ANYONE from foreign country became LPN/RN? SF, CA?

Dear memebers of this forum, I am a new member,
I moved to the USA from foreign country and I need some advise from people who went through the same or have heard from others.
Anyway, I am in SF Bay area, CA, and I need to start the process somehow, but I am confused, please, advise, what should I do first, which school to attend (cheaper ones), I have lots of questions
thanks in advance.

PS: I am excited that I found this forum!

Hello!

I was a rn in Hungary,and right now I am going for Lpn, because they said I can not transfer my diploma. So I had to start again.I don't know where are you from, but you can call the board of nursing in Ca to find out if you can take a test, or you have to go back to school.
Let me know how its going for you.