Statutory processing target
Requirement
The department states that it shall grant the standard five-year reciprocity license within twenty-one days after receiving a completed qualifying application.
Which application the published timing describes
Mississippi grants a five-year standard reciprocity license for a valid standard renewable out-of-state license with comparable endorsements, while some less-than-standard credentials can be evaluated for a two-year provisional route.
What can change this answer
A valid standard renewable source license aligned to a Mississippi area supports the five-year standard route; a source credential below that level is evaluated for the two-year provisional branch and cannot be a state-only residency, internship, emergency, district-requested or temporary permit.
Documents you may need
Mississippi lists the reciprocity application, uploaded valid source license, electronically submitted transcripts for all college coursework and Verification of Lawful Presence form.
What can change the real wait
- •The five-year route requires a valid standard renewable source license
- •Mississippi must offer a comparable licensure area, grade level and degree level
- •A less-than-standard source license is not accepted if it is a residency, internship, preservice, emergency, district-requested or temporary state-only authorization
- •Additional endorsements on a five-year reciprocity license require Mississippi-approved requirements
TeachPassport cannot expedite the agency, promise a completion date or treat an elapsed estimate as approval.
Official sources
Check again by 2026-11-01