* Paperless nurse licensure process.
+ Special fingerprints or background check process may be required.
| StateAlabama | Compact | Walk-through | Time Frame2 Weeks |
| StateAlaska | Compact | Walk-through | Time Frame2 Weeks |
| StateArizona+ | CompactYES | Walk-throughYES | Time FrameLicense issued 48-72 hours after the walk-through |
| StateArkansas | CompactYES | Walk-through | Time Frame10 days for new |
| StateCalifornia+ | Compact | Walk-through | Time Frame |
| StateColorado | CompactYES | Walk-through | Time Frame4 weeks for new |
| StateConnecticut | Compact | Walk-through | Time Frame2 weeks |
| StateDelaware | CompactYES | Walk-through | Time Frame2 weeks for new |
| StateDistrict of Columbia | Compact | Walk-throughYES | Time Frame |
| StateFlorida+ | Compact | Walk-through | Time Frame4-6 weeks (1-2 if fingerprinting are done in-state) |
| StateGeorgia | Compact | Walk-through | Time Frame4-6 weeks |
| StateHawaii | Compact | Walk-throughYES | Time FrameClosed on Fridays |
| StateIdaho | CompactYES | Walk-throughYES | Time Frame |
| StateIllinois | Compact | Walk-through | Time Frame4-6 weeks |
| StateIndiana | Compact | Walk-through | Time Frame2-3 weeks |
| StateIowa | CompactYES | Walk-through | Time Frame2-6 weeks for new |
| StateKansas | Compact | Walk-through | Time Frame2 weeks |
| StateKentucky* | CompactYES | Walk-through | Time Frame2 weeks for new |
| StateLouisiana | Compact | Walk-throughYES | Time FrameWalk-through is for a temporary license; 4-6 weeks otherwise |
| StateMaine* | CompactYES | Walk-through | Time Frame2 weeks for new |
| StateMaryland* | CompactYES | Walk-throughYES | Time FrameTemporary license issued after 1-2 weeks; Permanent issued after 4-6 months |
| StateMassachusetts | Compact | Walk-through | Time Frame4-6 weeks |
| StateMichigan | Compact | Walk-through | Time Frame6-8 weeks |
| StateMinnesota | Compact | Walk-through | Time Frame4-6 weeks |
| StateMississippi | CompactYES | Walk-throughYES | Time Frame |
| StateMissouri | CompactYES | Walk-throughYES | Time Frame |
| StateMontana | Compact | Walk-through | Time Frame1 week |
| StateNebraska | CompactYES | Walk-throughYES | Time Frame |
| StateNevada | Compact | Walk-through | Time Frame6-9 weeks |
| StateNew Hampshire* | CompactYES | Walk-through | Time Frame2-8 weeks for new |
| StateNew Jersey | Compact | Walk-through | Time Frame4-6 weeks |
| StateNew Mexico* | CompactYES | Walk-through | Time Frame2 weeks for new |
| StateNew York | Compact | Walk-through | Time Frame6-8 weeks |
| StateNorth Carolina* | CompactYES | Walk-through | Time Frame2 weeks for new |
| StateNorth Dakota | CompactYES | Walk-through | Time Frame1 week for new |
| StateOhio* | Compact | Walk-through | Time Frame4-6 weeks |
| StateOklahoma | Compact | Walk-through | Time Frame3-4 weeks |
| StateOregon | Compact | Walk-through | Time Frame3 weeks |
| StatePennsylvania | Compact | Walk-through | Time Frame2-3 weeks |
| StateRhode Island | CompactYES | Walk-throughYES | Time Frame4+ weeks for new |
| StateSouth Carolina | CompactYES | Walk-throughYES | Time Frame |
| StateSouth Dakota | CompactYES | Walk-throughYES | Time Frame |
| StateTennessee | CompactYES | Walk-through | Time Frame4-6 weeks for new |
| StateTexas* | CompactYES | Walk-through | Time Frame2 weeks for new |
| StateUtah | CompactYES | Walk-through | Time Frame3 weeks for new |
| StateVermont | Compact | Walk-throughYES | Time Frame |
| StateVirginia | CompactYES | Walk-through | Time Frame4 weeks for new |
| StateWashington* | Compact | Walk-through | Time Frame4-5 weeks |
| StateWest Virginia | Compact | Walk-through | Time Frame1-2 weeks |
| StateWisconsin | CompactYES | Walk-through | Time Frame2 weeks for new |
| StateWyoming | Compact | Walk-through | Time Frame2-3 weeks |