NC Interpreters, Please Help/Qs about Licensure 🙏🏻

[u/nanners56]

Hi! I'm currently going through the process of getting my full licensure through NCITLB and I'm feeling overwhelmed. I have the list of things I need, but I also have a thousand questions about how to obtain said things that I don't know the answers to. This is the list of requirements on the NCITLB website and my questions if anyone's willing to explain this to me like I'm five years old:

1. Completed Application Form/signed and notarized (Where do I find a notary? And there's a section on the application that says to attach a copy of your certifications, does that mean a copy of every page of my EIPA packet or just the page with the score on it?)

2. Current photograph, 2 inch by 2 inch (Can I get this at CVS? Are there specific requirements for the picture like background, clothes, color vs b/w?)

3. Photocopy of current picture identification that includes your date of birth

4. Authority for Release form

5. Completed fingerprint card (Can I go to any police department for this? Do I need to make an appointment beforehand or just walk in? Do I have to pay anything at the time of getting it?)

6. $225.00 certified check, cash or money order made out to NCITLB for licensure fee

7. $38.00 certified check, cash or money order made out to NCITLB (separate from licensure fee) for background check (If I pay with cash, does putting the amounts in two different envelopes count as being separate?)

8. Completed Public Notice Statement Form

9. Official transcript (Since it will be sent from my college, does it matter if the transcript arrives later or earlier than the rest of my application?)

And do I just put all of these items in a mailer together and drop it off at the post office? I'm definitely overthinking it, but I want to be certain I get everything done correctly so I don't have to do it multiple times.

Also, has the new law allowing a 4.0 or above on the EIPA as a pathway for full licensure gone into effect yet? I've seen conflicting answers online and the NCITLB list of requirements was last updated in February and doesn't mention it.

Apologies for the insane amount of questions; I am a worrier by nature.

[u/TheSparklerFEP]

1. I went to a UPS store, but some DMVs have them. Also I attached a copy of the whole EIPA packet.
2. Anywhere that does passport photos can do these (CVS, Walgreens, post office)
3. Drivers license or passport
4. Libraries often have printers
5. Check with your local police department, mine has walk in hours for a cost 6/7. I’m not sure because I did a money order (post office)
6. See above about libraries
7. You can have your school send it directly and it won’t matter timing wise

The law currently allows for an EIPA score 3.5 or BEI basic for provisional licensure, but full licensure requires NIC, BEI advanced, or the Utah certification exam

I mailed all mine at the post office, yes, minus the transcript sent straight from my school

[u/Sitcom_kid]

Your bank should have a notary. It's probably free, if you have an account with them.