A nonresident, licensed or certified appraiser planning to develop an appraisal assignment in Arkansas must first apply for a reciprocal state license or certification or a Temporary Practice Permit.
Reciprocity may be obtained by nonresidents through recognition of another jurisdiction’s program of licensing and certification, in accordance with Arkansas Code § 17-14-306, if the applicant is currently in good standing as an appraiser in every jurisdiction where he or she is credentialed (National Registry verification), the applicant’s background meets the board’s qualifications, and the applicant provides an irrevocable consent to service of process in this state.
Once an application for reciprocity has been approved, the individual credential holder will be held to the same laws, rules, standards and renewal requirements of a resident appraiser for the individual’s credential level.
Links to initial and renewal applications are on the Forms tab under Individual Applications.
Temporary practice permits may be obtained by nonresidents of this state through recognition of another jurisdiction’s program of licensing and certification in accordance with Arkansas Code § 17-14-306, if the applicant is currently in good standing as an appraiser in every jurisdiction where he or she is credentialed (National Registry verification) and his or her business in Arkansas is temporary (not to exceed six months).
Temporary practice permits are issued on an assignment basis. The term of a temporary practice permit shall extend for the duration of the particular assignment. If the assignment is not completed within six (6) months, the appraiser may apply for an extension of the original expiration date of the permit, provided the appraiser Is continuing the same appraisal assignment listed on the original application for a temporary practice permit and requests an extension on a form approved by the board before the expiration of the current temporary practice permit.
Please Note: Court testimony following the completion of an assignment performed by a nonresident appraiser holding a temporary practice permit shall not require an extension or issuance of an additional permit.
Links to Temporary Practice Permit applications are on the Forms tab.
In addition to meeting the same requirements and utilizing the same forms as those required for Arkansas residents, nonresident appraisers applying for state-registered (SR) appraiser or registered apprentice (RA) appraiser status shall provide an irrevocable consent to service of process in this state.
Links to initial and renewal applications are on the Forms tab under Individual Applications.
