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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing
Agency 135. Real Estate Board
Chapter 20. Virginia Real Estate Board Licensing Regulations
11/8/2024

18VAC135-20-65. Universal license recognition.

A. Licensed in a neighboring state. The board will issue a salesperson or broker license under universal license recognition to an individual who meets the following qualifications:

1. The individual holds a current and valid license with a similar scope of practice in a neighboring state;

2. The individual's other license is in good standing with no reported pending complaints;

3. The individual has met the requirements set in subdivision 4 of 18VAC135-20-30;

4. The individual has not been subject to professional discipline involving harm to the public or license probation, suspension, or revocation;

5. The individual pays the reciprocity application fee as listed in 18VAC135-20-80; and

6. The individual successfully passes the Virginia Real Estate Exam.

B. Licensed in another state. The board will issue a salesperson or broker license under universal license recognition to an individual who meets the following qualifications:

1. The individual holds a current and valid license with a similar scope of practice in another state, territory, possession, or jurisdiction of the United States for at least three years;

2. The individual was licensed in the other state after having passed a state required exam and met education, training, or experience requirements to obtain the license;

3. The individual's other license is in good standing with no reported pending complaints;

4. The individual has met the requirements set in subdivision 4 of 18VAC135-20-30;

5. The individual has not been subject to professional discipline involving harm to the public or license probation, suspension, or revocation;

6. The individual pays the reciprocity application fee as listed in 18VAC135-20-80; and

7. The individual successfully passes the Virginia Real Estate Exam.

C. Experience in a state that does not require licensure. The board will hold an individual to have met all experience, training, and education requirements if the applicant has three years of experience in a state that does not require licensure.

1. To be exam eligible under universal license recognition, an individual must have:

a. Demonstrated at least three years of experience as a salesperson or broker in another state that does not issue an occupational or professional license for that respective profession;

b. Met the requirements set in subdivision 4 of 18VAC135-20-30;

c. Not been subject to professional discipline involving harm to the public or license probation, suspension, or revocation; and

d. Paid the applicable application fee as listed in 18VAC135-20-80.

2. Under this subsection, individuals are required to pass all exams required of initial applicants for the license under 18VAC135-20-30.

Statutory Authority

§§ 54.1-201 and 54.1-2105 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 40, Issue 7, eff. January 1, 2024; amended, Virginia Register Volume 41, Issue 2, eff. November 1, 2024.

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