Engineering License from New Jersey to New York: Does It Transfer? (2026)
Does New York accept a New Jersey PE license?
A PE license transfers from New Jersey to New York by endorsement — there is no automatic reciprocity, but you do not start over. Apply to the New York State Board for Engineering, Land Surveying and Geology (NYSED Office of the Professions), verify your New Jersey license, and meet New York's endorsement requirements. FE and PE exam results transfer through your NCEES Record and are not retaken; endorsement requires that your original license was issued upon a written examination equivalent to New York's, and there is no state jurisprudence exam; note that New York will not accept professional experience self-endorsed by the applicant, so the NCEES Record must be verified before transmission.
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Verdict
Licensure by endorsement
New York grants PE licensure by comity, so a Professional Engineer licensed in New Jersey does not start over — but does file a full New York application. Your New Jersey license, ABET degree, qualifying experience, and FE and PE results reach the New York State Board for Engineering, Land Surveying and Geology (NYSED Office of the Professions) through your NCEES Record; the board's task is to confirm they meet New York's practice act, not to re-test you. Two things govern your timeline: keeping your New Jersey license active and unencumbered while the New York application is pending, and clearing any New York-specific exam or statutes review before the license issues.
What's different between New Jersey and New York
Computed from both states' verified data rows, in both directions, and from the route every other origin gets into New York. Exam notes are our summary of each board's published rules, with sources below.
- Route, each way
New Jersey to New York (this page): Licensure by endorsement.
New York to New Jersey (the reverse move): Licensure by endorsement.
The route is the same in both directions.
- Does coming from New Jersey matter?
Coming from New Jersey does not change the answer: every origin (the other 49 states and DC) gets the same result for a move into New York.
- Application fee
New York lists $377 for an out-of-state applicant and New Jersey lists $75 for the reverse move; neither may be the full cost.
- Exam rules on record
New York and New Jersey carry different exam notes (our summaries, below); any state law or jurisprudence exam is listed with each state's requirements.
- New York (this move): FE and PE exam results transfer through your NCEES Record and are not retaken; endorsement requires that your original license was issued upon a written examination equivalent to New York's, and there is no state jurisprudence exam; note that New York will not accept professional experience self-endorsed by the applicant, so the NCEES Record must be verified before transmission
- New Jersey (the reverse move): FE and PE exam results transfer through your NCEES Record (or direct board-to-board verification) and are not retaken; New Jersey requires that your original license was earned by the full written examination (8-hour Fundamentals plus 8-hour Principles and Practice) and imposes no separate state jurisprudence exam
What changes, New Jersey → New York
| New Jersey (current) | New York (destination) | |
|---|---|---|
| Application fee | $75 (NJ professional engineer application fee is $75 (nonrefundable) plus an initial license fee of $80 in year one or $40 in year two of the biennial period; transmitting an NCEES Record to the board costs $175 for the first board and $100 for each additional board, paid separately to NCEES) | $377 (NY fee for licensure and first registration is $377 (the same fee applies to the endorsement pathway); transmitting an NCEES Record costs $175 for the first board and $100 for each additional board, paid separately to NCEES) |
| Processing time | Board publishes no comity turnaround; comity applications are reviewed by the Board against N.J.S.A. 45:8-35, which meets periodically | The NYSED Office of the Professions does not publish a comity/endorsement processing time on its engineering pages |
| Licensing authority | New Jersey State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (Division of Consumer Affairs) | New York State Board for Engineering, Land Surveying and Geology (NYSED Office of the Professions) |
The destination column is what you must satisfy — New York sets the rules for this move.
Step by step
- Confirm New York's current requirements on the New York State Board for Engineering, Land Surveying and Geology (NYSED Office of the Professions) website (linked below) — rules change.
- Submit the endorsement application to the New York State Board for Engineering, Land Surveying and Geology (NYSED Office of the Professions) (application linked below).
- Arrange license verification from your current state via the verification system.
- Hold a PE license or certificate from another U.S. state or jurisdiction issued upon a written examination equivalent to New York's.
- Meet all New York licensure requirements except examination, including professional education and satisfactory experience.
- Submit Form 1 and have NCEES transmit your verified NCEES Record to the Department (or file Form 2 certification of education and Form 3 verification of out-of-state licensure and examination).
- Be of good moral character.
- Pay the fees listed above, and allow for the processing time shown there.
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Frequently asked questions
Can I keep my New Jersey PE license after I'm licensed in New York?
Yes — PE licenses stack. Keep the New Jersey license active (its renewal and continuing-education/PDH clock run separately) and you hold both. Engineers working near state lines or nationally routinely carry several PE licenses at once, all sourced from a single NCEES Record.
Sources
Primary sources only — official boards and compact commissions. Data last verified 2026-07-21.
- NYSED Office of the Professions — Engineering License Requirements (endorsement) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- NYSED Office of the Professions — Engineering License Application Forms ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- NCEES — Records Program (comity licensure) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- NJ Board of PE&LS — Comity Review for Professional Engineers License ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- NJ Board of PE&LS — Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors Fee Schedule (N.J.A.C. 13:40-6.1) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
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