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RN work list: Georgia
What an RN has to do to work in Georgia. Pick where you live and the page shows your route.
Pick your home state to see which route applies. Both are listed below.
Home and work in Georgia
If you already hold a licence Georgia issued, there is no state line to cross. Renewal and continuing-education rules are on the Georgia licensing page.
Moved here from another compact state? NCSBN says “when your PSOR changes by permanently relocating to another compact state, apply for licensure by endorsement” and “You have 60 days from the time you move to apply for your license.” The endorsement steps are below.
NCSBN · nursecompact.com · checked 10 Nov 2026
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when your PSOR changes by permanently relocating to another compact state, apply for licensure by endorsement
You have 60 days from the time you move to apply for your license.
nursecompact.com · NCSBN
Route A: practise on your multistate licence
For a nurse whose home state and Georgia are both compact states in force, holding a multistate licence.
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Look yourself up on Nursys QuickConfirm. NCSBN: “If you already have a license and you are unsure if your license is single-state or multistate, use Quick Confirm at nursys.com at no cost.”
NCSBN · nursecompact.com · checked 10 Nov 2026
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If you already have a license and you are unsure if your license is single-state or multistate, use Quick Confirm at nursys.com at no cost.
nursecompact.com · NCSBN
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Only the compact state you actually live in can issue your multistate licence. NCSBN: “If a nurse's PSOR is a compact state, that nurse may be eligible for a multistate license.”
NCSBN · nursecompact.com · checked 10 Nov 2026
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If a nurse's PSOR is a compact state, that nurse may be eligible for a multistate license.
nursecompact.com · NCSBN
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NCSBN defines the privilege to practise as the authority “permitting the practice of nursing as either an RN or LPN/VN in a remote state”.
NCSBN · nursecompact.com · checked 10 Nov 2026
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permitting the practice of nursing as either an RN or LPN/VN in a remote state
nursecompact.com · NCSBN
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Yes — a qualifying multistate license permits RN/LPN practice here
NCSBN · nursecompact.com · checked 8 Oct 2026
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The multistate license is issued in a nurse’s PSOR, but is recognized across state lines
nursecompact.com · NCSBN
If you move for good, not just for a contract: NCSBN says “when your PSOR changes by permanently relocating to another compact state, apply for licensure by endorsement” and “You have 60 days from the time you move to apply for your license.”
NCSBN · nursecompact.com · checked 10 Nov 2026
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You have 60 days from the time you move to apply for your license.
nursecompact.com · NCSBN
Route B: get a Georgia licence by endorsement
For everyone else. Each step comes from Georgia’s own licensing sources; tick it off as you go.
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Active current RN license in another U.S. jurisdiction, with original and current license verification and the examination evidence required for the original licensure date.
- Requirement
- Current license and prior examination
Within four years before applying, document 500 practice hours, recent graduation, or completion of an approved reentry program.
- Requirement
- Recent practice, graduation, or reentry
Official nursing transcripts, criminal background check, and secure/verifiable citizenship or lawful-presence documents.
- Requirement
- Other application items
Conditions & source context
Requirements vary with the original licensure date. The practice requirement can be met through 500 hours within four years, recent graduation or Board-approved reentry.
State administrative code · rules.sos.ga.gov · checked 9 Oct 2026
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Verification of current, active licensure in another US state, territory or district
rules.sos.ga.gov · State administrative code
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State Board of Nursing · sos.ga.gov · checked 9 Oct 2026
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- Amount
- 75
- Per
- application
- Non-refundable
- Yes
Conditions & source context
Any additional payment-processing charges are unverified.
State Board of Nursing · sos.ga.gov · checked 9 Oct 2026
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Submit a non-refundable application fee of $75.
sos.ga.gov · State Board of Nursing
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- Required
- Yes
- Fingerprints
- Yes
- Vendor
- GAPS/Idemia
Conditions & source context
After application and GAPS registration, GAPS emails fingerprinting instructions. Fingerprint fees and state/FBI screening scope are unverified.
State Board of Nursing · sos.ga.gov · checked 9 Oct 2026
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Background Check: Applicants should register with GAPS/Idemia on the same day as submitting their application for licensure.
sos.ga.gov · State Board of Nursing
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- Required
- Yes
- Verification for endorsement
- Yes
Conditions & source context
Verification is required for both current and original licenses. Nursys fees are unverified.
State Board of Nursing · sos.ga.gov · checked 9 Oct 2026
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RN
- CE option (hours)
- 30
- Requirement
- Choose one of five continuing-competency routes; 30 approved CE hours is the CE option.
Conditions & source context
Select one of the five competency routes below. First renewals of six months or less and Board-approved hardship waivers have separate provisions.
State administrative code · rules.sos.ga.gov · checked 9 Oct 2026
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Applicants for licensure renewal must satisfy one of the following continuing competency requirements during the biennial renewal period:
rules.sos.ga.gov · State administrative code
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During the biennial renewal period, satisfy one of five continuing-competency routes; 30 approved CE hours is one option, alongside certification, education, documented practice competency, or other Board-approved activities.
State administrative code · rules.sos.ga.gov · checked 9 Oct 2026
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Applicants for licensure renewal must satisfy one of the following continuing competency requirements during the biennial renewal period:
rules.sos.ga.gov · State administrative code
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Our Georgia record has nothing sourced for RNs on: temporary permits, any jurisprudence exam, processing time. Get those from the board directly: sos.ga.gov.
State Board of Nursing · sos.ga.gov · checked 9 Oct 2026
Built from the Georgia 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.