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Nursing Licenses – Approximate Time frames – BOOKMARK THIS PAGE FOR YOUR REFERENCE

One of the core requirements of a travel nursing job is having a current state license from the destination you wish to travel to. Nursing licensure timeframes vary from state-to-state, making it easier to obtain a nursing license from some states over others. This table below out lines which states accept compact licensure and which ones offer expedited walk-through licensure, as well as the standard time frame to obtain a nursing license from the state’s board of nursing.Compact state are states that accept your license if you have a permanent address/license from a participating state. Your license will be marked Compact if you qualify. A walk through state means that you can go to the board and receive your license in a quicker time frame. You may want to bookmark this page for future reference because nursing licensure time frames change throughout the course of the year.

Last updated on 1/17/2012

State (click on state to go to website)	Walk through	Compact	Turnaround time
Alabama			2 weeks
Alaska^			2 weeks
Arizona^	X	X	License issued 48-72hrs after walk through
Arkansas	X		10 days for new
California^	X		4-8 weeks, walk through now takes 1 week
Colorado	X		4 weeks for new
Connecticut			2 weeks
Delaware	X		2 weeks for new
DC		X
Florida			4-6 weeks
Georgia			4-6 weeks
Hawaii			Temp takes 1 week
Idaho	X	X
Illinois			4-6 weeks
Indiana		X
Iowa	X		2-6 weeks for new
Kansas		X	2 weeks
Kentucky*	X		2 weeks for new
Louisiana		X	Walk through is for a temp license, 4-6 weeks otherwise
Maine*	X		2 weeks for new
Maryland*	X	X
Massachusetts			4-6 weeks
Michigan			6-8 weeks
Minnesota			4-8 weeks
Mississippi	X	X
Missouri	X	X
Montana			1 week
Nebraska	X	X
Nevada			6-9 weeks
New Hampshire*	X		2-8 weeks for new
New Jersey			4-6 weeks
New Mexico*	X		2 weeks
New York			6-8 weeks
North Carolina*	X		2 weeks for new
North Dakota	X		1 week for new
Ohio^*			4-6 weeks
Oklahoma			3-4 weeks
Oregon			3 weeks
Pennsylvania^			2-3 weeks
Rhode Island	X	X	4+ weeks for new
South Carolina	X	X	2 weeks via e-mail
South Dakota	X	X
Tennessee	X		4-6 weeks for new
Texas*	X		2 weeks for new
Utah	X		3 weeks for new
Vermont		X
Virginia	X		4 weeks for new
Washington*			4-5 weeks
West Virginia			1-2 weeks
Wisconsin	X		2 weeks for new
Wyoming			2-3 weeks

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Compact state licenses website