PE Licensing in US for CEng(UK)

[bishnujee9397]

I would like to hear from any one of you who has been PE License holder in US and who has received it by comity being CEng from UK.I am aware that Texas PE Licensing body
do had some talks with International Professional bodies about PE through comity and even Engineering Council(UK) has been approached in past regarding same by Texam PE Board.

 

[JStephen]

I see no rush of replies to answer the question. But you might try contacting the Texas board or whatever state you're interested in- I'm sure you're not the first.

I notice Texas does have some stuff on their website about registration under NAFTA with Canada and Mexico.

 

[valleyboy]

I'm not sure whether this link from the Engineering Council is of interest - it seems to suggest that if you hold CEng status that you can join this register.

http://www.engc.org.uk/documents/UKEMFIntPE.pdf

 

[Ashereng]

CE to PE comity has been discussed in Eng-Tip fora. Have you done a search?

If I recall correctly, there is no comity from CE to PE. Also, the comity agreement for PEng from Canada to PE in Texas expired already.

If you want a PE in the US, you have to go through the process like any other US PE candidate. Your education and experience will most likely be accepted by most state boards, but I think that also varies from state to state.

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[stanier]

Prepare to be hit by fortress America unless you jump a British Airways jet and get over to the USA to do it.

Geoffrey D Stone FIMechE C.Eng;FIEust CP Eng

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[JStephen]

stanier brings up a good point. You mentioned where you were registered, but didn't say where you actually are. If you have to take the exams, I don't know if there's any way to accomplish that without coming to the US.

One other point that might not be real clear in some of the rules and literature: Normally, you get out of college, take the Fundamentals test, get an EIT certificate, work 4 years, and take the Principles & Practice test. However, if you already have qualifying experience, you don't have to have 4 years in between those tests. You can take them 6 months apart or whatever the minimum interval is to make sure you passed the first one.

I notice in you're in aeronautics. Be sure and read up on industry exemptions. A lot of aerospace type engineering work is exempt from registration requirements.

 

[JStephen]

Ashereng- you say the comity agreement with Canada expired- I see that the TX state board still has the forms and information on their website, and the form shows a revision date of 1/2006- has this expired since then?

 

[Ashereng]

It was my understanding that as of Jan 2006, no more comity with Texas.

Of couse, I could be mistaken.

If you are interested in getting comity with Texas, you may wish to call their board.

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[HgTX]

I was talking to a Canadian last week who was saying Texas was the only state he could get a US license in based on his Canadian license (but then couldn't use that Texas license to get to any other state). He didn't say anything about that going away, but maybe he didn't know.

Hg

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[Ashereng]

Once you have a Texas license, you have a Texas license.

If Texas reciprocates with another state, then you apply to that state with your Texas license.

Unless what he is saying is that Texas allow you to work in Texas with a Canadian PEng. I can't see that. But, you never know.

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[JAE]

I think it may be that Texas used to allow licensure based on experience and education only....no test required...in fact, I had to get my PE license before they would even let me take the test..go figure.

Now they require the test so perhaps the earlier comity was allowed.

 

[TDAA]

The reciprocity pretty much says that you have passed the test and do not need to take it again, Period.. When I recently applied for a new state, I still had to provide all the information from references, education, work experience, EIT license, and P.E. license as well as fill out the same application.

If a state does not like your out of country work experience, education, references, etc. (or in country for that matter), then they do not have to let you be licensed in that state.

 

[JStephen]

All the states allow comity IF the other state has similar requirements. When I got my Texas license, Texas didn't require the tests and I didn't take them. But I did have to take them several years later to get a license elsewhere, and those tests are good for the other states now. This might be the situation with Canadian or Mexican PE's as well.

 

[Ashereng]

What are the tests you are referring to?

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[HgTX]

A lot of states will only do comity through your ORIGINAL PE. So if you are from Canada and get a Texas license, those states won't accept your TX license for comity.

How they know, I couldn't tell ya.

Hg

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[JStephen]

When I got my Texas PE in 1990, Texas did not require either the Fundamentals of Engineering or the Principals & Practice tests- they were the only state that didn't, at the time, as I recall.

As for comity through your original PE- I never thought about this. My original PE is in TX, I took the tests for 2nd PE, and am now registered in 14 other states as well. I honestly couldn't tell you which state they are figuring comity with in the process, though. I would say it is the 2nd state.

I'm fairly sure you'd run into the same thing coming from Canada. If Texas didn't require you to take the tests, you'd probably have to for a license anywhere else.

 

[HgTX]

TX does require the tests now and has for a number of years (at least 8; probably more).

Hg

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