Electrician License from Virginia to New Hampshire: Does It Transfer? (2026)
Last verified: 2026-07-21 · source: New Hampshire Electricians' Board (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification) ↗
Yes — New Hampshire has a reciprocity arrangement covering Virginia license holders. Apply to the New Hampshire Electricians' Board (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification) under its reciprocity/endorsement track; typically you skip the national exam and complete state-specific requirements only.
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Virginia is on New Hampshire's journeyman reciprocity list, which puts this move on the fast track: New Hampshire waives its journeyman exam for electricians who earned a qualifying Virginia license by examination, held it at least a year, and meet the experience hours. Two conditions decide whether you actually qualify — your Virginia license must have come from an exam, not a grandfather clause, and it must be current. The list is also revocable; the verification date on this page is when we last confirmed Virginia on it, and the New Hampshire Electricians' Board (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification) is the live source.
What changes, Virginia → New Hampshire
| Virginia (current) | New Hampshire (destination) | |
|---|---|---|
| Training hours | — | 8,000 |
| Application fee | $171.75 (Reciprocity or examination method fee is $171.75 (includes the 2026 HB 30 $7.25/year technology fee); card exchange is $131.75; if the exam is not waived the PSI exam sitting fee is charged separately) | OPLC application/license fees are published only on the board's fee page (the application states 'SEE WEBSITE FOR FEES'); the official fee schedule was access-restricted and could not be retrieved as of 2026-07-21 - see https://www.oplc.nh.gov/find-board/electricians-board/electricians-license-fees |
| Processing time | DPOR does not publish a processing timeframe on the tradesman application | OPLC does not publish a processing time for endorsement/reciprocal applications |
| Licensing authority | Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR) - Board for Contractors | New Hampshire Electricians' Board (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification) |
The destination column is what you must satisfy — New Hampshire sets the rules for this move.
Step by step
- Confirm New Hampshire's current requirements on the New Hampshire Electricians' Board (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification) website (linked below) — rules change.
- Submit the reciprocity application to the New Hampshire Electricians' Board (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification) (application linked below).
- Arrange license verification from your current state.
- Hold a current electrician license in a listed qualifying jurisdiction with at least 1 year of professional experience in the journeyman category (Plc 313.24).
- Applicants by examination must verify a minimum of 8,000 hours of on-the-job training (master applicants: 2,000 hours as a licensed journeyman).
- Provide 3 professional references and a recent color photograph (Elec 302.04).
- Disclose any felony convictions and any license discipline in any jurisdiction.
- Pay the fees (OPLC application/license fees are published only on the board's fee page (the application states 'SEE WEBSITE FOR FEES'); the official fee schedule was access-restricted and could not be retrieved as of 2026-07-21 - see https://www.oplc.nh.gov/find-board/electricians-board/electricians-license-fees) and allow OPLC does not publish a processing time for endorsement/reciprocal applications.
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Frequently asked questions
Does New Hampshire accept a Virginia electrician license?
Yes — New Hampshire has a reciprocity arrangement covering Virginia license holders. Apply to the New Hampshire Electricians' Board (Office of Professional Licensure and Certification) under its reciprocity/endorsement track; typically you skip the national exam and complete state-specific requirements only.
Which exam will I take moving from Virginia to New Hampshire?
No New Hampshire exam is required to license a journeyman by endorsement if you hold a current license in a listed qualifying jurisdiction and have at least 1 year of professional experience in the journeyman category (Plc 313.24); applicants from non-listed jurisdictions must license by examination (verify 8,000 hours of on-the-job training and pass the NH journeyman exam).
What does the Virginia-to-New Hampshire move cost and how long does it take?
OPLC application/license fees are published only on the board's fee page (the application states 'SEE WEBSITE FOR FEES'); the official fee schedule was access-restricted and could not be retrieved as of 2026-07-21 - see https://www.oplc.nh.gov/find-board/electricians-board/electricians-license-fees; processing OPLC does not publish a processing time for endorsement/reciprocal applications.
What could disqualify me even though Virginia is on New Hampshire's list?
A Virginia license you were grandfathered into rather than earning by exam, a license held less than a year, or falling short of the experience-hour minimum — New Hampshire's reciprocity is conditional, not automatic.
Sources
Primary sources only — official boards and compact commissions. Data last verified 2026-07-21.
- NH OPLC - New Changes for Reciprocity (Plc 313.24 Electricians' Board qualifying jurisdictions) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- NH OPLC Electricians' Board - Journeyman/Master/Reciprocal Application (8,000-hour journeyman requirement; reciprocity section) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- VA DPOR Board for Contractors - Reciprocal Licensing/Examination Agreements with Other Jurisdictions ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- VA DPOR - Tradesman Exam & License Application (A501-2710EXLIC) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
Reviewed by Billy Reiner, Editor · verified against primary sources 2026-07-21
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