Nursing License from Michigan to Kansas: Does It Transfer? (2026)
Last verified: 2026-07-21 · source: Kansas State Board of Nursing ↗
A nursing license transfers from Michigan to Kansas by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Kansas State Board of Nursing, verify your Michigan license, and meet Kansas's endorsement requirements. NCLEX is not retaken; your license is verified through Nursys.
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Licensure by endorsement
This direction has a silver lining. Michigan is outside the compact, so you have been carrying a single-state license — but Kansas is a member. Endorse into Kansas, establish it as your primary residence, meet the uniform licensure requirements, and the license you receive is multistate: one application turns into practice privileges across the whole compact.
What changes, Michigan → Kansas
| Michigan (current) | Kansas (destination) | |
|---|---|---|
| NLC status | Licensure by endorsement | NLC member — multistate license honored |
| Application fee | $212.9 ($212.90 combined application fee + 2-year license fee; fingerprint background-check vendor fee paid separately) | $100–$125 ($100 single-state / $125 multistate application; + $57 KBI background check) |
| Processing time | board does not publish an endorsement processing timeline | no published timeframe; board says allow 7-10 business days before checking status online; application stays active 6 months awaiting documents |
| Licensing authority | Michigan Board of Nursing | Kansas State Board of Nursing |
The destination column is what you must satisfy — Kansas sets the rules for this move.
Step by step
- Confirm Kansas's current requirements on the Kansas State Board of Nursing website (linked below) — rules change.
- Submit the endorsement application to the Kansas State Board of Nursing (application linked below).
- Arrange license verification from your current state via the verification system.
- Official nursing transcripts sent directly to KSBN.
- Verification of your original state of licensure sent to KSBN (available through Nursys).
- Submit fingerprints and the background check fee for a criminal background check.
- Provide proof of a Kansas driver's license and meet the 11 NLC uniform licensure requirements if applying for a multistate license.
- Pay the fees ($100–$125 ($100 single-state / $125 multistate application; + $57 KBI background check)) and allow no published timeframe; board says allow 7-10 business days before checking status online; application stays active 6 months awaiting documents.
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Frequently asked questions
Does Kansas accept a Michigan nursing license?
A nursing license transfers from Michigan to Kansas by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the Kansas State Board of Nursing, verify your Michigan license, and meet Kansas's endorsement requirements. NCLEX is not retaken; your license is verified through Nursys.
Do I retake the NCLEX moving from Michigan to Kansas?
No — the NCLEX transfers everywhere. NCLEX is not retaken; your license is verified through Nursys.
What does the move cost?
$100–$125 ($100 single-state / $125 multistate application; + $57 KBI background check) ($100 single-state / $125 multistate application; + $57 KBI background check).
How long will it take?
no published timeframe; board says allow 7-10 business days before checking status online; application stays active 6 months awaiting documents — no published timeframe; board says allow 7-10 business days before checking status online; application stays active 6 months awaiting documents.
Sources
Primary sources only — official boards and compact commissions. Data last verified 2026-07-21.
- Kansas State Board of Nursing — Endorsement Application ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Kansas State Board of Nursing — Fees ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Nursys — Verification for Endorsement participating jurisdictions ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Michigan LARA/BPL — Michigan Nursing Licensing Guide ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Michigan LARA — Board of Nursing ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
Reviewed by Billy Reiner, Editor · verified against primary sources 2026-07-21
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