2024-11-22T06:57:36-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/115137911/ncarb-announces-reciprocity-program-across-the-us-canada-and-mexico Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2014-12-03T21:24:00-05:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/fv/fvgz2gk01y4bhjeq.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>NCARB has <a href="http://www.ncarb.org/en/Certification-and-Reciprocity/International-Programs/Tri-National.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">just announced</a> an avenue for qualified, licensed architects from the U.S., Canada or Mexico to offer their services across any of those countries. The mouthful of the "Tri-National Mutual Recognition Agreement for International Practice of Architecture" formally allows for architects to be "mutually recognized" across those countries, by qualifying for a "credential that will lead to a license to practice architecture" throughout those three countries.</p><p>Conceived jointly by registration bodies across all three countries (NCARB, the Canadian Architectural Licensing Authorities (CALA), and the Federacion de Colegios de Arquitectos de la Republica Mexicana (FCARM)), the MRA was initially drafted as part of the 1994 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Free_Trade_Agreement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NAFTA </a>agreement, and after a series of tests and pilot programs, NCARB has formally announced the program.</p><p>Here are the current eligibility requirements according to NCARB:</p><ul><li>Citizenship or permanent residency status in the United States, Canada, or Mexico</li><li>Completion of a...</li></ul>