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30 Day Limited Permits for Professional Engineers

The New York State Education Department can issue a 30 Day Limited Permit to qualified individuals seeking to practice as professional engineers in New York State in accordance with Section 7207(2) of the Education Law and §68.11(b) of the Commissioner’s Regulations.

30 Day Limited permits are only available to applicants who:

  • are legally qualified to practice engineering in their own state or country,
  • are not residents of New York State, and
  • do not have an established place of practice in New York State.

Your practice of engineering in New York State under a 30 Day Limited Permit must be:

  • as an individual, or;
  • as an employee of a business entity authorized to provide professional engineering services in New York State. Your firm must have been issued a Certificate of Authorization from the New York State Education Department. If your firm is not authorized to provide engineering services in New York State, the contract with a New York client must be between you (i.e. the individual licensee), and the client and not the corporate employer and the client.

To apply for a 30 Day Limited Permit, you must submit:

  1. Online Form 5A – Application for a 30 Day or Project Specific Limited Permit for Applicants not seeking Licensure in New York State; and
  2. Form 3 - Verification of Out of State Licensure, Registration and/or Examination to prove you are legally qualified to practice engineering in another jurisdiction. 

Once issued, a 30 Day Limited Permit allows professional engineering practice within New York State for no more than 30 consecutive days in a calendar year. 

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