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• Renewal Instructions
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• Renewal Applications

MY LICENSE Online Renewal

Please use our convenient MY LICENSE online renewal application. In most cases your registration/certification will be renewed immediately. Due to a heavy volume of renewal activities, processing time for renewal applications received by mail may take up to 4-6 weeks.

In order to receive communication via email, your email address of record must be current at all times. You may verify your current email address via the MY LICENSE self-service portal. If you are expecting communication from our office, please be sure to check your spam/junk mail folder.

If you have not registered, follow these simple steps:

1. Visit the MY LICENSE customer home page at: ProfessionalLicense.Alaska.Gov/MYLICENSE
2. If you have an existing myAlaska account, enter your account information. If not, please create an account. You will be redirected to the MY LICENSE customer home page.
3. Under Access an Existing License, enter your registration/certification number and Web Authorization Code, if one has been provided. This information is on your renewal notice.
4. To renew your registration/certification, simply select the registration/certification you wish to renew from the Professional Licensing section.

Valid registration/certification Numbers Contain Either:

6 numbers
OR
4 letters + at least 1 number

If you have an alpha-numeric registration/certification number, you must enter all of the characters in order to renew online. EXAMPLE: ABCD1234

Education Courses

Attention: Please note, per regulation, courses for both initial/qualifying education and continuing education are required to be Board approved at the time of taking the course.

Please click here to utilize the education search engine to locate Board approved courses.

Board staff are more than happy to help verify approved courses as well. Please contact realestateappraisers@alaska.gov to verify if a course is Board approved or not.

Board Updates: Please Read

Board Vacancy Announcement

The Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers is looking for a Certified General Real Estate Appraiser who is interested in serving on the board. If you would like to apply for appointment to this position, please visit the application site. Prior to applying, you may wish to read more about the roles and responsibilities of Alaska's volunteer licensing board members and division processes and authority on our board resources page. Please email any questions regarding this vacancy to boards@alaska.gov.

February 2023 Continuing Education Regulation Update:

Continuing education regulations have been updated to allow for 100% of continuing education to be completed in an online platform (effective March 5, 2023.)

12 AAC 70.220. HOURS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIRED. (a) At the time of certificate renewal, an applicant for renewal who has been certified for
(1) 24 months or more shall document satisfactory completion of at least 28 hours of continuing education during the concluding licensing period;
(2) at least 185 days, but less than 24 months, shall document satisfactory completion of at least 14 hours of continuing education during the concluding licensing period;
(3) less than 185 days is not required to meet continuing education requirements for that renewal.
(b) The board will not recognize continuing education hours claimed by an applicant for renewal for taking the same, or substantially identical, course more than once during a certification period.
(c) Except as provided in (d) of this section, credit is given for classroom and examination hours only and not for hours devoted to class preparation or completion of assignments. A classroom hour is defined in 12 AAC 70.910.
(d) Hours required by this section may be obtained through online courses approved under 12 AAC 70.210 or online courses approved under 12 AAC 70.215.
(e) As part of the requirements of (a)(1) of this section, an applicant for renewal of a certificate shall document satisfactory completion of a seven-hour National USPAP Update Course, taught by an Appraiser Qualifications Board certified instructor who is a certified appraiser. The board will accept courses determined as equivalent by the Appraiser Qualifications Board Course Approval Program of the Appraisal Foundation. Completion of the 15-hour national USPAP course used for certification under 12 AAC 70.115 may not be used to satisfy the continuing education renewal requirements of the sevenhour USPAP Update Course required in this subsection.
(f) During the licensing period of July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2021, an unlimited number of the hours required by this section may be obtained through distance education described in (d) of this section.

Per regulation, courses are required to be Board approved at the time of taking the course. The state website does have a search engine to locate Board approved courses. In addition to this you may email RealEstateAppraisers@Alaska.Gov. Staff are more than happy to help verify if a course is Board approved.

Appraisal Management Companies Annual Report

Appraisal Management Companies (AMC) registered with the State of Alaska are required to report annually to the department for each appraiser on their appraiser panel who has performed an appraisal for a federally covered transaction in the state within the preceding calendar year. This report should be completed, and appropriate fees submitted, using form #08-4730. AMCs who qualify will be placed on the federal ASC registry for Appraisal Management Companies. This registry will be updated in July of each year. Federally regulated AMCs shall report annually using the same form #08-4730. This form contains provisions for these AMCs to report and pay the associated fee as well. AMC annual reports are due no later than June 30th each year.

Electronic Requests for License Verification

NOTE: This feature is for individuals who have registered with MY LICENSE and wish to pay the filing fee online with a credit card payment .

If you are not registered with MY LICENSE and would like information on how to register, please contact realestateappraisers@alaska.gov

1. Submit Your Request
   • Send your Request for License Verification to: realestateappraisers@alaska.gov
   • Put the program along with your first and last name in the subject line.
   • The following information must be provided in the body of your email:
     • NAME: The name used when your professional license was last issued or renewed.
     • LICENSE NUMBER: Your professional license number.
     • SEND TO: Provide both the Board and/or Agency name along with a complete mailing address.
2. Payment of Fees
   • You will be sent a notification email with a link to your license details page.
   • A “Make a Payment” link will be available within your license details page under “Actions”.
   • A $20 filing fee is required for each verification of license.
3. Completed Request
   • You will be sent a notification email with a link to your license details page when the request is completed.
   • Please allow up to 10 business days for processing after submitting your payment.

If you prefer to submit a check or money order, you may mail in the Request License Verification form.