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How to Transfer Your Nursing License to Georgia

Is Georgia a nurse compact state? Yes. Georgia is in the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC): a nurse whose home state is a compact state and who holds its multistate license can work in Georgia without another license, and a nurse who lives in Georgia applies for the multistate license there. A nurse from a state outside the compact needs a Georgia license from the Georgia Board of Nursing, by endorsement for a nurse licensed in another state. (NCSBN, read 9 Nov 2026.)

Yes
Compact state
2,975
RN jobs in Georgia
$47.36
Median posted RN pay

What the Georgia 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
A non-refundable application fee of $75.
Fingerprints
A fingerprint-based criminal background check is required.
How long it takes
Applications are processed in the order in which they are received.
Requirements
A fingerprint background check through the Georgia Applicant Processing Service (GAPS).
“Submit a non-refundable application fee of $75.”

From the Georgia Board of Nursing's own page, read 9 Nov 2026: sos.ga.gov (source: Georgia 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.

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Have your current license verified to the new board, through Nursys where your state takes part in it.
  4. Complete the background check the board asks for (most ask for fingerprints) and any state exam or course it names.
  5. 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.

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Nursing jobs in Georgia today

2,975 registered nurse and 451 LPN jobs are open in Georgia on this board, read every night from each employer's own job board.

Transferring a nursing license to Georgia: common questions

Is Georgia a nurse compact state?

Yes. Georgia is in the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC): a nurse whose home state is a compact state and who holds its multistate license can work in Georgia without another license, and a nurse who lives in Georgia applies for the multistate license there. A nurse from a state outside the compact needs a Georgia license from the Georgia Board of Nursing, by endorsement for a nurse licensed in another state. (NCSBN, read 9 Nov 2026.)

How do I transfer my nursing license to Georgia?

If your home state is another compact state and you keep living there, your multistate license already lets you work in Georgia. If you move to Georgia, apply to the Georgia Board of Nursing for its multistate license. If your license is from a state outside the compact, apply to the Georgia Board of Nursing for a license by endorsement ($75 by its own page): have your license verified through Nursys, complete the background check, and pay the fee.

How do I transfer an LPN or LVN license to Georgia?

The same way: the compact covers LPN/VNs too, so a multistate LPN license from a compact home state works in Georgia; otherwise apply for a license by endorsement to the Georgia Board of Nursing. Its own page states the LPN fee, which differs from the RN fee above. LPN jobs in Georgia.

How long does a Georgia nursing license by endorsement take?

By the Georgia Board of Nursing's own page: Applications are processed in the order in which they are received.

How much do registered nurses make in Georgia?

Open registered nurse jobs in Georgia that post an hourly rate pay $42–$50 an hour in the middle half, median $47.36 (416 jobs from 68 employers on this board today).

Do employers in Georgia offer relocation assistance?

130 open healthcare jobs in Georgia 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 Georgia?

By open jobs on this board today: Piedmont Healthcare (485), Wellstar Health System (351), Northside Hospital (194), Northeast Georgia Health System (147), Advantis Medical (140), TRS Healthcare (129). Every RN job in Georgia.

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 Georgia.

  1. NCSBN Nurse Licensure Compact map (nursecompact.com), read 9 Nov 2026, published 9 Nov 2026
  2. Georgia Board of Nursing: licensure by endorsement, read 9 Nov 2026; checked again every week for the sentence quoted, published 9 Nov 2026
  3. 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 Georgia. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/transfer-nursing-license/georgia

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