experienced this.... thanks.

in my opinion on this one, i think you have to call the California BON again and ask them if they really need a copy of your license from the Philippines or a letter of explanation why you don't have one is sufficient enough.

i graduated last march '08 from the Philippines and i took my NCLEX already last december, and i didn't have any problems regarding the eligibility to take it.  BUT, before i applied, i've been hearing about this issue that the BON is requiring a local license already. and still i took the risk, i sent my application and wrote them an explanation why i did not take the local board exam in the philippines, which i just stated that i was a US citizen and i had to get back here in the US. within 2 months i got my ATT.

i guess the best thing is to really inquire with the California BON, i think they are getting strict when it comes to foreign nurses, if my info is right, there are only 2 states that are allowing foreign graduates to take the NCLEX without license from the country they graduated from, and that is Vermont and California. and i heard that in the Philippines, it is a requirement to take and pass the local exam to be able to take NCLEX (keep in mind that they are sending their application too to the CA BON).

Hope i can help, and for those that will be taking their NCLEX, good luck....

keizey says ...

elow there...nid ur help too..

i just want to ask what if i'm not a citizen/immigrant in US but i'm a permanent resident here in Canada..

I also graduated in PH but I didn't passed the local boards...

Do u think I'm allowed to take the NCLEX in CALI?!

 here's an info on what you need as a foreign graduate to be a candidate to take the NCLEX-RN exam in the state of california.

copied from http://www.rn.ca.gov/applicants/lic-exam.shtml

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    A. Send Breakdown of Educational Program for International Nursing Programs form to your school with the Request for Transcript form. Also provide the Certified English Translation form to your certified translator if your transcript is not in English. (See Supplemental Application Instructions for International Graduates with the application.)
  
  
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    B. Submit a copy of your license OR diploma that allows you to practice professional nursing in the country where you were educated. If you do not hold a license, a written explanation is required. Also, provide copies of your certificates for midwifery and psychiatric nursing, if applicable. 
  
  
  
  

as you can see in this forum, there's a lot of misunderstanding on whether a foreign graduate needs to have a license from the country where he/she graduated from in order to take the NCLEX in california.

there is some sort of a "loop hole" or rules that is not written anywhere, and the only time you'll find out is when you submit your application to the California BON and that they are requiring you for other documents, such as your license in the country where you graduated from. and in the above requirements that they are asking you is a copy of your license OR diploma, NOT a copy of your license AND diploma.

i hope this info can help, i know i can't directly answer your question in a simple manner of YES or NO, i wish i can, and i guess the only way you'll find out is when you file your application to the California BON.

i wish you luck!

keizey says ...

tnx but i just applied last december and just received a letter asking for my license...

so i have to make a written report coz i 4got to send them...

is there anyone hu can help me make a valid reason?!

valid reason? well i'm not sure what you mean by it, but why don't you tell them about your current situation.

when i sent my application i included the letter already why i don't have a license, which is that i am a citizen and that i have to get back in the states, and also i said that i am not able to take the exam because it was only scheduled twice a year which is june and november (i came back july), i wasn't able to take the june board because i was still completing my requirements.

so with your case, as i said just tell them your situation.

Hello, I'm a Filipino-American citizen.  Can some pls. give me an idea where you studied LPN or RN  in the Phils.?  I'm thinking very seriously of studying LPN/LVN in the Phils. but don't know w/c one is US accredited.   Will I be eligible to take the NCLEX exam in CA regardless of  which foreign country i graduated from? I am a Fiipino-American citizen .  Many thanks. 

hi im a filipina i graduated 4 years nursing in the philippines im still waiting for the result of my exam last nov. 2008

my fiance and i is confuse what to do next where planning to get marry in san diego california this year

if wel get marry in california this year and i failed the exam

should i take the local board and should get local license before taking the nclex in california?

or i can take the nclex without retaking board?

thanks so much

I'm a US citizen and went to school in Philippines and will be graduating soon, how necessary is a student visa?

HELP PLZ!!!!!

Im also a march 2008 graduate, im a naturaly born fil citizen, i have'nt my license yet. My relatives is in CA. I want 2 take the CA NCLEX exam, Can u pls send me a list of complete requirments 4 CA NCLEX and what should i need to do.. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!

GOD BLESS US NURSES!!

jdeez42 says ...

also is there any other states that do not require a local license?

You can try California or Vermont. California only requires a written explanation for immigrants or U.S. citizens if they don't intend to practice the Philippines.

jane_0126,, will u plz send me an example of explanaton leter so that i can have d idea to make my own leter of explanation. hirs my email add, yahoo.com">dfretthorn@yahoo.com plz????? THNKZ A LOT!! I hopr ul make it.. hehe! GOD BLESS!

I'm sorry but I seem to have deleted a copy of my written explanation in my laptop. I just wrote that I didn't have my license because my re-entry to go back to the U.S. was going to expire before the exam date in the Philippines. I also sent a copy of my re-entry ang passport with it. You're welcome! God bless you too!

Fret, I'm not a US citizen as well. However, I am an immigrant and that's my reason why I don't have to take the exam there. The best thing to do is to call the CA BON. Ask them if they would require you to have your license first in the Philippines before you can apply for the exam. I can't say really on what to do in your situation but to inquire first. If they only require a written explanation, good for you then... You're welcome!

hi i just passed the nursing local board exam here in the philippines can anyone help me how to apply for sd california nclex im so clueless but my relatives are residing there as well as my fiance... ope someone can help me thanks