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How to Transfer Your Nursing License to New Hampshire

Is New Hampshire a nurse compact state? Yes. New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire without another license, and a nurse who lives in New Hampshire applies for the multistate license there. A nurse from a state outside the compact needs a New Hampshire license from the New Hampshire Board of Nursing, by endorsement for a nurse licensed in another state. (NCSBN, read 9 Nov 2026.)

Yes
Compact state
879
RN jobs in New Hampshire
$48.20
Median posted RN pay

What the New Hampshire 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
$120 application fee payable to Treasurer, State of New Hampshire, per the endorsement scenario sheet (updated June 2019); the criminal record release and fingerprint card need a separate fee the sheet does not state.
Temporary permit
A temporary license for out-of-state nurses with an active license in good standing is valid 120 days or until the board acts on the full application, with a $40.00 temporary license application fee.
Fingerprints
A fingerprint-based criminal background check is required.
License verification
A Request for RN/LPN Verification of Original License sent from the jurisdiction of original licensure.
Requirements
A current, unencumbered license in another jurisdiction, NCLEX passed, verification of licensure from the state of licensure by examination, 400 hours of active practice in the 4 years before application, and 30 contact hours of CE in the past 2 years (both exempt for some nurses who passed NCLEX within 2 years); a Social Security number is required.
Good to know
New Hampshire is an NLC member, so a nurse with a multistate license from another compact state needs no NH license.
“Payment of the application fee of $120”

From the New Hampshire Board of Nursing's own page, read 9 Nov 2026: oplc.nh.gov (source: New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire today

879 registered nurse and 111 LPN jobs are open in New Hampshire on this board, read every night from each employer's own job board.

Transferring a nursing license to New Hampshire: common questions

Is New Hampshire a nurse compact state?

Yes. New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire without another license, and a nurse who lives in New Hampshire applies for the multistate license there. A nurse from a state outside the compact needs a New Hampshire license from the New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire?

If your home state is another compact state and you keep living there, your multistate license already lets you work in New Hampshire. If you move to New Hampshire, apply to the New Hampshire Board of Nursing for its multistate license. If your license is from a state outside the compact, apply to the New Hampshire Board of Nursing for a license by endorsement ($120 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 New Hampshire?

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

Can I work in New Hampshire while my license is processed?

By the New Hampshire Board of Nursing's own page: A temporary license for out-of-state nurses with an active license in good standing is valid 120 days or until the board acts on the full application, with a $40.00 temporary license application fee.

How much do registered nurses make in New Hampshire?

Open registered nurse jobs in New Hampshire that post an hourly rate pay $45–$55 an hour in the middle half, median $48.20 (204 jobs from 34 employers on this board today).

Do employers in New Hampshire offer relocation assistance?

64 open healthcare jobs in New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire?

By open jobs on this board today: SolutionHealth (127), Concord Hospital (105), Dartmouth Health (79), Advantis Medical (68), Cross Country Healthcare (61), TRS Healthcare (51). Every RN job in New Hampshire.

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 New Hampshire.

  1. NCSBN Nurse Licensure Compact map (nursecompact.com), read 9 Nov 2026, published 9 Nov 2026
  2. New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/transfer-nursing-license/new-hampshire

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