Arkansas Code Title 17. Professions, Occupations, and Businesses § 17-20-303. Application

(1) Two (2) identical passport-sized signed photographs;

(2) A copy of his or her record of identification; and

(3) A copy of his or her Social Security card.

(d)(1) An unlicensed person applying for a license who has at least one thousand five hundred (1,500) hours of barber training may be granted registration by examination upon proof of training by the state board in the state in which the person received the training or by another appropriate authority and upon making application as required by law and upon payment of an application fee and examination fee.

(2) A barber applying for reciprocity who has fewer than one thousand five hundred (1,500) hours of barber training must also have been continuously engaged in the practice of barbering for at least one (1) year, in addition to providing proof of licensure and training by the state board where the applicant received training or holds a license, or complete the required number of one thousand five hundred (1,500) hours, and upon making application as required by law and upon payment of a reciprocity fee to obtain registration in this state as a registered barber.

(e)(1) A person applying for reciprocity who is licensed in a foreign country as a barber is required to pass a practical examination administered by the State Board of Barber Examiners and pay the examination fee to qualify for a license in this state.

(2) All documents submitted for the purpose of complying with the requirements for examination shall be original copies and translated into the English language.

(3) The application shall be accompanied with a money order for the reciprocity and examination fee.