Transfer Your Real Estate License to Virginia: Reciprocity & Endorsement (2026)

Updated 2026-10-29 · Data verified 2026-07-21 · source: Virginia Real Estate Board - Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR) ↗

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Does my real estate license transfer to Virginia?

Yes — Virginia offers full reciprocity: an active real estate license from any US state qualifies you to apply to the Virginia Real Estate Board - Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR). Salesperson reciprocity applicants are waived from the National portion and must pass only the State portion of the Virginia salesperson examination. Application fee: $230 (salesperson license application fee (form A490-0225SLIC), non-refundable; excludes PSI exam and fingerprint/background fees).

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Verdict

Full reciprocity — honors all states

Full reciprocity makes Virginia one of the easiest relocations in US real estate — but "full" describes what is waived (education, national exam), not the absence of process. You still file, still clear the background check, and still need a sponsoring brokerage in Virginia before the license activates. Treat the checklist below as short, not skippable.

Seed confirmed: Virginia honors current salespersons licensed in ANY other state (no named partner list), so full_reciprocity is true. However reciprocity applicants are NOT exempt from education - the official DPOR guide states applicants must complete the 60-hour 'Principles of Real Estate' course 'even if applying by reciprocity' - and must pass the State portion of the exam; only the National portion is waived. The applicant must hold a current (unexpired) out-of-state salesperson license. Official DPOR pages were read via the Internet Archive Wayback Machine because the dpor.virginia.gov domain would not resolve from the research environment; the cited URLs are the canonical DPOR sources.

Virginia requirements at a glance

Out-of-state real estate license transfer requirements for Virginia, verified 2026-07-21
Pre-license education	60 hours of pre-license education
Fees	$230 (salesperson license application fee (form A490-0225SLIC), non-refundable; excludes PSI exam and fingerprint/background fees)
Processing time	Board does not publish a processing-time range; a complete application must be on file within 45 days of the background check

Step by step

Confirm Virginia's current requirements on the Virginia Real Estate Board - Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR) website — rules change.
Submit the reciprocity/endorsement application to the Virginia Real Estate Board - Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR) (application linked on this page).
Arrange license verification from your current state.
Hold a current (unexpired) salesperson license in another state.
Complete the 60-hour 'Principles of Real Estate' pre-license course (required even when applying by reciprocity).
Pass the State portion of the Virginia salesperson examination (administered by PSI).
Submit letters of certification from ALL states where you are or have been licensed, dated within 60 days of a complete application.
Fingerprint-based background check (results valid 45 days).
Pay the fees listed above, and allow for the processing time shown there.