Real Estate License from Kansas to Georgia: Does It Transfer? (2026)
Last verified: 2026-07-21 · source: Georgia Real Estate Commission (GREC) ↗
Yes — Georgia has a reciprocity arrangement covering Kansas license holders. Apply to the Georgia Real Estate Commission (GREC) under its reciprocity/endorsement track; typically you skip the national exam and complete state-specific requirements only.
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Reciprocity agreement
Kansas is on Georgia's recognition list, which puts this move on the streamlined track: your education and national exam are credited, and the requirements below are what Georgia still insists on — typically its own law exam and a background check. One caution: agreements are directional and revocable. This page's verification date tells you when we last confirmed Kansas on the list; the commission link is the live truth.
What changes, Kansas → Georgia
| Kansas (current) | Georgia (destination) | |
|---|---|---|
| Training hours | 60 | 75 |
| Application fee | $125 ($125 license fee, plus a $15 application fee and a $70 fingerprint/background fee = $210 total paid to KREC. Pearson VUE charges $70 for the Kansas State-portion exam (paid separately). The $125 license fee is refunded if the application is incomplete or denied.) | $170 ($170 GA license fee (covers the 4-year term); incomplete applications incur a $25 charge. Florida residents instead pay a $121 PSI supplemental-exam fee plus the $170 license fee.) |
| Processing time | KREC does not publish a stated processing time for salesperson applications | GREC does not publish a stated processing time for the reciprocal application |
| Licensing authority | Kansas Real Estate Commission (KREC) | Georgia Real Estate Commission (GREC) |
The destination column is what you must satisfy — Georgia sets the rules for this move.
Step by step
- Confirm Georgia's current requirements on the Georgia Real Estate Commission (GREC) website (linked below) — rules change.
- Submit the reciprocity application to the Georgia Real Estate Commission (GREC) (application linked below).
- Arrange license verification from your current state.
- Hold an active out-of-state license that was obtained by passing that state's examination and is currently in good standing (not lapsed or expired).
- Complete the Real Estate Reciprocal Application; Florida residents cannot use this application and must instead pass the PSI Georgia Law and Practice supplemental exam.
- Complete a 25-hour Salesperson Postlicense course within the first year of licensure (required of all salespersons, including reciprocal licensees).
- Affiliate with a Georgia licensed broker to activate the license.
- Pay the fees ($170 ($170 GA license fee (covers the 4-year term); incomplete applications incur a $25 charge. Florida residents instead pay a $121 PSI supplemental-exam fee plus the $170 license fee.)) and allow GREC does not publish a stated processing time for the reciprocal application.
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Frequently asked questions
Does Georgia accept a Kansas real estate license?
Yes — Georgia has a reciprocity arrangement covering Kansas license holders. Apply to the Georgia Real Estate Commission (GREC) under its reciprocity/endorsement track; typically you skip the national exam and complete state-specific requirements only.
Which exams will I take moving from Kansas to Georgia?
Reciprocal applicants take NO Georgia examination (national and state portions both waived) if they obtained their out-of-state license by passing that state's exam and the license is active and in good standing. Exception: a licensed applicant who is a FLORIDA RESIDENT must pass the Georgia Law and Practice supplement (the state portion of the GA exam) through PSI before licensure..
What does the move cost?
$170 ($170 GA license fee (covers the 4-year term); incomplete applications incur a $25 charge. Florida residents instead pay a $121 PSI supplemental-exam fee plus the $170 license fee.) ($170 GA license fee (covers the 4-year term); incomplete applications incur a $25 charge. Florida residents instead pay a $121 PSI supplemental-exam fee plus the $170 license fee.).
Can I keep selling in Kansas after I'm licensed in Georgia?
Yes — real estate licenses stack. Keep the Kansas license active (renewals and CE continue separately) and you hold both; many border-market agents do exactly this.
Sources
Primary sources only — official boards and compact commissions. Data last verified 2026-07-21.
- GREC — Obtaining a License: Real Estate (Reciprocity / Non-resident Licensure) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- GREC — Real Estate Reciprocal Application (Rev 02.2025): $170 license fee, no exam except Florida residents, 25-hour postlicense ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- KREC — Frequently Asked Questions (out-of-state licensees skip the National exam and take the Kansas State portion only; complete 30 hours; nonresidents apply under K.S.A. 58-3040; exam $70) — via Internet Archive snapshot 2025-11-15 (live krec.ks.gov returns HTTP 403 to non-browser fetches) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- KREC — Salesperson Requirements ($125 license fee refundable if denied; 60-hour full pre-license; Certification of License History; supervising-broker affiliation) — via Internet Archive snapshot 2025-05-24 ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
Reviewed by Billy Reiner, Editor · verified against primary sources 2026-07-21
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