TRAVEL NURSE LICENSE GUIDE

Travel Nurse License Requirements by State | Processing Times, Costs, and Application Links

Waiting on a state board license is one of the fastest ways to lose a travel nurse assignment. Some states process travel nurse licenses in days. Others take months. If you don’t know the difference before you say yes, you’re already behind. This guide breaks down travel nurse license requirements, processing times, fees, and direct application links for every state so you can plan ahead and stay assignment-ready. Your Junxion recruiter knows this process inside and out. When you’re ready to move, we’ll make sure your licensing never holds you back.

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StateTemp Processing timeTemp CostPerm Processing TimePerm CostWebsite LinkPortal LinkTemporary License LinkPermanent License Link
Alabama3-4 days$50 2- 4 weeks$100 Alabama Board of NursingLog into portalLog into portal
Alaska9-11 weeks$50 7-8 weeks$200 Alaska Board of NursingAlaska License Portal
Arizona30 Business days$50 8-12 weeks$150 Arizona Board of NursingArizona License Portal
Arkansas2 weeks$30 2 weeks$125 Arkansas Board of NursingArkansas License Portal
California8-10 weeks$100 10-12 weeks$350 California Board of NursingCalifornia License PortalLog into portalLog into portal
Colorado8 weeksno fee8 weeks$88 Colorado Board of NursingColorado License Portal
Connecticut15 business days$180 4 weeks$180 Connecticut Board of NursingConnecticut License Portal
Delaware7- 14 Business days$40 1-2 months$170 Delaware Board of NursingDelaware License Portal
Floridawithin 30 days$110 no set time frame usually within 30 days$110 Florida Board of NursingFlorida License Portal
Georgia20 Business daysno fee20 business days$50 Georgia Board of NursingGeorgia License Portal
Hawaii15-20 Business days$50 15- 20 business days$146 - $202Hawaii Board of NursingHawaii License Portal
Idaho4 weeks$25 8 weeks$138 Idaho Board of NursingIdaho License Portal
Illinois14 days$25 4-6 weeks$50 Illinois Board of NursingIllinois License Portal
Indiana2-4 weeks$10 3-8 weeks$50 Indiana Board of NursingIndiana License Portal
Iowa5 business days$169 2-3 weeks$200 Iowa Board of NursingIowa License Portal
Kansas2 weeks$75 2 weeks$100 Kansas Board of NursingKansas License Portal
Kentucky14 Business days$165 14 business days$165 Kentucky Board of NursingKentucky License Portal
Louisiana4-6 weeks$100 4-6 weeks$141 Louisiana Board of NursingLouisiana License Portal
Maine1-2 weeks$75 1-2 weeks$75 Maine Board of NursingMaine License Portal
Maryland48-72 Hours$40 4-6 weeks$100 Maryland Board of NursingMaryland License Portal
Massachusetts4-6 weeksno fee/ no temp4-6 weeks$275 Massachusetts Board of NursingMassachusetts License Portal
Michigan3-6 weeks$125 4-6 weeks$208 Michigan Board of NursingMichigan License Portal
Minnesota2-5 business days$105.00 5 business days$105.00 Minnesota Board of NursingMinnesota License Portal
Mississippi3 business days$25 7-10 business days$100 Mississippi Board of NursingMississippi License Portal
Missouri5-7 Business days$55 5-7 business days$60 Missouri Board of NursingLog into portal
Montana30 Business daysno temp30 business days$200 Montana Board of NursingMontana License Portal
Nebraska weeks$0 8-10 weeks$123 Nebraska Board of NursingBLog into portal
Nevada2-4 business days$105 2-4 months$105 Nevada Board of NursingNevada License Portal
New Hampshire4-6 weeks$20 8 weeks$148 New Hampshire Board of NursingNew Hampshire License Portal
New Jersey8-12 weeksno temp8-12 weeks$200 New Jersey Board of NursingNew Jersey License Portal
New Mexico2-3 weeks$60 4-6 weeks$150 New Mexico Board of NursingNew Mexico License Portal
New York4-6 weeksno temp4-6 weeks$143 New York Board of NursingNew York License Portal
North Carolina2-3 weeks$150 4-6 weeks$150 North Carolina Board of NursingNorth Carolina License Portal
North Dakota7-10 Business days$170 7-10 business days$170 North Dakota Board of NursingNorth Dakota License Portal
Ohio1-2 weeks$0 6 weeks$75 Ohio Board of NursingOhio License Portal
Oklahoma2-4 weeks$95 2-4 weeks$85 Oklahoma Board of NursingOklahoma License Portal
Oregon3-6 weeksno temp3-6 weeks$204 Oregon Board of NursingOregon License Portal
Pennsylvania70 Business days$70 70 Business days$120 Pennsylvania Board of NursingPennsylvania License Portal
Rhode Island4 weeks$135 8 weeks$135 Rhode Island Board of NursingRhode Island License Portal
South Carolina14 business days$10 14 business days $100 South Carolina Board of NursingSouth Carolina License Portal
South Dakota4-6 weeks$25 4-6 weeks$100 South Dakota Board of NursingSouth Dakota License Portal
Tennessee6 weeks$0 6 weeks$115 Tennessee Board of NursingTennessee License Portal
Texas2 weeks$0 2 weeks$186 Texas Board of NursingTexas License Portal
Utah2-4 weeks$0 2-4 weeks$100 Utah Board of NursingUtah License Portal
Vermont3-5 Business days$0 3-5 business days$150 Vermont Board of NursingVermont License Portal
Virginia10 Business days$0 10 Business days$190 Virginia Board of NursingVirginia License Portal
Washington2- 3 weeks$0 8 weeks$120 Washington Board of NursingWashington License Portal
West Virginia5-7 Business days$25 14 business days$100 West Virginia Board of NursingWest Virginia License Portal
Wisconsin7-15 Business days$10 3 weeks$82 Wisconsin Board of NursingWisconsin License Portal
Wyoming10-14 Business days$0 may take up to 90 days$195 Wyoming Board of NursingWyoming License Portal

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