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With an increasingly global economy, your practice is no longer limited to the location of your initial license. We want you to have the freedom to go wherever your career in architecture takes you-including abroad. To expand the opportunities available to NCARB certified architects, NCARB has established agreements with the licensing authorities of several foreign countries based on the concept of mutual reciprocity. Learn more about earning a license in Australia or New Zealand through our Mutual Recognition Arrangement.

To complete the Tri-National application process, you will need to submit a dossier of work that demonstrates the following professional competencies. B.8: Manage the procurement of buildings, administer contractual arrangements, and monitor their construction. To begin the licensure process in the United States as foreign architect, you'll need the appropriate credentials and transcripts. Before applying, review the requirements and confirm that the U.S. jurisdiction you want to be licensed in accepts this path by checking the.

While the United States does not have mutual recognition agreements with every country or economy in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), APEC's Architect Project helps facilitate the mobility of architects throughout the Asia-Pacific Region. If you are interested in practicing architecture in the Asia-Pacific Region, consider joining the APEC Architect Register. The register is a list of architects who meet the established requirements for the practice of architecture, common across all participating APEC economies.

If you are a U.S. architect interested in applying for reciprocal registration in Mexico through the Tri-National Mutual Recognition Agreement, follow the steps below. Although forms are available in English and Spanish for your reference, all submitted documents must be in Spanish unless otherwise noted. If you are a U.S. architect seeking licensure in Canada, please see the Canada section. If you are a Mexican architect seeking licensure in the U.S. or Canada, contact Consejo Nacional de Registro de la Certificacion Profesional (CONARC) for more information.

If you are actively registered to practice architecture in a country outside of the United States, you can pursue licensure through our foreign architect path to certification. Once you hold an. If you meet the requirements for the foreign architect path to certification, you will not need an Education Evaluation Service for Architects (EESA) evaluation. If you do not meet these requirements, you may be able to follow the steps for foreign-educated applicants instead.

NCARB Certificate holders can pursue work internationally through our Mutual Recognition Arrangement with the Architects Accreditation Council of Australia (AACA) and the New Zealand Registered Architects Board (NZRAB). If you are an architect from Australia or New Zealand seeking reciprocal licensure in the United States, contact AACA or NZRAB for more information before creating an NCARB Record. Note: Architects who have been licensed in their home country by means of a foreign reciprocal licensing agreements are not eligible under this arrangement.

NCARB Certificate holders can expand their practice through our longstanding relationship with Canada. NCARB and the Canadian Architectural Licensing Authorities (CALA) have a Mutual Recognition Agreement that enables architects to pursue reciprocal licensure between the two countries. Note: Architects who have been licensed in their home country by means of a broadly experienced foreign architect program or other foreign reciprocal licensing agreements are not eligible under this agreement. Forty-one of the 55 U.S. jurisdictions and all 11 Canadian jurisdictions are currently signatories of the agreement.