REAL ESTATE VA
Virginia Real Estate Licensing and Continuing Education Courses
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Virginia Real Estate Licensing Information, Reciprocity, and Portability
- Average time to complete licensing education: 3.9 months
- State governing body: Virginia Real Estate Board
Reciprocity: Virginia offers full reciprocity.
- Steps to Real Estate License Reciprocity in Virginia:
- Salesperson License Applicants:
- Must pass the State portion of the exam
- Verify completion of a 60-hour Principles of Real Estate course
- Submit letters of certification from other jurisdictions where licensed
- To apply through reciprocity, you must hold a current salesperson license in another state
- Broker License Applicants:
- Must pass the State portion of the exam
- Verify experience (actively engaged as a salesperson or broker for 36 of the last 48 months before applying)
- Submit transcripts or certified copies showing 180 classroom hours of broker pre-licensing courses equivalent to Virginia’s requirements
- Submit letters of certification from other jurisdictions where licensed
- To apply through reciprocity, you must hold a current broker license in another state
Military Portability:
- Active-duty military personnel and their spouses may be eligible for automatic license transfers under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. Any license held in another state that 1) is in good standing and 2) used in the last 2 years can be transferred into Virginia for the duration of the military orders. Eligible servicemembers and spouses may submit a Portability of Professional Licenses of Servicemembers and Their Spouses Application.
- For honorably discharged veterans, “substantially equivalent” military training, education, or experience may be credited toward certain license requirements.