Nursing License from New York to New Hampshire: Does It Transfer? (2026)
Last verified: 2026-07-21 · source: New Hampshire Board of Nursing (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification) ↗
A nursing license transfers from New York to New Hampshire by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the New Hampshire Board of Nursing (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification), verify your New York license, and meet New Hampshire'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. New York is outside the compact, so you have been carrying a single-state license — but New Hampshire is a member. Endorse into New Hampshire, 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, New York → New Hampshire
| New York (current) | New Hampshire (destination) | |
|---|---|---|
| NLC status | Licensure by endorsement | NLC member — multistate license honored |
| Application fee | $143 (licensure and first registration fee (Form 1); optional limited permit $35; NYSED RN checklists list no fingerprint background check) | $120 (RN endorsement license fee (non-refundable) per the OPLC Board of Nursing license fees page; optional temporary license available while pending) |
| Processing time | NYSED does not publish processing times for RN licensure applications | no timeframe published; applicants have up to 180 days to complete the application |
| Licensing authority | New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions | New Hampshire Board of Nursing (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification) |
The destination column is what you must satisfy — New Hampshire sets the rules for this move.
Step by step
- Confirm New Hampshire's current requirements on the New Hampshire Board of Nursing (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification) website (linked below) — rules change.
- Submit the endorsement application to the New Hampshire Board of Nursing (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification) (application linked below).
- Arrange license verification from your current state via the verification system.
- Show 400 hours of active practice within the previous 4 years, or NCLEX passage within the previous 2 years.
- Request Nurse License Verification for Endorsement through Nursys from your original state of licensure.
- Criminal history record check.
- Pay the fees ($120 (RN endorsement license fee (non-refundable) per the OPLC Board of Nursing license fees page; optional temporary license available while pending)) and allow no timeframe published; applicants have up to 180 days to complete the application.
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Frequently asked questions
Does New Hampshire accept a New York nursing license?
A nursing license transfers from New York to New Hampshire by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the New Hampshire Board of Nursing (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification), verify your New York license, and meet New Hampshire's endorsement requirements. NCLEX is not retaken; your license is verified through Nursys.
Do I retake the NCLEX moving from New York to New Hampshire?
No — the NCLEX transfers everywhere. NCLEX is not retaken; your license is verified through Nursys.
What does the move cost?
$120 (RN endorsement license fee (non-refundable) per the OPLC Board of Nursing license fees page; optional temporary license available while pending) (RN endorsement license fee (non-refundable) per the OPLC Board of Nursing license fees page; optional temporary license available while pending).
How long will it take?
no timeframe published; applicants have up to 180 days to complete the application — no timeframe published; applicants have up to 180 days to complete the application.
Sources
Primary sources only — official boards and compact commissions. Data last verified 2026-07-21.
- NH OPLC — Board of Nursing License Fees ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- NH OPLC — Board of Nursing ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- NYSED Office of the Professions — RN Pathway #3 (licensed in another state) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- NYSED Office of the Professions — RN License Requirements ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- NYSED Office of the Professions — How do I apply for Licensure by Endorsement? ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
Reviewed by Billy Reiner, Editor · verified against primary sources 2026-07-21
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