New Mexico Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors

Engineering Intern Certification or Transfer Application

$100

Engineer of Record Affidavit

$0

5-10 business days after receipt. Confirmation will be sent by mail.

Domestic Applicants:

• Identify a New Mexico licensed engineer to act as the individual in responsible charge of the firm's engineering activities in New Mexico.

Foreign Applicants:

• Ensure that your New Mexico entity meets ownership requirements.
• Identify a New Mexico licensed engineer to act as the individual in responsible charge of the firm's engineering activities in New Mexico.
• If foreign qualifying, obtain a certificate of good standing from your business entity's home state (to be filed during the foreign qualification process). The certificate cannot be more than 30 days old when filing foreign qualification documents.

Domestic Applicants:

1. File entity formation documents with the New Mexico Secretary of State - Corporations Bureau.
2. Submit a completed engineer of record affidavit to the New Mexico Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors.

Foreign Applicants:

1. Determine whether or not your entity will need to foreign qualify in New Mexico. If not required, skip to number 3.
2. File foreign qualification documents with the New Mexico Secretary of State - Corporations Bureau.
3. Submit a completed engineer of record affidavit to the New Mexico Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors.

Engineer of Record Affidavit (Amended)

$0

If a change occurs in the professional engineer or authorized company officer, the affidavit must be revised within 30 days and resubmitted to the Board.

Engineering Application

Mail

$150 

• The original notarized application and payment must be mailed. Faxes or emails will not be accepted

• Signed Abstract of Applicant Statement of Qualifications​ Form is required to accompany the reference form. 
• Five references, three must be from licensed professional engineers. All references must be included on the supplied Reference Form, which can be opened and filled out with Adobe Reader (to obtain the latest version, please visit https://get.adobe.com/reader/ for a free download). Completed forms must be received in the Board office directly from the references. 
• Official transcript(s) (posting the degree(s) earned and received by the board directly from the school) 
• Verification of having successfully completed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination if completed in another state. All information must be on the supplied Verification Form, or through the NCEES verification portal. Form(s) must be received by the board directly from the state board office. 

Engineer Application 

Mail 

Either $175, $200, or $250, depending on which path to reciprocity applies to the applicant.

• Signed Abstract of Applicant Statement of Qualifications Form is required to accompany the reference form.
• Five references, three must be from licensed professional engineers. All references must be included on the supplied Reference Form, which can be opened and filled out with Adobe Reader (to obtain the latest version, please visit https://get.adobe.com/reader/ for a free download). Completed forms must be received in the Board office directly from the references.
• Official transcript (posting the degree earned and received by the board directly from the school)
• Verification(s) of: 1) a current license from another jurisdiction, 2) completion of both the FE and PE examinations, if necessary, and 3) of initial licensure in a jurisdiction. All information must be included on the supplied Verification Form, or through the NCEES verification portal. Form(s) must be received by the board directly from the state board office, directly from the licensing jurisdictions.

Online

$155

Biennially by December 31. Licenses ending in odd numbers renew during odd-numbered years and licenses ending in even numbers renew during even-numbered years.