I have completed my IDP hours last year and I have read that they are raising the renewal fee starting in June. I still don't know when I will be licensed (still debating on licensure) so does that mean I need to continue paying $80+ until I pass all the exams?
senjohnblutarsky
Apr 22, 16 11:26 am
You should continue paying. By maintaining your record, you get a reduced certification fee.
tduds
Apr 22, 16 12:04 pm
If you're debating licensure, this upcoming fee sounds like a perfect Shit or Get Off the Pot moment. Either pay the fee and get licensed, or let it lapse and chart your own path.
JeromeS
Apr 22, 16 1:22 pm
keep paying the fee. Re-stablishing your record can be very expensive as I recall.
Bloopox
Apr 22, 16 1:33 pm
Yeah, if you keep paying the dues then when you get licensed they waive the $1500 certification application fee if you apply for certification at that time. If you don't keep paying the dues and then you want to get certified later then they charge you the application fee plus all back years' dues since you've been licensed.
NCARB won't transmit records for reciprocity purposes anymore for people who are eligible for certification but aren't certified - so if you stop paying the IDP dues now, get licensed and don't get certified, and then sometime down the line you want to get a license in another state that requires a directly-transmitted record for reciprocity, then you'll not only be paying the usual $400 record transmittal fee but also the $1500 and all the back years' dues. The annual dues once you're licensed are $225, so back years can really add up.
I have completed my IDP hours last year and I have read that they are raising the renewal fee starting in June. I still don't know when I will be licensed (still debating on licensure) so does that mean I need to continue paying $80+ until I pass all the exams?
You should continue paying. By maintaining your record, you get a reduced certification fee.
If you're debating licensure, this upcoming fee sounds like a perfect Shit or Get Off the Pot moment. Either pay the fee and get licensed, or let it lapse and chart your own path.
keep paying the fee. Re-stablishing your record can be very expensive as I recall.
Yeah, if you keep paying the dues then when you get licensed they waive the $1500 certification application fee if you apply for certification at that time. If you don't keep paying the dues and then you want to get certified later then they charge you the application fee plus all back years' dues since you've been licensed.
NCARB won't transmit records for reciprocity purposes anymore for people who are eligible for certification but aren't certified - so if you stop paying the IDP dues now, get licensed and don't get certified, and then sometime down the line you want to get a license in another state that requires a directly-transmitted record for reciprocity, then you'll not only be paying the usual $400 record transmittal fee but also the $1500 and all the back years' dues. The annual dues once you're licensed are $225, so back years can really add up.