Endorsement Scenario Examples

Licensed in Licensed in Licensed in Licensed in Licensed by Licensed by Licensed by

another US state, another US state, another state another state NCLEX exam in NCLEX exam in NCLEX exam in
worked in the US worked in US - took NCLEX less took NCLEX over US territory and US territory, US territory,
- completed completed NCLEX than two years two years ago - education and education education
NCLEX less than over two years ago - NEVER NEVER WORKED books in English outside US/US outside US/US
two years ago ago WORKED IN US IN US territory; NCLEX territory; NCLEX
less than two taken over two
years ago; years ago;
program not in program not in
English English
1. Complete and submit the following forms
to the New Hampshire Board of Nursing:
a) “Application for Licensure by YES* YES* YES* YES* YES* YES* YES*
Endorsement” pages 1 and 2.*
b) “Declaration of Primary State of YES** YES** YES** YES** YES** YES** YES**
Residence”. **
c) A notarized Criminal Record Release YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Authorization and completed fingerprint
card along with any required fee, with
the New Hampshire Board of Nursing
identified as the recipient of the record
or records. See information at:
https://www.oplc.nh.gov/nursing/crimin
al-background- check.htm
d) “Request for RN/LPN Verification of YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Original License”.
2) All foreign educated nurses must provide Yes Credentialing Yes Credentialing Yes Credentialing Yes credentialing Yes Credentialing Yes Credentialing Yes Credentialing
evidence of educational credentials from an •If licensed as a •If you are * NH allows * NH allows * NH allows * NH allows * NH allows
organization recognized by National Council nurse and have licensed as a nurses with nurses with nurses with nurses with nurses with
State Board of Nursing, which includes a worked in the nurse and have experience in the experience in the experience in the experience in the experience in the
certificate of a passing grade from an United States as worked in the United States, United States, United States, United States, United States,
examination pursuant to Nur 302.(c). For a nurse may also United States as Australia, Australia, Australia, Australia, Australia,
applicant’s whose program was not in request a a nurse you may Canada Canada Canada Canada Canada
English or English is not the applicant’s credentialing also request a (except Quebec), (except Quebec), (except Quebec), (except Quebec), (except Quebec),
native language, the credentialing shall also report through credentialing Ireland, Ireland, Ireland, Ireland, Ireland,
include an English proficiency exam that Josef Silny & report through New Zealand, New Zealand, New Zealand, New Zealand, New Zealand,
includes the components of reading, Associated, Inc.= Josef Silny & the United the United the United the United the United
speaking, writing and listening pursuant to www.jsilny.org Associated, Inc.= Kingdom, Kingdom, Kingdom, Kingdom, Kingdom,
enhanced Nurse License Compact Statute * NH allows www.jsilny.org Barbados, Barbados, Barbados, Barbados, Barbados,
Article IIIc3. For example the CGFNS nurses with * NH allows Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica, Jamaica,
(http://www.cgfns.org/ ): experience in the nurses with South Africa, and South Africa, and South Africa, and South Africa, and South Africa, and
 Certification Program (CP) United States, experience in the Trinidad/Tobago Trinidad/Tobago Trinidad/Tobago Trinidad/Tobago Trinidad/Tobago
Verification Letter WITH THE Australia, United States, to negate the to negate the to negate the to negate the to negate the
ADDITION OF transcripts Canada Australia, English English English English English
forwarding service = eDAS through (except Quebec), Canada Proficiency Exam Proficiency Exam Proficiency Exam Proficiency Exam Proficiency Exam
CGFNS Ireland, (except Quebec), Requirement - Requirement - Requirement - Requirement - Requirement -
New Zealand, Ireland, must provide must provide must provide must provide must provide
  CES with English Language Testing the United New Zealand, documentation. documentation. documentation. documentation. documentation.
through CGFNS Kingdom, the United
Barbados, Kingdom,
 Visa Screen only if applicant
Jamaica, Barbados,
provides eDas
South Africa, and Jamaica,
Required English Proficiency Scores:
Trinidad/Tobago South Africa, and
o TOEFL iBT Overall Total 83 and;
to Trinidad/Tobago
o TOEFL iBT Speaking 26
negate the to negate the
English English
o IELTS Overall Total 6.5 and;
Proficiency Exam Proficiency Exam
o IELTS 7 Spoken Band
Requirement - Requirement -
must provide must provide
documentation. documentation.
3) Provide evidence of a minimum of 400 hours N/A – Exempt if YES N/A – Exempt if YES Only exempt if N/A – Exempt if YES
of active practice in the 4 years immediately NCLEX within 2 NCLEX within 2 NCLEX within 2 NCLEX within 2
prior to this application. years years years years
4) Provide verification of 30 contact hours of N/A – Exempt if YES N/A – Exempt if YES Only exempt if N/A – Exempt if YES
continuing education in the past two years. NCLEX within 2 NCLEX within 2 NCLEX within 2 NCLEX within 2
One hour of learning equals one contact years years years years
hour.
5) Payment of the application fee of $120 YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
payable to Treasurer State of New
Hampshire.
NCSBN (2018) Resource Manual on the Licensure of Internationally Educated Nurses
*Social Security Number is REQUIRED at time of application
** Where physically residing, not PO Box in US – BON office accepts other country addresses – If not in NH will receive a single state license, once provide evidence they are
residing in NH they receive a multistate license.

Please note each application may have different circumstances that are also taken into consideration.