Martha left a comment and I’m moving it to a post because someone else might need the same info at some point and this way I wont have to look for it again and can just direct them to this post. I am never too busy to help another professional or anyone else for that matter if I can.
Martha: I’m a student in California and moving to Virginia. I should have the 1500 hours required for Virginia before I move, how would I go about applying for a test in Virginia?
Thank you
It’s not always easy to find the information that my readers require because a lot of the state board sites aren’t very user friendly, but I’m always willing to try and after figuring out how Virgina stores their information I found the answer to your question and you can read it below, but here is the link that you can follow. Also listed below is info for nail technician.
You will actually have to get in touch with your state board and have them send your certified school hours to Virginia or transcript of hours. You will have to pay a fee for that and it’s non-refundable. Virginia would then decide if you will be accepted to apply for licensure.
Training outside of the Commonwealth of Virginia, but within the United States and its territories.
a. Any person completing a barber or cosmetology training program that is substantially equivalent to the Virginia program but is outside of the Commonwealth of Virginia must submit to the board documentation of the successful completion of 1,500 hours of training to be eligible for examination.
If less than 1,500 hours of barber or cosmetology training was completed, an applicant must submit a certificate, diploma or other documentation acceptable to the board verifying the completion of a substantially equivalent barber or cosmetology course and documentation of six months of barber or cosmetology work experience in order to be eligible for examination
b. Any person completing a nail technician training program that is substantially equivalent to the Virginia program but is outside of the Commonwealth of Virginia must submit to the board documentation of the successful completion of 150 hours of training to be eligible for examination
If less than 150 hours of nail technician training was completed, an applicant must submit a certificate, diploma or other documentation acceptable to the board verifying the completion of a substantially equivalent nail technician course and documentation of six months of nail technician work experience in order to be eligible for the nail technician examination.
