I moved from Colorado (unlicensed state) to New Mexico (licensed state) and am trying to get my license here. Since I am coming from an unlicensed state I was advised by the RLD to send in my credentials and some reports for them to review and see if they would accept it before I spend the non refundable $1250. I have been waiting for a month now for them to review it, I have been talking to someone in their offices and she seems to be trying to get answers but still nothing from them. I wasn’t able to find anyone locally to work with so none of my experience/training is through a licensed inspector, even though the standards I was taught are higher than what NM asks for I am afraid they will say my experience is worthless. Does anyone have any advice of getting through this? Surely I am not the first person to do this, I don’t understand why it is so complicated.
I lived 11 years in the land of Mañana. You may hear back from them next year.
I believe the application fee is only $250, not $1250. The $1000 for the 3 year license fee should be refunded if the application isn’t accepted. If you’re trying to bypass the state’s licensure requirements, since you’re coming from an unlicensed state and lack parallel inspections and possibly testing, they may be waiting until their next board meeting to review your credentials. I understand your frustrations, but I don’t think it’s going to be a simple process to skip state requirements.
I’m sure you’ve seen this already, but here’s a link to their application and requirements: https://www.rld.nm.gov/boards-and-commissions/individual-boards-and-commissions/home-inspectors/licensing-registration-and-renewal/
You answered your own question, IMO…
To get a license through Eperence and Examination the state the following on the state webstie:
For your experence to count, you will need to have 100 inspections under your belt(proof with addresses), passed the NHIE and meet the insruance requirements required by the state. Outside of that I do not see the home inspector board makeing much of an exception for you.
Update: After 6 weeks of no answer from the board, the board administrator decided to bypass the board and accept my experience from an unlicensed state. Once I got all the other requirements in I was approved and now have my license.
Great and congrats on the license! Is it still “New Mexico” or “New America” now? Can’t keep up with with name changing BS… 
It is ridiculous that a state voulenteer board like is found in NM and several other states must approve a person if they meet all of the requirments and have submitted all required documentation. This should be a simple administrative procedure! Glad you found a person that understood the issue and took care of your license.