Nurse Licensure Compact

Renewal, Reinstatement, Endorsement-Reciprocity: A North Carolina license will not be issued until you declare North Carolina or a non-compact state as your primary state of residence. Once you declare North Carolina as your primary state of residence, you must immediately change your address via your Nurse Gateway portal.

Examination: A multi-state North Carolina license is not issued when another state is claimed as the primary state of residence, however, a single state license may be issued until proof of North Carolina residency is provided to the North Carolina Board of Nursing.

Official proof of residence which displays primary state of residence includes Current Driver's License, Voter Registration, Federal Income Tax Return, W2 from U.S. Government or any Bureau, Division or Agency thereof indicating declared state of residence, or Military Form No. 2058

Mail, email or fax your proof of NC residency to the North Carolina Board of Nursing using one of the below methods.

Mail:

Attn: Compact Request
P.O. Box 2129 
Raleigh, NC 27602

Email: renewal@ncbon.com  

Fax: (919) 781-9461