Licensure or Certification from Another State

1. What is licensure or certification from another state?

Licensure or Certification from another state is the process for an appraiser licensed or certified in another state to become licensed or certified in North Carolina without providing an experience log or taking an examination.

2. Is it the same as reciprocity?

Essentially, it is. North Carolina has an open-door policy for appraisers who are licensed or certified appraisers in another state. That means that we will grant a North Carolina license or certification without requiring the applicant to take qualifying courses, show their log or take an examination to become licensed or certified here, as long as the other states requirements meet the real property appraiser qualification criteria as established by the Appraiser Qualifications Board.

3. If I am a trainee in another state, can I get registered in North Carolina?

No, it is only available for licensed and certified appraisers.

4. How do I get a North Carolina license or certification?

Download the application from the Board's website at  http://www.ncappraisalboard.org/forms-html/forms.htm . Complete the application and get a certified check or money order for the application fee.

If you are not active on the Appraisal Subcommittee's National Registry, you must also include a letter of good standing from the appraiser licensing board of that other state, which was issued under seal by that licensing board within 30 days of the date application is made in this state.

If you are not a resident of North Carolina, you must also complete the form “Consent to Service of Process and Pleadings,” and the form “Affidavit of Residency,” (these two forms can also be downloaded from the Board's website at  http://www.ncappraisalboard.org/forms-html/forms.htm .

In addition, you must either send a copy of your most recent criminal background check performed for the state appraisal board where you are licensed or certified or obtain a criminal background check from CastleBranch.com. The background check must be dated within 60 days of application. We do this to make sure that you have had a background check from your credentialing state, and to make sure the background check is as comprehensive as the one North Carolina appraisers must get. If your background check is not as comprehensive as the one we require, you will have to resubmit a background check that meets the Board's requirements.

Mail all these items to the Appraisal Board office for processing. Once processing is complete, you will be issued a North Carolina license or certification which will be mailed to you.

5. I hold an out-of-state appraiser license or certification in North Carolina and live out of state. What do I do to renew and what continuing education requirements do I have to meet?

For a complete list of requirements, please refer to NC Appraisal Board Rules 21 NCAC 57A .0203 Registration, License, and Certificate Renewal and 21 NCAC 57A .0204 Continuing Education.

Each year your license or certification will expire on June 30, the last day of our fiscal year. Before June, you will be emailed a renewal notice prompting you to renew your status.

Before you can renew your license in even numbered years, you must have completed the latest edition of the 7 Hour USPAP Update by May 31st. If you take it through a Board approved sponsor (all are listed on the Board website) the course completion will be reported to us by the sponsor, granted you provided them with your current NC license number. If the course was taken with a non-Board approved sponsor, you must submit your course completion certificate to the Board at ncab@ncab.org .

Before you can renew your license in odd numbered years, you may satisfy the continuing education requirements by submitting the CE Affidavit for Out of State Licenees form which lists the course provider, title, hours, and date of completion of all continuing education courses completed within the current continuing education cycle. The Board will audit no less than ten percent (10%) of licensees who renew via the affidavit.

Any asynchronous course must have a current delivery mechanism approval by an organization approved by the AQB, such as IDECC, in order to receive credit.

6. I will be moving to NC. What type of continuing education requirements will I now have to meet?

Once you move to NC, you will have to comply with our continuing education requirements. NC has a two-year continuing education cycle that begins and ends on the odd years. The current cycle began June 1, 2023 and will go through May 31, 2025 and so forth. In order to renew in an even numbered year, you must have completed the 7-Hour National USPAP Update course for that even numbered year's edition of USPAP. You must complete the course by May 31 of that even numbered year. In order to renew in an odd numbered year, you must have completed the 7-Hour National USPAP Update course as stated above plus have an additional 21 hours of continuing education. You must complete the courses by May 31 of every odd numbered year. Note: please read our Board Rules and Laws (subchapter 57A section .0204) for complete details on continuing education.