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(041) Registered Nurse
New Application Checklist
Contents
General Information .................................................................................................................................................................. 2
Instructions: .......................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Qualifications/Exemptions: .................................................................................................................................................... 2
Application Requirements ......................................................................................................................................................... 3
Application Fees ........................................................................................................................................................................ 4
Security Clearance Information ................................................................................................................................................. 4
Illinois Fingerprint Vendors .................................................................................................................................................... 5
Out-of-State Fingerprint Vendors .......................................................................................................................................... 5
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General Information
Instructions:
1. Before completing the application package, read each step. This will aid you in accurately completing your application
and eliminate any delay in processing.
2. If you are applying through the Acceptance of Examination method, please visit the Continental Testing website by
clicking here.
3. All documents in a foreign language must be accompanied by an original, notarized translation that has been
transcribed by a person other than the applicant, who is fluent in both English and the language of the
document(s). The translator shall certify to the above requirements as well as to the accuracy of the translation.
4. Submit the appropriate security clearance documents in the form of a fingerprint background check.
5. Disclosure of your U.S. Social Security Number (SSN), if you have one, is mandatory, in accordance with 5 Illinois
Compiled Statutes 100/10-65 to obtain a license. If you do not have a Social Security Number, you must submit the
SSN affidavit. The social security number may be provided to the Illinois Department of Public Aid to identify persons
who are more than 30 days delinquent in complying with a child support order, or to the Illinois Department of
Revenue to identify persons who have failed to file a tax return, pay tax, penalty or interest shown in a filed return, or
to pay any final assessment or tax penalty or interest, as required by any Tax Act administered by the Illinois
Department of Revenue, or to other entities for verification of identification.
6. You have three (3) years from the date your application is received by the Department or Continental Testing
Service, Inc. to complete the application process. If the process is not completed in three (3) years, your
application will be denied and the fee forfeited.
7. All application fees are non-refundable.
Qualifications/Exemptions:
Registered Nurse License
• If you are applying under the Endorsement method, you may be eligible for a Temporary Nursing Permit that
will enable you to practice temporarily while your permanent license is pending. A completed endorsement
application with all necessary supporting documents and payment of fees is required. Photocopies of all active
nursing licenses and/or temporary licenses from other jurisdictions, and fingerprints that have been submitted
to the Department are required.
• Any Registered Nurse applicants who received education outside of the United States, a credentials evaluation
report of the applicant’s foreign nursing education from either the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing
Schools (CGFNS), Credentials Evaluation Service (CES), or the Educational Record Evaluation Service (ERES) is
required. The report must:
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a. verify that the applicant has successfully completed primary and secondary and nursing education
equivalent to education received in a US state or territory as determined by the Department, based
upon receipt and review of official transcripts from the nursing education program bearing the school
seal;
b. verify that the applicant was licensed in his or her country of education if licensure was available at the
time of education;
c. indicate any subject matter deficiencies;
d. be in a form and manner acceptable to the Department; we will not accept a credential report until we
receive all relevant information required.
• If your first language is not English, you will be required to submit certification of passage of the Test of English
as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).
Application Requirements
Designation
Requirements
Submitted:
Registered Nurse
Acceptance of
Examination
Nursing applicants applying through the Acceptance of Examination method
must apply through Department’s testing vendor, Continental testing.
Continental Testing’s Registered Nurse (RN) online application can be found
by clicking here.
CONTINENTAL
TESTING
Registered Nurse
Endorsement
1. Completed online application including all of the following required
information:
• Date and Place of Birth
• Social Security Number or an SSN Affidavit
• Temporary Military Permit
• Name Change Information
2. Record of Licensure: list all other related or non-related professional
licenses held in Illinois or another state(s).
• NURSYS identification number
OR
• State’s licensure verification process
3. If domestically educated, please provide the following:
• Education Form (ED-NUR) signed by the Dean or Director of your
nursing program with the school seal affixed
• A copy of your official transcripts with school seal affixed
4. If foreign educated, please provide the following:
• CGFNS or ERES certification
• If you cannot provide CGFNS or ERES certification, please include
the VisaScreen Program Certificate and Certification of Foreign
Licensure Form (CT)
5. Temporary Military Permit
6. Fingerprint Information: the fingerprint Transaction Control Number
(TCN) from your fingerprint receipt. This number is 16 characters long
ONLINE
PORTAL
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and can be found on the receipt provided by your fingerprint vendor.
