Scheduling and Admission Permits

After you submit your completed application, have paid the NAVLE fees, and are deemed eligible by the NEB, the NBVME will send you, no later than September 25 for the November-December testing window and February 27 for the April testing window, an e-mail message with instructions on how to access your NAVLE Scheduling and Admission Permit on-line. Scheduling and Admission Permit information will also be posted on the NBVME’s website as soon as permits are available.

You must print your Scheduling and Admission Permit before contacting Prometric. Your Scheduling and Admission Permit will contain a Scheduling Number and instructions for making a testing appointment at a PTC, and will specify your testing region and the testing window during which you are eligible to take the examination. Review your first and last names on your permit and compare them to your first and last names as listed on the government-issued, signed, photo identification you plan to use for entrance into the PTC. If your first and last names do not exactly match, contact the NBVME immediately so that a revised permit can be issued for you prior to the start of the testing window. (The only acceptable difference would be the presence of a middle name, middle initial or suffix on one document and its absence on the other.) If you anticipate a name change prior to your test date (e.g., due to a change in marital status), be aware that whatever name appears on your identification must be the same name that appears on your permit. You will not be admitted to the testing center if there is a name mismatch. For additional identification requirements refer to Scheduling and Admission Permit and Identification Requirements.

Keep your Scheduling and Admission Permit in a secure location until your test date, because you must have your printed Scheduling and Admission Permit with you for entrance into the PTC. If you do not bring your Scheduling and Admission Permit to the test center, you will not be permitted to take the NAVLE. Your Scheduling and Admission Permit contains a unique Candidate Identification Number that you must enter into the computer to unlock your examination. Test center staff do not have access to this number. Prior to reporting to the PTC on your scheduled test date, you can log into the permit website to access and reprint your Scheduling and Admission Permit if necessary, but you cannot print a copy of your Scheduling and Admission Permit at the Prometric center, and the NBVME will not provide a faxed copy. To avoid any unforeseen technical issues, we strongly encourage you to print your permit several days in advance of your scheduled appointment.