Florida PE Application Timeline (Initial Application) and Process - Quickest (33 days)
Total $ spent for initial application: $ 346 (=230 FBPE Fee + 100 NCEES fee + 16 USPS)
Some useful websites and links:
- How to check your FL PE application status: https://www.myfloridalicense.com/viewapps.asp?SID=
- How to check your FL PE license status: https://www.myfloridalicense.com/wl11.asp?mode=0&SID= (Note: when your PE application is in review, you can check your name and it shows "Application in Process")
- When passed PE exam: https://www.reddit.com/r/PE_Exam/comments/1q6iatb/result_just_outpassed_pe_and_fe_in_a_month20/
- When passed FE exam: https://www.reddit.com/r/FE_Exam/comments/1p79f4b/fe_electrical_passed_on_first_try_2007_graduate/
- How I got mock tests for free: https://www.reddit.com/r/PE_Exam/comments/1qm4x8y/passed_pefe_first_try_and_my_chatgpt_prompts_for/
This is my first and initial PE application through NCEES record.
Background: NCEES verified experience - Engineering 9y (2y 6m under PE; 4y+ under non-PE in US; rest non-PE non-US). Education - Bachelors, Masters, PhD (all foreign). NCEES ed evaluation - deficiency - 9 hr in Science/Maths
Timeline:
- Day 1**-** NCEES evaluation received (at around 9.30AM). I called FBPE; described education deficiency; reply came, a positive one: "...we might compensate deficiency with excess credits in engineering courses but no guarantee and your application is not yet submitted/received....."). Decided to apply.
- Day 1 - Transferred my NCEES record to FL PE board, paid USD100.
- Day 1- I had my FL PE application readily filled (first 5 pages only when you are using NCEES record), printed it in my home.
- Day 1 - I stopped at the Bank and got a demand draft in favor of "FBPE"(full form) for USD 230.
- Day 1 - Went to USPS (less cost), booked express delivery for USD 11 + USD 5 (for tracking). Today was Thursday.
- Day 3 - Saturday, USPS attempted the delivery but no success.
- Day 5 - Monday, delivery completed. I cannot see any status in FL PE application.
- Day 6 - Got email from FBPE. Application Received (Felt much happy). FL PE application status on the website (link at the top) is up.
- Next tracking is shown in the above picture (FL PE Application status page modified in the order of Application status received)
Note: My FL PE Approval took 33 days is total from the day USPS delivered my application to the FBPE to receiving approval email from the FBPE.
What I was doing while all the above: I was a nervous wreck frantically checking FL PE Application status, probably once every few hours (sometimes in the middle of the night...). What made me sense was, you will get an email from FBPE first and then website shows the change. There was no sense in checking in the FL PE status frantically. Anyhow I was doing it just to vent my anxiety.
In this process, I called FBPE two times (first about checking about deficiency. This call helped. Second time when I didn't see change in my application status for more than a week ( I know from FBPE emails and in this subreddit that it takes 6 to 8 weeks) but I did what I have to do. But it did help. FBPE personal said have my supervisor send his bachelors degree directly to the FBPE analyst email. My supervisor did send, copying me. I was surprised to see FBPE respond on the same day confirming receipt of degree.
FBPE is second largest board or application processors in the US. Its a busy board. Don't call/send email unless you have a need. Responding takes their time away from working on the applications and delaying it further.