Nevada State Board of Architecture, Interior Design and Residential Design

Architectural Registration by Examination Application

Mail 

$150 registration + $125 one-time fee to process the wall certificate application fee + $50 exam fee

•  Indicate if your business or home address will be your public address. If no indication is made, your business address will be public. Please note, your public address cannot be a P.O. Box
• The photograph should be 2.5" x 2.5" and similar to a passport photo. It must be recent, taken in the past 12 months. Photographs can be digital
• An application processing fee of $50 must accompany your application. If paying with a credit card please use the credit card authorization form, which can be found on the “Forms” page of the board website. 
• The applicant will be required to take an open-book jurisprudence quiz. The quiz will be sent to you once your application has been processed and reviewed

Architectural Registration by Reciprocity Application

Mail 

$300

• Indicate if your business or home address will be your public address. If no indication is made, your business address will be public. Please note, your public address cannot be a P.O. Box.
• The photograph should be 2.5" x 2.5" and similar to a passport photo. It must be recent, taken in the past 12 months. Photographs can be digital.
• An application processing fee of $300 must accompany your application. If paying with a credit card please use the credit card authorization form, which can be found on the “Forms” page of the board website.
• The applicant will be required to take an open-book jurisprudence quiz

$150

Annually by December 31.

Firm Registration Application or Firm Name Approval Application

Email to board@boe.state.nv.us

$300 if filing firm name approval or $300 application fee + $125 certificate of registration fee if applying for name registration.

• The firm must employ a Nevada licensed professional before submitting a Firm Registration form
• If firm has 'Architect' in the name, submit wallet card for qualified individuals with SOS registration

Domestic Applicants:

• Identify a Nevada licensed design professional, who is a full-time employee, to be in responsible charge of the firm's architectural or design activities. If the firm maintains multiple office locations in Nevada, a separate responsible individual must be appointed for each office location.
• Ensure that your business entity will meet ownership requirements.
• The firm must obtain a Nevada State Business License and Business Name Authorization.

Foreign Applicants:

• Identify a Nevada licensed design professional, who is a full-time employee, to be in responsible charge of the firm's architectural or design activities. If the firm maintains multiple office locations in Nevada, a separate responsible individual must be appointed for each office location.
• Ensure that your Nevada entity will meet ownership requirements.
• If a corporation, obtain certified copies of your articles of incorporation, and certified copies of all amendments to file during the foreign qualification process. These documents must be dated within 90 days of the time of submitting your foreign qualification documents.

Domestic Applicants:

1. If a PC or PLLC, obtain a certificate from the regulating board of the profession to be practiced showing that each of the directors, and each of the stockholders who is a natural person, is licensed to practice the profession.
2. File entity formation documents with the Nevada Secretary of State.
3. Obtain a Nevada certificate of good standing from the Secretary of State (to be filed with firm registration).
4. File a Firm Registration Application or Firm Name Approval Application with the State Board of Architecture, Interior Design and Residential Design.

Foreign Applicants:

1. If a PC, obtain a certificate from the regulating board of the profession to be practiced showing that each of the directors, and each of the stockholders who is a natural person, is licensed to practice the profession.
2. File foreign qualification documents with the Nevada Secretary of State.
3. Obtain a Nevada certificate of good standing from the Secretary of State (to be filed with firm registration).
4. File a Firm Registration Application or Firm Name Approval Application with the State Board of Architecture, Interior Design and Residential Design.

• Applicants required to file with the Nevada Secretary of State must include a Certificate of Existence of Good Standing from the Secretary of State with their application
• A file-stamped copy of the entity's registration documents filed with the Nevada Secretary of State
• List of Nevada licensed professionals including license number and percent ownership
• Chain of command that will be followed with the organization, including the role of each individual and their responsibilities
• List of officers, directors, partners, members or principles of the business, and the person(s) having "control" over the organization
• List of persons who own an interest in the business including their address, telephone number, Nevada registration number, position with the company, percentage of ownership interest, how the ownership interest is held (i.e. individually, shares, stock, etc.), and the services the person is to provide to the business.
• If an owner is not registered in Nevada, include a list of the other states in which each owner is registered, as well as his/her NCARB or NCIDQ certificate number.
• Attestation for each ownership interest holder

Firm Registration Application

$0

Changes to a firm's name, ownership, or entity structure must be reported on a new license application within 30 days of the effective date of the change.

Change of Address Form

$0

Interior Design Registration Application

$100 examination fee + $125 certificate fee

Online

$150

Annually by December 31.