License Application Forms for Veterinary Technician

All applicants for licensure must initially submit Form 1 along with the $177 licensure and first registration fee. You must answer all questions and provide all information requested unless otherwise indicated. Failure to accurately complete all required parts of the application will delay its review. Additional forms below are required based on the licensure requirements of the profession. Do not use Form 1 to renew your existing license.

Continuing Your Application

If you have started an application within the past 30 days, and have not yet completed it, you can use this link to continue your application. You will need your Application ID, Social Security Number, and Date of Birth.

Upload Additional Documentation

If you have already completed an application, but you have additional documents or files to include in your previous submission, use this link to upload additional documentation. You will need your Application ID and Date of Birth.

This form must be submitted directly by the professional school.

• Section I: Complete this section. Be sure you sign and date item 9. Send this form to the professional school you attended and be sure to include any fee required. If your school's program is not registered by the NYS Education Department or accredited by the AVMA, notify the school that a transcript must accompany the form.
• Section II: Ask your school to complete this section and send the form directly to the Office of the Professions at the address at the end of the form. This form must be signed by the registrar or other designated official of the school and sent to the Office of the Professions in an official school envelope. Forms returned by the applicant will not be accepted.

Use this form if you are or ever have been licensed in another U.S. jurisdiction

• Section I: Complete this section and forward this form to the licensing authority of the jurisdiction in which you are licensed. Ask the licensing authority to complete Section II and submit the completed form directly to the Office of the Professions at the address at the end of the form.
• Section II: An official from the licensing authority must complete this section and return the form directly to the Office of the Professions at the address at the end of the form.

NOTE: A Form 3 is not required for licenses/certificates issued by the New York State Education Department. Also, If the certification/verification documentation provided by U.S. jurisdictions contains the same information requested in the Form 3, completion of a Form 3 for that jurisdiction is not necessary. For certification/verification documentation that does not contain the same information, a Form 3 will need to be completed for that jurisdiction.

This form must be submitted directly by the licensed veterinarian who completed the form.

Form 4 is necessary only for those applicants seeking licensure by endorsement. If you graduated from an accredited program and passed the VTNE, you do not have to file Form 4.

All applicants for a limited permit must initially submit Form 5 along with the $50 limited permit fee. You must also submit a Form 5CS - Certification of Supervisor for Limited Permit along with your application.

Continuing Your Application If you have started an application within the past 30 days, and have not yet completed it, you can use this link to continue your application. You will need your Application ID and Date of Birth.

Upload Additional Documentation
If you have already completed an application, but you have additional documents or files to include in your previous submission, use this link to upload additional documentation. You will need your Application ID and Date of Birth.

Changes to Supervisors and/or Settings
If you change supervisors and/or settings, or you have to add or remove a supervisor or setting, after a permit is issued, you must obtain an amended permit using the Limited Permit Change Form. After changes are processed you will receive an amended permit. A fee is not required for an amended permit issued as a result of a change in supervisor or setting. You must also submit a Form 5CS - Certification of Supervisor for Limited Permit for each new supervisor you are adding (see Upload Additional Documentation above).

This form is not for all applicants. Use this form ONLY if you are applying/have applied for a New York State Limited Permit as a Veterinary Technician online.
 

• Section I: Complete this section.
• Section II: Your supervisor must complete this section before you can submit it to the Office of the Professions at the appropriate address at the end of the form. It is your responsibility to ensure your supervisor fully completes Section II. Failure to complete this form will delay its review.