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Virginia teacher certification lookup

Virginia's public query covers active state teaching and educator licenses. Applicants use Virginia Licensure Online, or VALO, for status, correspondence and documents.

Open the Virginia active license search

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Official state source Search stays with the state Checked 2026-08-02

Use what you found

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Enter the status and date shown by Virginia Department of Education. The status and date stay in this browser tab.

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Virginia Department of Education
Reviewed
Aug 2, 2026 · next check by Nov 2, 2026

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Before you search

How to find the right Virginia record

  1. 01Search the educator's name in VDOE's Active License Look-up.
  2. 02Review the matching record carefully when more than one educator has a similar name.
  3. 03Use VALO instead when you are checking your own application or agency correspondence.
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What the public record can answer

Virginia Department of Education

  • 01

    Active teaching and educator licenses issued by the Virginia Board of Education

  • 02

    License and endorsement information included in the active record

  • 03

    State-issued active credentials, excluding local licenses

Record timing

The active lookup is not a processing queue. VDOE processes complete requests in the order received and tells applicants to monitor VALO regularly because correspondence is posted there.

If the search comes up empty

Check these before you stop

  • •Check the spelling and the name used on the Virginia license.
  • •Remember that expired, pending, on-hold and local licenses are excluded from this query.
  • •Log in to VALO for a pending request, documents or VDOE correspondence.

Issued certificate vs. pending application

VDOE says the public query excludes licenses that are inactive, pending action or on hold. VALO is the private source for application status, requests for more information and posted correspondence.

Understand processing timelines

Help with the result you found

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01My certificate did not appearRetry the state search and choose the right next recordOpen 02My application is still pendingFind the private applicant process and what to checkOpen

Official sources

Checked 2026-08-02

Virginia Department of EducationOpen the Virginia active license searchVirginia Department of EducationVDOE Licensing Services

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