California → Texas
Registered Nurse License Transfer
Some critical requirements are still awaiting authoritative verification.
The information below is shown for transparency, but one or more important requirements on this page currently rely on a source that hasn't yet been confirmed against an official state licensing board. Please verify those specific items directly with the destination state's board before relying on them.
Quick Answer
- What mechanism applies? Licensure by Endorsement
- Is an exam required? Yes
- Is a new application required? Yes, a licensure application to the destination state's board.
- What does it cost? $150
- Major condition to check: Required (Six-Month Permit / Rule 217.5(c) compliance) if the applicant passed the NCLEX-RN or SBTPE more than 4 years ago AND has not practiced as an RN in the US or a Canadian province within the last 4 years.
Critical Requirements
These are the requirements most likely to affect whether — and how — this transfer works.
Transfer Mechanism
endorsement
Exam Requirement
Required
Experience Requirement
Conditional
This requirement applies if:
- Required (Six-Month Permit / Rule 217.5(c) compliance) if the applicant passed the NCLEX-RN or SBTPE more than 4 years ago AND has not practiced as an RN in the US or a Canadian province within the last 4 years.
Application Fee
$150
Background Check
Required
Fingerprinting
Required
License Verification
Required
Good Standing Requirement
Required
Disciplinary Disclosure
Not yet confirmed — no official evidence has been found for this field yet.
Additional Details
Useful for planning, but less likely to change whether the transfer is possible.
Endorsement Process
Submit online endorsement application via the Texas Nurse Portal per Rule 217.5(a) eligibility criteria; requires Nursys license verification, fingerprinting, and passing the Texas Nursing Jurisprudence Exam.
Bilateral Reciprocity Agreement
Not Applicable
Universal License Recognition
Not Applicable
Other Fees
DPS and FBI fingerprint fee, set by those agencies and paid separately (amount not published by TXBON as a fixed figure).
Documents Required
Not yet confirmed — no official evidence has been found for this field yet.
Processing Time
Board staff review: approximately 10 business days after the last required item is received (per TXBON's own instructions); temporary permit eligibility review: 15 business days.
Temporary Permit
Required
Compact Status
Not applicable to this transfer -- California is not an NLC member, so no compact pathway exists regardless of Texas's own membership.
Exceptions
Not yet confirmed — no official evidence has been found for this field yet.
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