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NOTE: Read all instructions carefully! You must ensure that all required application forms, information and documentation are complete and are sent to the New York State Education Department (NYSED). You are responsible for asking organizations to send written verification of your education or other credentials directly to NYSED.

Choose a Pathway for applying for licensure as a RN in New York State:

RN Pathway #1 For graduates of New York State approved nursing schools (and never licensed as a RN).

These instructions apply to applicants for licensure as a RN who:

1. have never been licensed as an RN; and,
2. graduated from a nursing education program registered by NYSED as licensure qualifying for RN.

• STEP 1: SUBMIT Online Form 1 - Application for Licensure - RN.
  You must pay the $143 license and first registration fee by credit card.
  If you started filling out Online Form 1 within the past 30 days, you can continue filling it out by using this link. You will need your Application ID, social security number, and date of birth to access your application. If you already completed Online Form 1 and want to upload additional documentation to your application use this link. You will need your Application ID, and date of birth to access your application.
  
  • LIMITED PERMIT OPTION. If you have not taken the NCLEX-RN, you may apply for a limited permit using an Application for a Limited Permit (Form 5). Complete Section I and then ask your prospective employer to complete Section II. Mail the completed form with the $35 fee to the Office of the Professions at the address at the end of the form.
  • Nursys®: NYSED participates in Nursys® (an online service), to verify an applicant’s LPN or LVN licenses from most other U.S. states. If you were licensed as an LPN or LVN in a state that participates in Nursys®, use the Nursys® service to verify your nursing license to the NYSED. To find out whether your state participates in Nursys, visit: www.nursys.com. To sign-up for Nursys®, visit www.nursys.com After you sign up and pay the fee, Nursys® will provide verification of your nursing license directly to the NYSED.
    
  • Form 3: If have been licensed as an LPN or LVN in a state or U.S. Territory that does not participate in Nursys®, Complete Section I of a Verification of Other Professional Licensure/Certification (Form 3) and send it to the licensing authority that granted you your nursing license and ask that they complete Section II. The licensing authority will verify your nursing license on Form 3 or a similar document and send it to the NYSED.

  RN Pathway #2 For graduates of nursing schools in another state or a U.S. territory (and never licensed as an RN).

  These instructions apply to applicants for licensure as a RN who:

  1. have never been licensed as an RN; and,
  2. graduated from a nursing education program that was license qualifying for RN in another state or U.S. territory. (U.S. Territories include: Puerto Rico, U. S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and Northern Mariana Islands).
  • STEP 1: COMPLETE NEW YORK STATE'S REQUIRED COURSEWORK.
    You must complete a NYSED Approved Infection Control Course and a Child Abuse Identification and Reporting Course from an approved provider or qualify for an exemption.
    
  • STEP 2: SUBMIT Online Form 1 - Application for Licensure - RN.
    You must pay the $143 license and first registration fee by credit card.
    If you started filling out Online Form 1 within the past 30 days, you can continue filling it out by using this link. You will need your Application ID, social security number, and date of birth to access your application. If you already completed Online Form 1 and want to upload additional documentation to your application use this link. You will need your Application ID, and date of birth to access your application.
    
    • LIMITED PERMIT OPTION. If you have not taken the NCLEX-RN, you may apply for a limited permit using a Application for a Limited Permit (Form 5). Complete Section I and then ask your prospective employer to complete Section II. Mail the completed form with the $35 fee to the Office of the Professions at the address at the end of the form.
    • Nursys®: NYSED participates in Nursys® (an online service), to verify an applicant’s LPN or LVN licenses from most other U.S. states. If you were licensed as an LPN or LVN in a state that participates in Nursys®, use the Nursys® service to verify your nursing license to the NYSED. To find out whether your state participates in Nursys, visit: www.nursys.com. To sign-up for Nursys®, visit www.nursys.com After you sign up and pay the fee, Nursys® will provide verification of your nursing license directly to the NYSED.
      
