Citizenship and Immigration Status Verification for Professional Licenses

In accordance with 8 U.S.C.A. § 1621 and Executive Order 15 (Oct. 8, 2025), any individual granted an Iowa professional license must be a U.S. citizen, have lawful presence in the U.S., or meet an exception found in 8 U.S.C.A. § 1621(c)(2).

Your personal information that the Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing is collecting as part of this application may be used to verify your citizenship and immigration status through the federal Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) verification service. You are not required to provide your personal information for this purpose; however, failure to do so will prevent further processing of your application, pursuant to Executive Order 15.

Information submitted through SAVE is retained by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and may be shared with law enforcement if fraudulent documentation is identified, in accordance with federal law.