The Illinois Medical Board's licensing process is typical of the process for the majority of other medical boards. The Illinois Medical License process has a few unique requirements which separate this medical board from the others. The first is the requirement that all Foreign Medical Licenses be verified directly by the Medical Board in the Foreign Country. Only a handle full of boards require this. The other unique issue with the Illinois Medical Board is that they have put extensive barriers between themselves and the the Physicians. It takes an act of congress to get through to the Board to discuss the Physician's file. Wait times of 1 hour or more are common. To further exaserbate the process, Illinois takes 3 to 6 weeks to process any incoming mail. Therefore if your Medical School in India sends the Af-Med,  Ed-NON, and transcripts to Medical Board next day air, the Illinois Medical Board will not know that they have it until 3 to 6 weeks later. This can artificially delay the licensure process. Illinois, like Michigan and New York have a central mail processing center for the State Government. A wonderful example of government efficiency at work.. Here are the basic verification requirements for the Illinois Medical Board.