Relicensing Application

A license in expired status can be re-instated by submitting a relicensing application.

If the license has been expired for less than 2 years, you must meet all Continuing Education (CE) requirements to relicense.
If the license has been expired for more than 2 years, you must requalify for the license.

Agents: All appointments are automatically terminated when the license expires. Once the license has been issued, the sponsoring insurance company may reappoint you.

Continuing Education

If CE was required to renew the license before expiring, CE will be required to relicense. CE will also be required at your next renewal or relicensing REGARDLESS of the duration of the license period.

Per Section 2132, CE credits must be completed within the licensing period immediately preceding the expiration date.

Qualification Requirements

Residents: If the license has been expired for more than 2 years, you must requalify for the license by retaking the licensing exam or by having a current license with the same lines of authority for which you are applying. Completing prelicensing education again is not required. The application will ask you to attest to completing the applicable pre-qualifying course and furnish the course number or will ask you to attest to having completed the pre-qualifying course when previously licensed.
Non-Residents: You must be in good standing and currently licensed in the declared home state with the same lines of authority being applied for in this application.

Expiration Date

The Individual/TBA License is issued with an expiration date determined by date of birth:

If you were born in an even numbered year, your license expires on your birthday in an even numbered year.
If you were born in an odd numbered year, your license expires on your birthday in an odd numbered year.

Your license will expire on your birthday regardless of the length of licensing period.

Individual/TBA License Renewal

To submit an individual relicensing application, use the button below and sign in using DFS ID credentials and your MFA authenticator:

DFS ID and NY LINX

You will use DFS ID credentials and multi-factor authentication (MFA) to access NY LINX, so be sure to have or download an authenticator app (e.g., Google or Microsoft Authenticator) on a mobile device before signing in.

New Producers: You should have received an invitation with a registration link for DFS ID at the email address you provided in the application process. Use the primary email address you provided and the password you created to sign in.
Returning Producers: You should have received an invitation at your primary licensing email address with a registration link for DFS ID in February 2026. Use the primary email address you provided and the password you created to sign in.

If you have forgotten your DFS ID password use the ‘Forgot Password?’ link in DFS ID to generate a new one-time-use link. If you did not complete your registration, or no longer have access to an email account, use the Portal Help Form to request a new invitation to register.

To get started, use the button below and sign in using DFS ID credentials and your MFA authenticator:

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Entity Relicensing

All sublicenses are terminated when an entity license expires, therefore you must first establish a relicensing application for the entity. To do this you must provide the entity FEIN number, the license number and the entity type.

Once the relicensing application has been established, you may add sublicensees and inactive officers. You must add at least one qualified sublicensee to continue with the application.

If the license has been expired for less than 2 years and CE would have been required to renew the license, any previous sublicensee must have completed all CE requirements.
If the license has been expired for 2 years or more, any previous sublicensee must requalify for the license by retaking the licensing exam or by having a current license with the same lines of authority for which you are applying.

If all new sublicensees are being added, they must all meet all license qualifications.

All sublicensees and inactive officers must complete their portion of the application before the entity application can be completed and submitted.

To submit an entity relicensing application, use the button below and sign in using DFS ID credentials and your MFA authenticator:

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Questions?

If you have a question about using NY LINX, or about licensing in general, email [email protected].