Renew Your Certified General Appraiser

As a Certified General Appraiser, you must renew your license every two years. A renewal notice will be sent out about 90 days before your expiration date.  You may renew your license up to six months after the expiration date. After six months, you may apply for reinstatement of your license. 

What do I have to do to renew my General Certification? 

Education Requirements

• Complete 28 hours of approved appraiser continuing education (ACE) courses during the two year license period, which must include a 7 hour National USPAP Update course. Use the ACE Course search tool to see a list of currently approved providers and courses.  After completing your course work, you are welcome to submit a course evaluation. 
• Supervisory Appraisers must complete an approved Appraiser Trainee/Supervisory Appraiser course within four years of your current license expiration date to continue to supervise or relationships with your Appraiser Trainees will be terminated and Appraiser Trainees with one supervisor will be made inactive.

Fingerprint Requirements

If you have not submitted your fingerprints for TALCB or TREC with a previous renewal or application, you must be fingerprinted for a criminal background check.

Submitting an Application for Renewal

• Renew online:
  • Renew online using our Online Services. If you have not renewed online before, you may need to register first.
  • Pay the renewal fee online using our Online Services no later than the expiration date of your license.
• Renew by mail:
  • Submit a Renewal of Appraiser Certification form.
  • Include payment of the renewal fee.

Renewal is only available 90 days before the expiration date of the license. All requirements for renewal must be postmarked no later than the expiration date.

ACE Extension

A license holder who is unable to complete the 28 hours of continuing education may request an extension of education requirements by renewing the license AND submitting the ACE Extension Request form along with an additional $200.00 fee.

An extension must be submitted by the expiration date. Persons granted a 60-day extension may not perform appraisals in federally-related transactions and will be reported as non-AQB compliant on the National Registry. The education must be completed within 60 days of the extension expiration date or the certification will automatically be placed on inactive status and supervision of any trainees will be terminated. Completion of the required ACE courses must be reflected in the license holder's electronic license record.

Requesting Active and Inactive Status

Requesting Inactive Status

• Submit the Request for Inactive Status.
• If the certification is expired for six months or less, the Renewal of Appraiser Certification form with the renewal fee.

Requesting Active Status

• Satisfy 28 hours of appraiser continuing education for each two-year renewal period the certification has been inactive, which must include the 7-hour National USPAP Update course.
• Submit the Request for Active status.
• Pay the required National Registry fee and active status fee.

License Reinstatement

If your license has been expired more than six months, you may apply for reinstatement of the license by submitting the Application for Reinstatement and meeting the following education and experience requirements.

• Expired more than 6 months but less than 5 years
  • Complete 14 hours of appraiser continuing education for each year since the last active renewal of your previous license, including the most recent USPAP Update Course
• Expired more than 5 years
  • Complete 14 hours of appraiser continuing education for each year since the last active renewal of your previous license, including the most recent USPAP Update Course
  • Submit an experience log including at least 10 non-residential appraisals completed within 5 years from the date the application is submitted. You may apply for an Appraiser Trainee authorization to gain the minimum experience required