Transfer Your Psychology License to Virginia: Reciprocity & Endorsement (2026)
Last verified: 2026-08-07 · source: Virginia Board of Psychology (Department of Health Professions) ↗
To practice in Virginia you need a Virginia license, obtained by endorsement through the Virginia Board of Psychology (Department of Health Professions): license verification, doctoral transcript, supervised-experience review, and your EPPP score accepted as already passed ($200 (18VAC125-20-30 sets 'Application processing and initial licensure' at $200 for clinical and applied psychologists (school psychologists $85). All fees are nonrefundable and payable to the Treasurer of Virginia.), processing Not verified. No processing-time commitment appears in 18VAC125-20, and www.dhp.virginia.gov did not resolve or connect from this network on 2026-08-07, so no board-stated range is asserted.). Virginia participates in PSYPACT, but that only covers telepsychology and up to 30 days a year of temporary in-person work — it does not license you in Virginia, and a move here still runs through endorsement.
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Verdict
PSYPACT member — multistate license honored
Be precise about what you are actually trying to do in Virginia, because the two mechanisms answer different questions. If you are staying licensed and resident elsewhere and want to see Virginia clients by telehealth, Virginia's PSYPACT participation is the relevant route and you never touch the Virginia Board of Psychology (Department of Health Professions) — you work through ASPPB and the commission instead. If you are moving to Virginia, or want an unrestricted Virginia license for any other reason, the compact contributes nothing at all and the endorsement steps below are your path.
Virginia licenses an out-of-state clinical psychologist by endorsement under 18VAC125-20-42, which accepts the national examination already passed and asks instead for licence verification, an NPDB report, an attestation on Virginia's Standards of Practice, and documentation of one qualifying credential: National Register, ABPP diplomate, ASPPB CPQ, five years of active comparable licensure with 24 months of practice in the last 60 months, or proof of substantial equivalence drawn from the original out-of-state application. That last branch is the only one that reaches back to the EPPP. Note for anyone carrying forward older drafts of this row: the regulations require an attestation, not a Virginia jurisprudence examination, and the licensure-by-endorsement section is 18VAC125-20-42 (section 50 is repealed). Because the DHP website was unreachable from this network on 2026-08-07, all values here come from the Virginia Administrative Code itself, the application URL is null, and no processing-time figure is claimed. PSYPACT grants telepsychology (APIT) and 30-day in-person (TAP) authority only and does not produce a Virginia license; compact_member and compact_status are assembler-provided.
Virginia requirements at a glance
| Exam | EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) — 18VAC125-20-42 imposes no re-examination on an endorsement applicant; only the substantial-equivalence route at 18VAC125-20-42(6)(e) requires verification of a passing score on all EPPP parts that were required at the time of original licensure. Virginia's psychology regulations contain no separate state jurisprudence exam; the applicant instead attests to having read and agreed to comply with Virginia's Standards of Practice and laws |
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| Fees | $200 (18VAC125-20-30 sets 'Application processing and initial licensure' at $200 for clinical and applied psychologists (school psychologists $85). All fees are nonrefundable and payable to the Treasurer of Virginia.) |
| Processing time | Not verified. No processing-time commitment appears in 18VAC125-20, and www.dhp.virginia.gov did not resolve or connect from this network on 2026-08-07, so no board-stated range is asserted. |
Step by step
- Confirm Virginia's current requirements on the Virginia Board of Psychology (Department of Health Professions) website — rules change.
- Submit the endorsement application to the Virginia Board of Psychology (Department of Health Professions).
- Arrange license verification from your current state.
- Attest to having read and agreed to comply with the current Standards of Practice and the laws governing the practice of psychology in Virginia.
- Verify every health and mental health professional license, certificate or registration ever held in Virginia or any U.S. or Canadian jurisdiction, with no credential surrendered while under investigation and no unresolved action.
- Submit a current report from the National Practitioner Data Bank.
