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Virginia regulations · Through 2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)

18VAC10-20-270: Licensure by endorsement

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  1. Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing
  2. Agency 10. Board For Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers And Landscape Architects
  3. Chapter 20. Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects Regulations
  4. Part IV. Qualifications for Licensing of Professional Engineers

A. Applicants holding a valid license to practice engineering in other states or jurisdictions may be licensed, provided that the applicant satisfies the provisions of this subsection. Applicants must:

1. Submit to the board verifiable documentation for education, experience, and exam that meets the requirements by which the applicant was first licensed in the original jurisdiction were and is substantially equivalent to the requirements in Virginia; and

2. Satisfy all other applicable requirements of this chapter.

B. International endorsement. Applicants holding a valid license in a country that is a signatory to the mobility agreements of the International Engineering Alliance may be licensed provided the applicant satisfies the provisions of this subsection. Applicants must:

1. Submit evidence of education meeting the requirements of 18VAC10-20-230.

2. Submit evidence of seven years of qualifying engineering experience in accordance with 18VAC10-20-240.

3. Satisfy all other applicable requirements of this chapter.

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