Transfer Your Real Estate License to Kansas: Reciprocity & Endorsement (2026)
Last verified: 2026-07-21 · source: Kansas Real Estate Commission (KREC) ↗
Kansas has no blanket reciprocity agreement, but the Kansas Real Estate Commission (KREC) evaluates out-of-state licensees for endorsement individually. Kansas has NO state-specific reciprocity agreements, but any applicant already actively licensed in another state is exempt from the National exam portion and takes ONLY the Kansas State portion of the salesperson exam (30 questions) through Pearson VUE. Such applicants complete a reduced 30-hour Kansas pre-license course instead of the full 60 hours.. 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.).
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Verdict
Licensure by endorsement
Kansas has no named reciprocity partners, so reciprocity_partners is empty; instead it offers an endorsement-style path open to any active out-of-state licensee (National exam waived, reduced 30-hour Kansas course, Kansas State-portion exam only) under K.S.A. 58-3040. The live krec.ks.gov host returned HTTP 403 to every non-browser request from the research environment, so the FAQ and Salesperson Requirements pages were read via Internet Archive snapshots (Nov 2025 and May 2025); the framework is statutory and stable. Full new-applicant pre-license education is 60 hours (30-hour Principles + 30-hour Kansas Practice). Real estate has no interstate compact.
Kansas requirements at a glance
| Exam | Kansas has NO state-specific reciprocity agreements, but any applicant already actively licensed in another state is exempt from the National exam portion and takes ONLY the Kansas State portion of the salesperson exam (30 questions) through Pearson VUE. Such applicants complete a reduced 30-hour Kansas pre-license course instead of the full 60 hours. |
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| Training hours | 60 hours |
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| Fees | $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.) |
| Processing time | KREC does not publish a stated processing time for salesperson applications |
Step by step
- Confirm Kansas's current requirements on the Kansas Real Estate Commission (KREC) website — rules change.
- Submit the endorsement application to the Kansas Real Estate Commission (KREC) (application linked on this page).
- Arrange license verification from your current state.
- Hold an active, equivalent real estate license in your state of residence (nonresidents apply under K.S.A. 58-3040).
- Complete the 30-hour Kansas practice/law pre-license course (out-of-state licensees are exempt from the other 30 hours).
- Pass only the Kansas State portion of the salesperson exam through Pearson VUE (National portion waived).
- Submit a Certification of License History from every state where you hold or have held a real estate license.
- Submit fingerprints for a state and federal criminal background check.
- Affiliate with a Kansas supervising broker (an original license cannot be issued on inactive status).
- Pay the fees ($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.)) and allow KREC does not publish a stated processing time for salesperson applications.
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Frequently asked questions
Does my real estate license transfer to Kansas?
Kansas has no blanket reciprocity agreement, but the Kansas Real Estate Commission (KREC) evaluates out-of-state licensees for endorsement individually. Kansas has NO state-specific reciprocity agreements, but any applicant already actively licensed in another state is exempt from the National exam portion and takes ONLY the Kansas State portion of the salesperson exam (30 questions) through Pearson VUE. Such applicants complete a reduced 30-hour Kansas pre-license course instead of the full 60 hours.. 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.).
Do I have to retake real estate exams in Kansas?
Kansas has NO state-specific reciprocity agreements, but any applicant already actively licensed in another state is exempt from the National exam portion and takes ONLY the Kansas State portion of the salesperson exam (30 questions) through Pearson VUE. Such applicants complete a reduced 30-hour Kansas pre-license course instead of the full 60 hours..
What does a Kansas real estate license cost an out-of-state applicant?
$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.) ($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.).
How long does the Kansas process take?
KREC does not publish a stated processing time for salesperson applications — KREC does not publish a stated processing time for salesperson applications.
Sources
Primary sources only — official boards and compact commissions. Data last verified 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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