Board Info

• VisaScreen® for Kentucky Licensure:

All nurses educated outside of the U.S.A. must:

• Complete the VisaScreen® for Kentucky Licensure  process

  • For more detailed information on the VisaScreen® Certificate for Kentucky Licensure process, print the Facts at a Glance [PDF Format - 68KB].

• Pass or have passed the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX)
  
• Have a valid U.S. social security number before a license will be issued
  
• Meet all other requirements for licensure by examination or licensure by endorsement

Note:  The VisaScreen Certificate has no relevance to immigration status.  This requirement is for all nurses educated outside of the United States.

Nurses Educated in Puerto Rico after September 1, 2006

Because Puerto Rico is not a member of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN), all education must be evaluated.  We have provided a list of providers that are accepted by the board:

List of approved credential evaluators:

• ECE - Educational Credential Evaluators
  414-289-3400
  www.ece.org 
  We will accept either the General Evaluation Report or the Course By Course Report. 
  
  
• Foundation for International Services, Inc.
  425-248-2255
  https://www.fis-web.com/ 
  We will only accept the Modified Document-By-Document Evaluation Report.
  
  
• Josef Silny & Associates, Inc.
  305-273-1616
  http://www.jsilny.org/ 
  We will only accept the Nursing Evaluation Report.