Nursing License from Georgia to Oregon: Does It Transfer? (2026)
Last verified: 2026-07-21 · source: Oregon State Board of Nursing ↗
A nursing license transfers from Georgia to Oregon by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Oregon State Board of Nursing, verify your Georgia license, and meet Oregon's endorsement requirements. NCLEX is not retaken; license verification is sent to OSBN from the state where you took the exam.
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Licensure by endorsement
Moving from Georgia into Oregon means leaving the compact's coverage: Oregon does not participate, so the multistate privilege that made Georgia easy stops at the border. File Oregon's endorsement application as early as the board allows — this direction of the move is paperwork-first, and starting after you arrive is the classic way to lose weeks of income. Note that while your primary residence remains in Georgia, your multistate license keeps working in the compact states; you only lose it when you establish residence in Oregon.
What changes, Georgia → Oregon
| Georgia (current) | Oregon (destination) | |
|---|---|---|
| NLC status | NLC member — multistate license honored | Licensure by endorsement |
| Application fee | $75 (non-refundable endorsement application fee; fingerprint fee paid separately to GAPS/Idemia) | OSBN fee page could not be verified on an accessible official page (server blocked automated requests); a separate fingerprint processing fee also applies — confirm current amounts with OSBN |
| Processing time | board states applications are processed in order received; complete applications may be reviewed at a scheduled board meeting — no numeric range published | no processing time stated in the board's endorsement application directions |
| Licensing authority | Georgia Board of Nursing | Oregon State Board of Nursing |
The destination column is what you must satisfy — Oregon sets the rules for this move.
Step by step
- Confirm Oregon's current requirements on the Oregon State Board of Nursing website (linked below) — rules change.
- Submit the endorsement application to the Oregon State Board of Nursing (application linked below).
- Arrange license verification from your current state via the verification system.
- Hold an active RN license in another state, or a previously held license plus required continuing education per OAR 851-031-0008.
- Complete 1 hour of pain management training from the Oregon Pain Management Commission within the last 36 months.
- Fingerprint-based state and federal criminal background check via Fieldprint, submitted only after the application.
- Have your nursing program send official transcripts directly to OSBN.
- Have license verification from your exam state sent to OSBN.
- Pay the fees (OSBN fee page could not be verified on an accessible official page (server blocked automated requests); a separate fingerprint processing fee also applies — confirm current amounts with OSBN) and allow no processing time stated in the board's endorsement application directions.
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Frequently asked questions
Does Oregon accept a Georgia nursing license?
A nursing license transfers from Georgia to Oregon by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Oregon State Board of Nursing, verify your Georgia license, and meet Oregon's endorsement requirements. NCLEX is not retaken; license verification is sent to OSBN from the state where you took the exam.
Do I retake the NCLEX moving from Georgia to Oregon?
No — the NCLEX transfers everywhere. NCLEX is not retaken; license verification is sent to OSBN from the state where you took the exam.
What does the move cost?
OSBN fee page could not be verified on an accessible official page (server blocked automated requests); a separate fingerprint processing fee also applies — confirm current amounts with OSBN (OSBN fee page could not be verified on an accessible official page (server blocked automated requests); a separate fingerprint processing fee also applies — confirm current amounts with OSBN).
How long will it take?
no processing time stated in the board's endorsement application directions — no processing time stated in the board's endorsement application directions.
Sources
Primary sources only — official boards and compact commissions. Data last verified 2026-07-21.
- OSBN — LPN or RN by Endorsement Application Steps (official directions, as of 6-30-26) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Nursys — participating boards of nursing (Oregon listed) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Georgia SOS — How-to Guide, Registered Nurse (Endorsement Checklist and fees) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Nurse Licensure Compact — official site ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
Reviewed by Billy Reiner, Editor · verified against primary sources 2026-07-21
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