Architect Applicants

-STOP- Before filling out and submitting this application, please contact BTR licensing staff at 602-364-4930 to confirm that this is the appropriate application for you.

architect exam waiver packet

To complete the Application, please:

• Complete all questions, sign and date.
• Include a signed check or money order in the amount of $100.00 for the application fee.
• Include completed, signed and dated “ Arizona Statement of Citizenship” form
• Include a copy of a government issued photographic identification
• Request Official college transcripts be sent to the Board, if applicable
• Include Three (3) Architect Experience Record and Supervisor/Reference forms
• Any applicable disciplinary or criminal documents – see instructions in packet

architect exam waiver packet fee

architect registration application packet

To complete the application, please:

• Complete all questions, sign and date.
• Include a signed check or money order in the amount of $100.00 for the application fee.
• Include a copy of your AXP/IDP record
• Include completed, signed and dated “ Arizona Statement of Citizenship” form
• Include a copy of a government issued photographic identification
• Request Official college transcripts be sent to the Board, if applicable
• Include Three (3) Architect Experience Record and Supervisor/Reference forms
• Any applicable disciplinary or criminal documents – see instructions in packet

architect registration application packet fee

Foreign Education Evaluators

NCARB – National Council of Architectural Registration Boards https://www.ncarb.org/
 

Seal Affidavit Form

Please only submit a Firm or Branch Registration Form after the Board has granted you licensure. 

Firm Registration Form

1. Please fill out, sign and print form.
   1. If you are registering your firm, check the box "New Registration." Please include payment with your submission. 
   2. If you are 'renewing' your firm, check the box "Annual Registration." Please include payment with your submission.
   3. For changes/updates to your firm, please select the appropriate box and fill in the area(s) of the form that correlate with your changes. There is no fee for making changes. 
2. Mail the form with payment (if applicable) to: The Arizona Board of Technical Registration 1110 W. Washington St. Suite 240 Phoenix AZ, 85007

Firm Registration/Renewal fee

Additional Information

"Firm" means any individual or partnership, corporation or other type of association, including the association of a non-registrant and a registrant who offers to the public professional services regulated by the Board.  A.R.S. § 32-141 governs registration of firms offering professional services in any Board regulated profession or occupation in Arizona.  The statute requires that firms apply for registration annually, and that branch offices of firms also apply for registration.  Firms must identify a registrant, who is also a principal of the firm, in each category of services offered.  Branch offices must have a designated registrant, who does not have to be a principal, in charge of the professional services offered at that branch office.
 
Any firm currently offering services without a current annual firm and/or branch registration on file with the Board is in violation of Board statutes and rules and is subject to disciplinary action, which may result in cancellation of the firm's or branch's authority to offer professional services in Arizona.
 
All firm and branch office registrations expire one year from the date of issue and must be renewed annually, within thirty (30) days of the anniversary date of the original firm or branch registration.  An application fee of $50.00 must also be included with each application.  
 
You as the Principal Registrant will be REQUIRED to download the Firm Registration Packet, fill it out and send it to the Board with the Firm's $50 registration fee within 30 days of the Firm's expiration date.  Firms that do not send in new firm registrations may be subject to Board investigation for practicing in Arizona without being registered, in violation of A.R.S. § 32-141.
 
In addition, all firms shall notify the Board, using the Application/Statement for Annual Firm Registration, within thirty (30) days of any change in principals, designated registrants, services offered, and/or firm or branch name or address.  There is no fee required for changes to a current registration.
 
Registered firms can be found on this web site using the "Registered Firm and Branch Search" link.  If you do not see your firm listed there, be sure to contact the Board as soon as possible to arrange for registration.

Branch Registration Form

1. Please fill out, sign and print form.
   1. If you are registering your firm, check the box "New Registration." Please include payment with your submission. 
   2. If you are 'renewing' your firm, check the box "Annual Registration." Please include payment with your submission.
   3. For changes/updates to your firm, please select the appropriate box and fill in the area(s) of the form that correlate with your changes. There is no fee for making changes. 
2. Mail the form with payment (if applicable) to: The Arizona Board of Technical Registration 1110 W. Washington St. Suite 240 Phoenix AZ, 85007

branch Registration/Renewal fee

Additional Information

A person shall file a registration application for each branch office that is located in the state of Arizona and that is part of a firm registered with the board. The branch office application shall list a designated registrant having full authority and responsible charge of the professional services of that branch office.  The designated registrant in a branch office need not be a principal of the firm. A.R.S  § 32-141

Will my criminal history prevent me from obtaining a license?

An individual can request that the Board determine whether their criminal history would prevent them from obtaining a license prior to applying or paying any fees.

The Board does not have a template for this request. Please submit your request in writing to the Board. 

Waiver of Initial Registration Fee

Per A.R.S. § 41-1080.01 "an agency shall waive any fee charged for an initial license for any individual applicant whose family income does not exceed two hundred percent of the federal poverty guidelines if the individual is applying for that specific license in this state for the first time."

Fee Waiver Form

Applicant Review and Challenge of Criminal History

If an applicant feels his/her criminal history record is inaccurate or incomplete, please refer to the appropriate contact below to begin the review and challenge process.

​For a copy of an Arizona criminal history record:

​The individual can contact Department of Public Safety Criminal History Records Unit at (602) 223-2222 to obtain a fingerprint card and a Review and Challenge Packet, or the individual can download information from the Criminal History Records Unit section of the DPS website. The Department of Public Safety provides the review and challenge packet pursuant to R13-1-08 of the Arizona Administrative Code.
This will check the Arizona criminal history only.

For a copy of an FBI criminal history record:

​U.S. Department of Justice Order rules and federal law allow the subject of an FBI record to request a copy of his/her own record. The individual may submit fingerprints, an Applicant Information Form, and payment directly to the FBI according to the procedures in Title 28 Code of Federal Regulations 16.30 - 16.34.
FBI contact phone for information about record review and challenge: (304) 625-5590
Submittal forms, checklists, and more information on how to review and challenge an FBI criminal history record can be found at the FBI website under Identity History Summary Checks.

​An applicant, controlling person, alarm agent or home inspector will have no more than the 60-day substantive review period to challenge a criminal background check report. 

A.R.S. 41-1093.05

Pursuant to section 41-1093.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, an agency shall limit all occupational regulation to regulations that are demonstrated to be necessary to specifically fulfill a public health, safety or welfare concern. Pursuant to section s 41-1093.02 and 41-1093.03, Arizona Revised Statutes, you have the right to petition this agency to repeal or modify the occupational regulation or bring an action in court of general jurisdiction to challenge the occupational regulation and to ensure compliance with section 41-1093.01, Arizona Revised Statues.

A.R.S.32-4303. Military education, training and experience

Notwithstanding any other law, the education, training or experience requirements for a license, certificate or registration issued pursuant to this title are completely or partially satisfied, as determined by the regulating entity, on presentation of satisfactory evidence that the applicant received substantially equivalent education, training or experience as a member of the United States armed forces or any national guard or other reserve component. The regulating entity shall work in conjunction with the department of veterans' services to access information regarding the applicant's military education, training or experience.

Link to A.R.S. 32-4302

Professional Universal Licensure Application