How long will it take to obtain the license I need?

Each state has a different estimated turnaround time for obtaining a license. While some states can get you licensed within days, others can take several months. For a job that has an immediate desired start date, we can generally still submit an applicant who is “willing to obtain” a license in states where it takes 2 weeks or less to obtain the license.*

Please see the table below for a complete breakdown of how long it takes to obtain a license in each state:

State	Compact State?	Temp License?	Timeline	BON Site
Alabama	Yes	Yes	Temp: 48 hours	AL BON
Alaska	No (Pending NLC Legislation)	Yes	Temp: 10-15 business days	AK BON
Arizona	Yes	Yes	Temp: 48 hours walk-through/ 1 month by mail	AZ BON
Arkansas	Yes	Yes	Temp: 2-3 weeks	AR BON
California	No (Pending NLC Legislation)	No	8-10 weeks with LiveScan	CA BON
Colorado	Yes	No	2-4 weeks	CO BON
Connecticut	No	Yes	Temp: 2-3 weeks	CT BON
Delaware	Yes	Yes	Temp: 2 weeks	DE BON
Florida	Yes	No	4-5 weeks	FL BON
Georgia	Yes	No	4-6 weeks	GA BON
Hawaii	No	Yes	Temp: Same day walk-though/15 days by mail	HI BON
Idaho	Yes	Yes	Temp: 5-10 days	ID BON
Illinois	No (Pending NLC Legislation)	Yes	Temp: 4 weeks	IL BON
Indiana	No (Becoming Compact 7/1/20)	Yes	Temp: 2-4 weeks	IN BON
Iowa	Yes	Yes	Temp: 1-2 weeks	IA BON
Kansas	Yes	Yes	Temp: 2-4 weeks	KS BON
Kentucky	Yes	Yes	Temp: 2-3 weeks	KY BON
Louisiana	Yes	Yes	Temp: Same day walk-through/1 week by mail	LA BON
Maine	Yes	No	2 weeks	ME BON
Maryland	Yes	Yes	Temp: 2-3 weeks	MD BON
Massachusetts	No (Pending NCL Legislation)	No	4-6 weeks	MA BON
Michigan	No (Pending NCL Legislation)	No	6-8 weeks	MI BON
Minnesota	No (Pending NCL Legislation)	Yes	Temp: 1-2 weeks	MN BON
Mississippi	Yes	No	Temp: 7-10 days	MS BON
Missouri	Yes	Yes	Temp: same day walkthrough/ 2 weeks by mail	MO BON
Montana	Yes	No	1-2 months	MT BON
Nebraska	Yes	Yes	Temp: 2-3 weeks	NE BON
Nevada	No	Yes	Temp: 2-3 weeks	NV BON
New Hampshire	Yes	Yes	Temp: 4-6 weeks	NH BON
New Jersey	No	No	8-10 weeks	NJ BON
New Mexico	Yes	Yes	Temp: 3 weeks	NM BON
New York	No	No	4-6 weeks	NY BON
North Carolina	Yes	Yes	Temp: 2-3 weeks	NC BON
North Dakota	Yes	Yes	1-2 weeks	ND BON
Ohio	No	Yes	Temp: 2 weeks	OH BON
Oklahoma	Yes	Yes	3 weeks	OK BON
Oregon	No	No	3-5 weeks	OR BON
Pennsylvania	No (Pending NCL Legislation)	No	5 weeks	PA BON
Rhode Island	No (Pending NCL Legislation)	No	4 weeks	RI BON
South Carolina	Yes	Yes	Temp: Same day walk-through or 2 weeks by mail	SC BON
South Dakota	Yes	Yes	Temp 1-2 weeks	SD BON
Tennessee	Yes	No	4-6 weeks	TN BON
Texas	Yes	Yes	Temp: 2-3 weeks	TX BON
Utah	Yes	No	3-4 weeks	UT BON
Vermont	No (Pending NCL Legislation)	No	1 week	VT BON
Virginia	Yes	No	4-6 weeks	VA BON
Washington	No	Yes	Temp:3 weeks	WA BON
Washington DC	No	Yes	Temp: 3-6 weeks	DC BON
West Virginia	Yes	Yes	Temp: 2-3 weeks	WV BON
Wisconsin	Yes	Yes	Temp: 2-4 weeks	WI BON
Wyoming	Yes	Yes	Temp: 2-3 weeks	WY BON

*Note: Even if you are willing to obtain the necessary license, it is ultimately up to each facility to decide whether they will accept applicants without a license in-hand at the time of submission.