- Document one of: a current National Register of Health Service Psychologists credential, current ABPP diplomate status in a comparable category, an ASPPB Certificate of Professional Qualification, five years of active comparable licensure including 24 months of active practice within the last 60 months, or substantial equivalence proven from the original out-of-state application file.
- Pay the fees ($200 (18VAC125-20-30 sets 'Application processing and initial licensure' at $200 for clinical and applied psychologists (school psychologists $85). All fees are nonrefundable and payable to the Treasurer of Virginia.)) and allow Not verified. No processing-time commitment appears in 18VAC125-20, and www.dhp.virginia.gov did not resolve or connect from this network on 2026-08-07, so no board-stated range is asserted..
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Frequently asked questions
Does my psychology license transfer to Virginia?
To practice in Virginia you need a Virginia license, obtained by endorsement through the Virginia Board of Psychology (Department of Health Professions): license verification, doctoral transcript, supervised-experience review, and your EPPP score accepted as already passed ($200 (18VAC125-20-30 sets 'Application processing and initial licensure' at $200 for clinical and applied psychologists (school psychologists $85). All fees are nonrefundable and payable to the Treasurer of Virginia.), processing Not verified. No processing-time commitment appears in 18VAC125-20, and www.dhp.virginia.gov did not resolve or connect from this network on 2026-08-07, so no board-stated range is asserted.). Virginia participates in PSYPACT, but that only covers telepsychology and up to 30 days a year of temporary in-person work — it does not license you in Virginia, and a move here still runs through endorsement.
Do I have to retake the EPPP to get licensed in Virginia?
No. EPPP passing score transfers (not retaken) — 18VAC125-20-42 imposes no re-examination on an endorsement applicant; only the substantial-equivalence route at 18VAC125-20-42(6)(e) requires verification of a passing score on all EPPP parts that were required at the time of original licensure. Virginia's psychology regulations contain no separate state jurisprudence exam; the applicant instead attests to having read and agreed to comply with Virginia's Standards of Practice and laws.
How much does it cost to get a Virginia psychology license by endorsement?
$200 (18VAC125-20-30 sets 'Application processing and initial licensure' at $200 for clinical and applied psychologists (school psychologists $85). All fees are nonrefundable and payable to the Treasurer of Virginia.) (18VAC125-20-30 sets 'Application processing and initial licensure' at $200 for clinical and applied psychologists (school psychologists $85). All fees are nonrefundable and payable to the Treasurer of Virginia.).
How long does Virginia take to process an endorsement application?
Not verified. No processing-time commitment appears in 18VAC125-20, and www.dhp.virginia.gov did not resolve or connect from this network on 2026-08-07, so no board-stated range is asserted. — Not verified. No processing-time commitment appears in 18VAC125-20, and www.dhp.virginia.gov did not resolve or connect from this network on 2026-08-07, so no board-stated range is asserted..
Is Virginia a PSYPACT state?
Yes — Virginia was participating as of 2026-08-07. That lets a psychologist licensed in another participating state provide telepsychology to Virginia clients under an APIT authorization, and work in person in Virginia for up to 30 days a year under a TAP. It does not license you in Virginia: relocating still requires endorsement through the Virginia Board of Psychology (Department of Health Professions).
Can I practice in Virginia using PSYPACT instead of getting licensed?
Only within the compact's limits, and only if you are not moving. Telepsychology into Virginia is covered by APIT; in-person work is capped at 30 days per calendar year under a TAP. Beyond that — and for any relocation to Virginia — you need a Virginia license by endorsement.
Sources
Primary sources only — official boards and compact commissions. Data last verified 2026-08-07.
- 18VAC125-20-42, Prerequisites for licensure by endorsement — Virginia Administrative Code, Board of Psychology ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- 18VAC125-20-30, Fees required by the board — Virginia Administrative Code, Board of Psychology ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
- 18VAC125-20-80, General examination requirements — Virginia Administrative Code, Board of Psychology ↗ (accessed 2026-08-07)
Reviewed by Billy Reiner, Editor · verified against primary sources 2026-08-07
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