Real Estate License from Oklahoma to Connecticut: Does It Transfer? (2026)
Last verified: 2026-07-21 · source: Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection — Real Estate Commission ↗
Yes — Connecticut has a reciprocity arrangement covering Oklahoma license holders. Apply to the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection — Real Estate Commission under its reciprocity/endorsement track; typically you skip the national exam and complete state-specific requirements only.
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Oklahoma is on Connecticut's recognition list, which puts this move on the streamlined track: your education and national exam are credited, and the requirements below are what Connecticut 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 Oklahoma on the list; the commission link is the live truth.
What changes, Oklahoma → Connecticut
| Oklahoma (current) | Connecticut (destination) | |
|---|---|---|
| Training hours | 90 | 60 |
| Application fee | $220 (Active Sales Associate license issuance (includes education fee); + $35 application processing fee, IdentoGO fingerprint fee, and $25 per-state license-history certification not included; inactive-license issuance is $145.) | $670 (Reciprocal salesperson total: $80 application fee + $570 initial license fee + $20 guaranty fund fee) |
| Processing time | Commission does not publish a processing-time estimate. | No board-stated timeframe; applicant is invited to register and schedule any required exam only after DCP reviews and approves the application |
| Licensing authority | Oklahoma Real Estate Commission (OREC) | Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection — Real Estate Commission |
The destination column is what you must satisfy — Connecticut sets the rules for this move.
Step by step
- Confirm Connecticut's current requirements on the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection — Real Estate Commission website (linked below) — rules change.
- Submit the reciprocity application to the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection — Real Estate Commission (application linked below).
- Arrange license verification from your current state.
- Hold an active salesperson license in good standing, originally obtained by examination, in a reciprocal state.
- Provide a certification of license history from the reciprocal state and from every other state where you hold or ever held a license.
- Have a Connecticut-licensed supervising broker (salesperson applicants).
- Pay the fees ($670 (Reciprocal salesperson total: $80 application fee + $570 initial license fee + $20 guaranty fund fee)) and allow No board-stated timeframe; applicant is invited to register and schedule any required exam only after DCP reviews and approves the application.
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Frequently asked questions
Does Connecticut accept a Oklahoma real estate license?
Yes — Connecticut has a reciprocity arrangement covering Oklahoma license holders. Apply to the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection — Real Estate Commission under its reciprocity/endorsement track; typically you skip the national exam and complete state-specific requirements only.
Which exams will I take moving from Oklahoma to Connecticut?
Reciprocal-state applicants licensed by examination skip the Connecticut exam, EXCEPT applicants from Florida, Illinois, Indiana or Ohio, who must pass the state portion of the Connecticut Real Estate Examination (PSI); non-reciprocal-state licensees may also license by passing the CT state portion.
What does the move cost?
$670 (Reciprocal salesperson total: $80 application fee + $570 initial license fee + $20 guaranty fund fee) (Reciprocal salesperson total: $80 application fee + $570 initial license fee + $20 guaranty fund fee).
Can I keep selling in Oklahoma after I'm licensed in Connecticut?
Yes — real estate licenses stack. Keep the Oklahoma 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.
- Connecticut DCP — Real Estate Reciprocal Applications and Instructions (fees, exam rule) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Connecticut DCP — License Reciprocity for Real Estate (list of reciprocal states) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Connecticut DCP — Real Estate Salesperson Initial/Exam Application (60-hour pre-license course) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- OREC - Application Process for Sales Associate (out-of-state licensure) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- OREC - Application Process for Provisional Sales Associate (90-hour pre-license course) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- OREC - Licensing Fee Schedule (effective Nov. 1, 2024) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
Reviewed by Billy Reiner, Editor · verified against primary sources 2026-07-21
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