Transfering an Esthetics license

I have a Esthetician license for Ohio and may be relocating to Pennsylvania. Does anyone know if you can transfer a license? Ohio requires 600 hours and PA requires only 300. Will I need to take the state boards for Pa?

I would call Ohio stateboard and Pennsylvania stateboard to check with them for sure. It might just transfer over, but I would definitely check.

Thanks Michelle, I will do that.

Kelly in Youngstown, Ohio said: Thanks Michelle, I will do that.

I'm not sure you can just transfer, i'm a cosmetologist in ca, and if I was to move to a different state with my lC - depending on the schools there you might have to go and get there hours and take that state board. unless it's the same hours.

You see Ohio requires 600 hours and Pa only requires 300 so I'm hoping I can just transfer it since I already have more than enough hours. I'm a new esthetician and just took my Ohio Stateboard this past June so I just hate the thought of doing it again. Ugh.

I have a Esthetician license from Brazil and I am living on Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I wanted to know, how can I to transfer to here (Pennsylvania)? I do not know, please help me. Thank you!

Karoline,

I contacted the Pa State Board and this is what I was told:

In order to obtain a license without taking the exam in Pennsylvania, you must meet the following:

*Have a current license in a state with which Pennsylvania has an understanding of reciprocity . The states that do not are listed on their web site. Since your license is out of the US I'm not sure this applies. You may have to just take the written and practical exam to get your Pa license.

* You have to have two years of licensed work experience;

* You need to submit an application (find this on their website) and processing fee;

*Have the state in which you have a current license submit directly to the state board office a letter of certification of licensure;

*Have everything you submit approved by the Board.

If I move to PA I will have to take the exam over again as I don't have two years licensed work experience. I'm a fairly new esthetician.

Hope this info was helpful.

i am an esthetician in ohio, and if i were to move to CA, what type of transfer would i have to do? take a state board test, or just pay a fee or something?

How ca I find out what states have reciprocal license rights with New York