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Renewal season

LINK TO REGISTRATION RENEWAL LOGIN

Architect Registration Individual (ARI)

  • Individuals renew their registration every other year.
  • If your individual registration (ARI-###) is an even number, your registration expires December 31 of even numbered years.
  • If your individual registration (ARI-###) is an odd number, your registration expires December 31 of odd numbered years.
  • The individual renewal season begins in mid-November and ends 60 days after December 31.
  • You should receive an email from OSBAE (architectboard@osbae.oregon.gov) by mid-November of your expiration year. The email will contain instructions for renewing your registration and will include a unique login PIN.
  • Review the continuing education requirements under Registrants – Continuing Education.

Architect Registration Firm (ARF)

  • Firms renew their registration every year.
  • Firm registrations expire on January 31.
  • The firm renewal season begins in mid-December and ends 60 days after January 31.
  • The firm representative should receive an email from OSBAE (architectboard@osbae.oregon.gov) by mid-December containing instructions for renewing the firm's registration. The email will include a unique login PIN.
Please verify your registration status via the Architect and Firm Search. If your Individual or Firm registration is inactive and you wish to practice architecture/provide architectural services in Oregon, you must apply for reinstatement. See Reinstatement under Applicants for the Reinstatement Application and instructions.

Practicing architecture without an active certificate of registration is a violation of the law and could result in disciplinary action. See OAR 806-010-0090 for the Renewal of Registration rules.

LINK TO REGISTRATION RENEWAL LOGIN PAGE

Frequently asked questions

Individual and firm renewal

No, you must wait for the renewal season to open to renew your registration. Individual registration season begins in mid-November. Firm registration season begins in mid-December.

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Check your email junk folder if you haven’t received a renewal email​​. Individual registration emails are sent in mid-November. Firm registration emails are sent in mid-December.​ Individual registrants may also need to check the email on record under Registrants - Update Contact Information​. 

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Outdated browsers and firewalls may cause problems. Try updating the browser, using a different browser, or a different device. 

If you have renewed your individual registration and need to renew the firm registration, or vice versa, clear the browsing history and cache from your device before attempting the next renewal. 

No. Online payments are not for paying renewal fees​. Go to Registrants - Renewal to complete your renewal application and pay your renewal fee(s)​. The fees are paid online in conjunction with the online renewal application​. There are legal questions that, by completing and submitting the renewal application, you will be electronically attesting that the information is true and accurate. 

Address changes and other contact information may be completed through the online renewal application. To update contact information outside of renewal season see Registrants - Update Contact Information.
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If you wish to place your individual or firm registration in inactive status, log in to the renewal system and click on the OPT OUT button at the bottom of the second screen. Choosing to opt out places the registration in inactive status immediately and you, or the firm, are no longer permitted to solicit or practice architecture in Oregon. 

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The renewal process is complete when a Receipt of Payment page appears. You may print/save that page as proof of payment​. Once the online renewal application is complete, the expiration date of the registration will be updated on the Board’s website; see ARCHITECT & FIRM SEARCH at the top of the page. A new registration card will be emailed to the individual architect or the firm representative. 

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Individual registration renewals include questions regarding CE. Unless this is your first renewal, prior to renewing your certificate of registration you must have completed a minimum of 24 hours in Health, Safety, and Welfare (HSW) subjects during the current two-year registration period. It is always best to review the rule in its entirety; see Resources - Statutes & Rules OAR 806-010-0145 Continuing Education.
 
Don’t get caught without enough HSW CE. In April, following individual renewals, candidates will be randomly selected for an audit. During the renewal process, questions regarding CE will be answered. By completing and submitting the renewal application, you will be electronically attesting that the information is complete and accurate and untruthful answers may be subject to disciplinary action. 
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​CE documents are​ not submitted during the renewal process, but you must respond to questions regarding CE requirements. In addition, r​egistrants are required to keep records of their CE. See OAR 806-010-0145 Continuing Education for details. ​

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What are the fees? 

Late fees

See OAR 806-010-0090 Renewal of Registration for details regarding late fees.