Transfer a Veterinary License to Delaware

Verified July 2026 · 13 official sources

They honor your license, and you can work while you wait

Reciprocity is written into Delaware law. A current license in good standing plus a passed national exam makes you eligible, with no years-in-practice rule. It's cheap at $210, and it's the only state here that lets you work, supervised, while your application is reviewed.

First year: $330-$370Renewal: every 2 yrs, told at renewalWait: next monthly meetingWork while waiting: Yes, $40 supervised tempTravel required: None

What carries over to Delaware, and what does not

Comes with you

Your NAVLE score (sent via VAULT)
Your degree
Your license in good standing

New for this state

Proof of 36 CE hours (when the exam is over 2 years old)
Verifications from every past state

Working in Delaware without a Delaware license

To advise another vet Free. Delaware's consulting exemption applies when a Delaware vet brings you in on a case.

For visits or one-time work The $40 supervised temporary license is the tool here, but it only exists while your full application is pending. There's no standalone visiting permit.

For remote care Full Delaware license required. Delaware has no telehealth pathway at all.

Your send-off checklist

YOUCollect proof of 36 CE hours from the last 3 years (required when your exam pass is over 2 years old).

YOUCreate a DELPROS account and file the application. You get 6 months to finish it. $210 DELPROS portal

YOUOrder your exam score transfer. $105 AAVSB VAULT

STATE BOARDSEvery state where you've held a license sends a verification directly to Delaware. (From Pennsylvania: PALS, $15.) PALS portal

YOUOptional: request the supervised temporary license so you can start working while the board reviews. Needs a Delaware vet's supervision letter. $40

YOUTime your file: complete applications are decided at monthly meetings, and there are none in July or December. Board meeting info

Where documents go. Third-party documents go to: Cannon Building, Suite 203, 861 Silver Lake Blvd., Dover, DE 19904, or customerservice.dpr@delaware.gov.

The money

Application (covers initial license)	$210
Temporary license (optional)	$40
Score transfer (VAULT)	$105
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TOTAL First year, typical	$330-$370
Then: renewal every 2 years (amount disclosed at renewal)	TBD

Watch out in Delaware

The 36-hour CE paperwork surprises nearly every experienced applicant.
A file completed in late June waits 6 weeks or more, since the board skips July and December.
Delaware's regulation and its website disagree about which year licenses expire. We've flagged it to confirm with the state.

After you are licensed

Renew every 2 years through DELPROS.
24 CE hours per cycle. National RACE courses count.
No telehealth into Delaware without the license.

Official links for Delaware

Board. Delaware Board of Veterinary Medicine (DPR) · Portal. DELPROS · Phone. (302) 744-4500

Keep going

The veterinary planner, which builds a plan across several states at once.
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