    • Form 3: If have been licensed as an LPN or LVN in a state or U.S. Territory that does not participate in Nursys®, Complete Section I of a Verification of Other Professional Licensure/Certification (Form 3) and send it to the licensing authority that granted you your nursing license and ask that they complete Section II. The licensing authority will verify your nursing license on Form 3 or a similar document and send it to the NYSED.

    RN Pathway #3 For RNs who have been licensed in another state or U.S territory (and who graduated from nursing school in the U.S.).

    These instructions apply to applicants for licensure as a RN who:

    1. have been licensed as an RN in another state or a U.S. Territory (Puerto Rico, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa); and,
    2. graduated from nursing school in the U.S..
    • STEP 1: COMPLETE NEW YORK STATE'S REQUIRED COURSEWORK.
      You must complete a NYSED Approved Infection Control Course and a Child Abuse Identification and Reporting Course from an approved provider or qualify for an exemption.
      
    • STEP 2: SUBMIT Online Form 1 - Application for Licensure - RN.
      You must pay the $143 license and first registration fee by credit card.
      If you started filling out Online Form 1 within the past 30 days, you can continue filling it out by using this link. You will need your Application ID, social security number, and date of birth to access your application. If you already completed Online Form 1 and want to upload additional documentation to your application use this link. You will need your Application ID, and date of birth to access your application.
      
      • LIMITED PERMIT OPTION. If you have not taken the NCLEX-RN, you may apply for a limited permit using an Application for a Limited Permit (Form 5). Complete Section I and then ask your prospective employer to complete Section II. Mail the completed form with the $35 fee to the Office of the Professions at the address at the end of the form.
      • Nursys®: NYSED participates in Nursys® (an online service), to verify an applicant’s RN licenses from most other U.S. states. If you were licensed as an RN in a state that participates in Nursys®, use the Nursys® service to verify your nursing license to the NYSED. To find out whether your state participates in Nursys, visit: www.nursys.com. To sign-up for Nursys®, visit www.nursys.com After you sign up and pay the fee, Nursys® will provide verification of your nursing license directly to the NYSED.
        
      • Form 3: If have been licensed as an RN in a state or U.S. Territory that does not participate in Nursys®, Complete Section I of a Verification of Other Professional Licensure/Certification (Form 3) and send it to the licensing authority that granted you your nursing license and ask that they complete Section II. The licensing authority will verify your nursing license on Form 3 or a similar document and send it to the NYSED.

      RN Pathway #4 - RN Applicants With Recent Canadian BSN, BN or NScN Degrees

      These instructions apply to applicants for licensure as a RN who:

      1. Have been granted a BN, BSN or BScN degree after January 1, 2015 by a university in a Canadian province (except Quebec), which is recognized by a Canadian province (other than Quebec) as qualifying the applicant to practice as an RN in the province; and,
      2. the BN, BSN or BScN degree program has a unique Canadian Program Code issued by the National Council of State Boards for Nursing (NCSBN). NCSBN's website has a list of Canadian Program Codes for qualifying Canadian BN/BSN programs.
      • STEP 1: COMPLETE NEW YORK STATE'S REQUIRED COURSEWORK.
        You must complete a NYSED Approved Infection Control Course and a Child Abuse Identification and Reporting Course from an approved provider or qualify for an exemption.
        
      • STEP 2: SUBMIT Online Form 1 - Application for Licensure - RN.
        You must pay the $143 license and first registration fee by credit card.
        If you started filling out Online Form 1 within the past 30 days, you can continue filling it out by using this link. You will need your Application ID, social security number, and date of birth to access your application. If you already completed Online Form 1 and want to upload additional documentation to your application use this link. You will need your Application ID, and date of birth to access your application.
        
        • LIMITED PERMIT OPTION. If you have not taken the NCLEX-RN, you may apply for a limited permit using a Application for a Limited Permit (Form 5). Complete Section I and then ask your prospective employer to complete Section II. Mail the completed form with the $35 fee to the Office of the Professions at the address at the end of the form.
        • Nursys®: NYSED participates in Nursys® (an online service), to verify an applicant’s RN licenses from most other U.S. states. If you were licensed as an RN in a state that participates in Nursys®, use the Nursys® service to verify your nursing license to the NYSED. To find out whether your state participates in Nursys, visit: www.nursys.com. To sign-up for Nursys®, visit www.nursys.com After you sign up and pay the fee, Nursys® will provide verification of your nursing license directly to the NYSED.
          
