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Travel Nursing License and Renewal

Onward Can Help

 

Obtaining your state-specific nursing license is one of the core travel nursing requirements. Luckily, when you partner with Onward, your recruiter helps you take all appropriate steps to ensure that you obtain your nurse licensure and/or nurse license verification for the state to which you’ll be traveling.

Nursing licensure timeframes vary from state-to-state, and it’s easier to obtain a nursing license in some states than it is in others.

The chart below outlines which states accept compact state licensure and which ones offer expedited walk-through licensure, as well as the standard timeframe to obtain a nursing license from the state's board of nursing.

What State do You Need a License In?

Alabama Nursing License

Alaska Nursing License

Arizona Nursing License

Arkansas Nursing License

California Nursing License

Colorado Nursing License

Connecticut Nursing License

Delaware Nursing License

District of Columbia Nursing License

Florida Nursing License

Georgia Nursing License

Hawaii Nursing License

Idaho Nursing License

Illinois Nursing License

Indiana Nursing License

Iowa Nursing License

Kansas Nursing License

Kentucky Nursing License

Louisiana Nursing License

Maine Nursing License

Maryland Nursing License

Massachusetts Nursing License

Michigan Nursing License

Minnesota Nursing License

Mississippi Nursing License

Missouri Nursing License

Montana Nursing License

Nebraska Nursing License

Nevada Nursing License

New Hampshire Nursing License

New Jersey Nursing License

New Mexico Nursing License

New York Nursing License

North Carolina Nursing License

North Dakota Nursing License

Ohio Nursing License

Oklahoma Nursing License

Oregon Nursing License

Pennsylvania Nursing License

Rhode Island Nursing License

South Carolina Nursing License

South Dakota Nursing License

Tennessee Nursing License

Texas Nursing License

Utah Nursing License

Vermont Nursing License

Virginia Nursing License

Washington Nursing License

West Virginia Nursing License

Wisconsin Nursing License

Wyoming Nursing License

What To Know About Multi-State Nursing Licenses

Looking for a travel nursing job in a Nurse Licensure Compact state? Onward Healthcare has travel nurse jobs in all 33 nursing compact states.

 

Our knowledgeable licensure experts will walk you through the process and find you a travel nurse job in the nursing compact state of your choice.

How Do I Get a Nursing License?

Our Onward Healthcare recruiters are here to help, and we can answer any nursing license questions you may have. We can even expedite the licensing process on your behalf to get you to work faster.

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