For registered nurses moving to Alaska
How to Transfer Your Nursing License to Alaska
Is Alaska a nurse compact state? No. Alaska is not in the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) and has no pending bill to join (NCSBN, read 9 Nov 2026), so a nurse needs a Alaska license from the Alaska Board of Nursing, by endorsement for a nurse licensed in another state, even with a multistate license from a compact state.
$100 nonrefundable application fee; the same instructions list a $200 license fee and a $75 fingerprint processing fee, $375 in total, payable by credit card only in the online application.
What the Alaska Board of Nursing asks
Licensure by endorsement for a registered nurse licensed in another state, as the board's own page states it (read 9 Nov 2026).
- Fee
- $100 nonrefundable application fee; the same instructions list a $200 license fee and a $75 fingerprint processing fee, $375 in total, payable by credit card only in the online application.
- Temporary permit
- A temporary permit may be issued once the application, fees, fingerprints and verification are processed; it is valid for six months, is nonrenewable, and the page states no fee for it.
- Fingerprints
- A fingerprint-based criminal background check is required.
- License verification
- Verification sent directly from, or made available through NCSBN Nursys, from the state of first licensure and from a state where you hold a current license; the page states no verification fee.
- Requirements
- A current license in another state (an inactive status is not current), a Verification of Employment form showing at least 320 hours of nursing work in the past five years (or a Board-approved refresher course), English proficiency for foreign-educated nurses, and a notarized signature page.
- Renewal
- Licenses are issued for two years and expire on November 30 of even-numbered years; the page states no CE requirement.
“Fees: $375.00 total ($100.00 nonrefundable application fee, $200.00 license fee, $75.00 fingerprint processing”
From the Alaska Board of Nursing's own page, read 9 Nov 2026: commerce.alaska.gov (source: Alaska Board of Nursing). Fees change: the board's page on the day you apply is the one that counts.
The steps
What every move takes; the board's page above says what it asks in each.
- Check whether your home state and the new state are both in the Nurse Licensure Compact: if both are and you keep living in your home state, your multistate license already lets you work there.
- If you are moving your home to the new state and it is a compact state, apply for its multistate license; if it is outside the compact, apply to its board of nursing for a license by endorsement.
- Have your current license verified to the new board, through Nursys where your state takes part in it.
- Complete the background check the board asks for (most ask for fingerprints) and any state exam or course it names.
- Pay the board's fee and, where the board offers one, ask for a temporary permit so you can start work while the application is processed.
What Alaska law requires
Limits on mandatory overtime
Nurses may not be required or coerced to work beyond their agreed scheduled shift, or to accept overtime they judge unsafe, except in listed emergencies (covers nurses in health care facilities).
“a nurse in a health care facility may not be required or coerced, directly or indirectly, (1) to work beyond a predetermined and regularly scheduled shift that is agreed to by the nurse and the health care facility” AS 18.20.400 (source: AS 18.20.400)
From Alaska's own code or health department, read 9 Nov 2026. Each hospital's own postings state the ratio of its unit, and every state's law is on the ratio hub.
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Nursing jobs in Alaska today
248 registered nurse and 25 LPN jobs are open in Alaska on this board, read every night from each employer's own job board.
- Providence · 47 RN jobs
- SEARHC · 33 RN jobs
- Cross Country Healthcare · 24 RN jobs
- Foundation Health · 24 RN jobs
- Advantis Medical · 22 RN jobs
- ARMStaffing · 21 RN jobs
Transferring a nursing license to Alaska: common questions
Is Alaska a nurse compact state?
No. Alaska is not in the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) and has no pending bill to join (NCSBN, read 9 Nov 2026), so a nurse needs a Alaska license from the Alaska Board of Nursing, by endorsement for a nurse licensed in another state, even with a multistate license from a compact state.
How do I transfer my nursing license to Alaska?
Apply to the Alaska Board of Nursing for a license by endorsement ($100 by its own page): a multistate license from a compact state does not cover Alaska. Have your current license verified through Nursys, complete the background check it asks for and any state exam or course it names, and pay the fee.
How do I transfer an LPN or LVN license to Alaska?
The same way: apply for a license by endorsement to the Alaska Board of Nursing. Its own page states the LPN fee, which differs from the RN fee above. LPN jobs in Alaska.
Can I work in Alaska while my license is processed?
By the Alaska Board of Nursing's own page: A temporary permit may be issued once the application, fees, fingerprints and verification are processed; it is valid for six months, is nonrenewable, and the page states no fee for it.
How much do registered nurses make in Alaska?
Open registered nurse jobs in Alaska that post an hourly rate pay $50.29–$62.08 an hour in the middle half, median $56.32 (95 jobs from 11 employers on this board today).
Can a hospital in Alaska make nurses work mandatory overtime?
Alaska law limits it: Nurses may not be required or coerced to work beyond their agreed scheduled shift, or to accept overtime they judge unsafe, except in listed emergencies (covers nurses in health care facilities). (AS 18.20.400) The law's own words are on this page.
Do employers in Alaska offer relocation assistance?
113 open healthcare jobs in Alaska offer relocation help in their own posting today, each quoting the offer (a set amount, reimbursement or a package); ask for the terms in writing before you accept.
Who is hiring registered nurses in Alaska?
By open jobs on this board today: Providence (47), SEARHC (33), Cross Country Healthcare (24), Foundation Health (24), Advantis Medical (22), ARMStaffing (21). Every RN job in Alaska.
Sources and method
The compact status is NCSBN's map on the day read. The board's rules are its own page's words, shown only where the page states them; a sentence of it is checked against the page every week, and a change is read again. The jobs and pay are the registered nurse jobs open on this board in Alaska.
- NCSBN Nurse Licensure Compact map (nursecompact.com), read 9 Nov 2026, published 9 Nov 2026
- Alaska Board of Nursing: licensure by endorsement, read 9 Nov 2026; checked again every week for the sentence quoted, published 9 Nov 2026
- CareJobs.Now job board: open jobs read every night from each employer's own careers site
Cite this page
CareJobs.Now. (2026). How to Transfer Your Nursing License to Alaska. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/transfer-nursing-license/alaska