        • Form 3: If have been licensed as an RN in a state or U.S. Territory that does not participate in Nursys®, Complete Section I of a Verification of Other Professional Licensure/Certification (Form 3) and send it to the licensing authority that granted you your nursing license and ask that they complete Section II. The licensing authority will verify your nursing license on Form 3 or a similar document and send it to the NYSED.

        RN Pathway #5 - Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (Outside of the U.S. and U.S. Territories)

        These instructions apply to applicants for licensure as a RN who graduated from a nursing school in a foreign country (outside of the U.S. and U.S. territories).

        • STEP 1: COMPLETE NEW YORK STATE'S REQUIRED COURSEWORK.
          You must complete a NYSED Approved Infection Control Course and a Child Abuse Identification and Reporting Course from an approved provider or qualify for an exemption.
          
        • STEP 2: SUBMIT Online Form 1 - Application for Licensure - RN.
          You must pay the $143 license and first registration fee by credit card.
          If you started filling out Online Form 1 within the past 30 days, you can continue filling it out by using this link. You will need your Application ID, social security number, and date of birth to access your application. If you already completed Online Form 1 and want to upload additional documentation to your application use this link. You will need your Application ID, and date of birth to access your application.
          
          • LIMITED PERMIT OPTION. If you have not taken the NCLEX-RN, you may apply for a limited permit using an Application for a Limited Permit (Form 5). Complete Section I and then ask your prospective employer to complete Section II. Mail the completed form with the $35 fee to the Office of the Professions at the address at the end of the form.
          • NOTE: You are not required to use CGFNS’ Credential Verification Service for New York State. However, it is often more difficult and time consuming to apply for an RN license without using this service.
            
          • Option 1: You must arrange to have the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS)* verify your nursing education credentials to the NYSED using CGFNS’ Credential Verification Service for New York State*. If you were also licensed as a nurse in a foreign country, you must arrange for NYSED to receive verification of your nursing license from the licensing authority that issued it.
            *CGFNS is a non-profit company that helps foreign educated individuals who want to work in the U.S. as nurses. If you use CGFNS’ Credential Verification Service for New York State, CGFNS will collect and review your foreign nursing credentials. Then CGFNS will send a report to the NYSED regarding your credentials. After the NYSED reviews the report and your RN license application, it will inform you in writing whether your nursing education meets criteria for licensure as a RN in New York State. You may sign up for CGFNS’s Credential Verification Service for New York State online on at: www.cgfns.org or by calling 1-215-349-8767.
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          • Option 2: You must arrange to have your credentials verified by your foreign nursing school using a Certification of Professional Education (Form 2F). The school will certify your education on Form 2 and send it along with your official transcript and any other required documentation to the NYSED. If your transcript is in a language other than English, you must arrange to have it translated by a translation services acceptable to NYSED. If you were licensed as a nurse in a foreign country, you must arrange for the NYSED to receive verification of your nursing license from the licensing authority that issued it using a Verification of Foreign Professional Licensure/Certification (Form 3F)
          • Nursys®: NYSED participates in Nursys® (an online service), to verify an applicant’s RN licenses from most other U.S. states. If you were licensed as an RN in a state that participates in Nursys®, use the Nursys® service to verify your nursing license to the NYSED. To find out whether your state participates in Nursys, visit: www.nursys.com. To sign-up for Nursys®, visit www.nursys.com After you sign up and pay the fee, Nursys® will provide verification of your nursing license directly to the NYSED.
            
          • Form 3: If have been licensed as an RN in a state or U.S. Territory that does not participate in Nursys®, Complete Section I of a Verification of Other Professional Licensure/Certification (Form 3) and send it to the licensing authority that granted you your nursing license and ask that they complete Section II. The licensing authority will verify your nursing license on Form 3 or a similar document and send it to the NYSED.