Vermont Nurse Licensing Guide

Permanent License

Approximately 3-5 business days upon receipt of all required materials.

Temporary License:

Possibly the same day, approximately 3-5 business days upon receipt of all required materials.

Permanent License

1. Submit an application online and pay the fee. The process is the same for RNs and LPNs.
2. Request verification of licensure via Nursys from your original state of licensure and the state where you are currently employed. If these states do not participate in Nursys, you will need to contact that state's BON and request verification be sent to the Vermont BON.
3. Provide a background check with fingerprints.

• You will need to have a release form signed and notarized before submitting it to the BON. Once received, the BON will send fingerprinting instructions to you via email. Fingerprints can be completed in Vermont or out of state. For more information on completing the background check requirement, click through to the Vermont OPR background check page.

4. Applicants whose programs were conducted in languages other than English or who are not native English speakers must achieve a passing score on the TOEFL or a similar language proficiency assessment.
5. You must possess a valid United States Social Security Number.
6. You must achieve a passing score on the NCLEX-RN or -PN.

Temporary License

1. If you wish to be issued a provisional license, please indicate this within the online application.
2. Temporary permits are valid for 90 days.
3. Once all items have been received by the BON except the background check and/or verification of licensure, you may be issued a provisional license.

Endorsement Application: $175.00

Fees are the same for RNs and LPNs.

Temporary permit: No extra charge

• The application portal is only supported on laptops or desktops on the Google Chrome browser. The application portal is not supported by Safari, tablet, or mobile devices.
• View the Vermont BON’s FAQ section on the Vermont Secretary of State site.
• Vermont is a part of the eNLC. Click through to the Vermont Nurse Licensure Compact page for more information on multi-state licenses.
• The Board of Nursing will notify you by email if there are additional items required for your application.

• Renewal cadence: Every two years. Your license expires on March 31st of odd-numbered years for RNs, and on January 31st of even years for LPNs.
• Renewal fee: $220.00 for RNs, and $200 for LPNs.
• Required contact hours: Requirements are the same for RNs and LPNs. 20 hours of continuing education within the last two-year licensure period, or one of the following.
  - 400 hours (50 days) of paid nursing compensation in the past 2 years or 960 hours(120 days) within the past 5 years.
  - Hold a nationally recognized nursing certification.
  - Completes an original or re-entry nursing program within the last 5 years.

• Submit a renewal application online, and pay the renewal fee.
• Renewal applications open 6 weeks prior to expiration of your license. A courtesy notification will be sent to the email address on file when your renewal window opens. Allow 5 business days for processing of your renewal.

• You must be licensed or certified in good standing in another jurisdiction in which the standards and qualifications required for regulation in that jurisdiction are substantially equivalent to Vermont's
• You must have worked a minimum of 50 days (400 hours) in the last two years, or 120 days (960 hours) in the last 5 years under that license.