Information About Renewal for All Licenses

Licenses expire every two years as follows:

• Licenses that expire on March 31 of each even year (e.g., 2018, 2020) are:
  • Barber and Master Barber
  • Nail Technician
  • Aesthetician
  • Electrologist
  • All types of Instructors

• Cosmetologist licenses expire on October 31 of each even year.

• Establishment (shop/salon), Mobile Salon, and School registrations expire on June 30 of each odd year (e.g., 2017, 2019).

Several weeks before the permit expiration date, a renewal notice will be sent to the email address on the record. This notice will explain how to access the online renewal application. To complete the online renewal application, you must use a credit card to pay your renewal fee.

Please keep your contact information in our records up-to-date so that notices we send will reach you.  To check and update your contact information online, click Change Contact Information.

Renewing Lapsed Licenses

If you do not renew your license or registration before the expiration date, the license or registration will lapse.

• If you hold a license as a Cosmetologist, Barber, Master Barber, Instructor, Nail Technician, Aesthetician or Electrologist, it is illegal to practice in Delaware while your license is lapsed.
  
  • To resume practicing in Delaware, you may submit a late renewal application up to five years after the expiration date. In addition to the renewal fee, you must pay a late fee. Even though you can file a late renewal application, it is illegal to practice until the license is actually renewed. The late period is not a “grace period.”
  • If you fail to renew your license by the end of the late period, your license will terminate. If you wish to resume practicing in Delaware after your license has terminated or lapse for more than five years, you must file a reinstatement  application.

• If you hold a shop/salon or school registration, it is illegal to operate the shop/salon or school while the registration is lapsed.
  • To resume operating the shop/salon or school, you may submit a late renewal application up to 45 days after the expiration date. In addition to the renewal fee, you must pay a late fee. Even though you can file a late renewal application, it is illegal to operate a shop/salon or school in Delaware until the registration is actually renewed. The late period is not a “grace period.”
  • If you fail to renew the registration by the end of the 45-day late period, your registration will terminate. If you wish to resume operating the shop/salon or school in Delaware after the registration has terminated, you must reapply for a new registration.