Please keep your fingerprint receipt until your license has been issued.
The IDFPR may request it if any issues in the fingerprinting process
arise.
7. Temporary Nursing Permit form (if applicable)
8. Personal History Information including:
• Criminal History
• Felony Convictions
• Dishonorable discharge from military service
• Disease or conditions that may interfere with professional work
• Denial of a prior professional license
9. Failure to comply with a child support order, defaulting on a student
loan, or defaulting on taxes.
Application Fees
Fees collected through the licensing process are NOT REFUNDABLE OR TRANSFERABLE.
Complete
License Type
Submitted:
Acceptance
of
Examination
(041) Registered Professional Nurse (RN) …………......….…………………….….………… $98.00
CONTINENTAL
TESTING
Endorsement
(041) Registered Professional Nurse (RN) …………......…..…………………….…………… $50.00
ONLINE
PORTAL
Endorsement
with
Temporary
Nursing
Permit
(041) Registered Professional Nurse (RN) ……………......…..………………….….….…… $75.00
The Temporary Nursing Permit is an additional $25.00.
ONLINE
PORTAL
NOTES: All major credit and debit cards as well as ACH and eCheck are accepted.
Security Clearance Information
Individuals applying for licensure for professions that require fingerprints must submit to a criminal background check
and provide evidence of fingerprint processing from a fingerprint vendor licensed by the Department. Fingerprints must
be taken within 60 days from the date that the application is submitted to the Department or the Department’s testing
vendor.
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Illinois Fingerprint Vendors
1. Applicants may contact a licensed fingerprint vendor to schedule an appointment for fingerprinting by clicking
here. The Illinois State Police will transmit electronic results of fingerprint processing to the Department.
• Applicants fingerprinted in Illinois will no longer be required to submit a physical copy of their live scan
receipt as a part of their initial license application. Instead, they will be required to enter their 16 digit
Transaction Control Number (TCN) found on the fingerprint receipt issued by their licensed fingerprint
vendor.
• Applicants should still retain a copy of this fingerprint receipt until their license has been issued, as the
Department may request a copy of it if any issues in the fingerprinting process arise during the application
process.
Out-of-State Fingerprint Vendors
Out-of-State applicants who are unable to schedule an appointment for fingerprinting through a licensed fingerprint
vendor need to complete the following steps:
1. Obtain one (1) Illinois State Police (ISP) Fee Applicant Card for processing. Applicants may contact the
Department at 1-800-560-6420 or send an email request on your profession page of the Department website at
http://www.idfpr.com/. The ISP will transmit electronic results of the fingerprint processing to the Department.
2. Complete Section 1 of the Identity Verification Certifying Statement form (OOS-FP). See the end of this packet
for form OOS-FP.
3. The Fee Applicant Card shall be taken to a police department in another state to obtain classifiable prints.
4. Section 2 of the Identity Verification Certifying Statement form (OOS-FP) shall be completed and signed by the
police department.
5. Click here to select a licensed Illinois fingerprint vendor that has “Card Scan” capability. Contact the vendor to
determine the fee for a “Card Scan”.
6. Mail the original Identity Verification Certifying Statement form (OOS-FP) (with Sections 1 and 2 completed),
Fee Applicant Card and fingerprint fee to the licensed fingerprint vendor selected from the Division of
Professional Regulation website.
7. To verify applicants have completed the fingerprinting process, IDFPR will require applicants to enter the 16 digit
Transaction Control Number (TCN) found on their Fee Applicant Card issued by the Illinois State Police. This
number can be found in the upper-right hand corner of the Fee Applicant Card and begins with the letters
‘FRM’.
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Applicants should still retain a copy of all OOS-FP-related forms until their license has been issued, as the
Department may request a copy of it if any issues in the fingerprinting process arise during the application
process.
