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LPN/LVN work list: Alaska
What an LPN/LVN has to do to work in Alaska. Pick where you live and the page shows your route.
Alaska is not a compact state, so a multistate licence does not cover work here. You need a Alaska licence; the steps are below.
Home and work in Alaska
If you already hold a licence Alaska issued, there is no state line to cross. Renewal and continuing-education rules are on the Alaska licensing page.
Moved here from another state? Alaska does not honour multistate licences yet, so you need a Alaska licence to work here. The endorsement steps are below.
NCSBN · ncsbn.org · checked 15 Oct 2026
Route B: get a Alaska licence by endorsement
For everyone else. Each step comes from Alaska’s own licensing sources; tick it off as you go.
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- Amount
- 375
- Per
- application
Conditions & source context
The LPN endorsement form states the same application, license, and fingerprint charges.
State Board of Nursing · commerce.alaska.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026
Source quotation
Nonrefundable Application Fee: $200.00 License Fee: $100.00 Fingerprint Processing Fee: $ 75.00 Total Fees Due: $375.00
commerce.alaska.gov · State Board of Nursing
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- Available
- Yes
- Type
- endorsement temporary permit
- Fee
- 0
- Eligibility
- May issue after application items 1–4 are received and processed, including professional-fitness review; items 5–6 are not required.
- Duration (months)
- 6
- Renewable
- No
Conditions & source context
The LPN endorsement form confirms the same temporary-permit term and no additional permit fee.
State Board of Nursing · commerce.alaska.gov · checked 10 Oct 2026
Source quotation
No additional fees are required for temporary permits.
commerce.alaska.gov · State Board of Nursing
Built from the Alaska nursing licensing record and the compact status table. A step appears only when the record has a sourced answer for it; anything else points to the board. Informational only: confirm with the board of nursing before you apply.