How Do I Apply for a Temporary Barber License?

Create an account, apply, and pay online using the online portal.

Documentation may be submitted electronically to the board office as follows:

Email: plpublic@idph.iowa.gov

Application fee is $12.  You may pay the fee online.  All application fees are nonrefundable.

Applicants may request a temporary barber license if they have met all of the requirements for permanent licensure with the exception of the examination requirements.  A temporary permit is valid for six (6) months and may not be renewed.  

Applicants who have been issued a license in another state are not eligible for a temporary permit.

Applicants must request that evidence of the following be submitted directly from the school provider:

• Evidence of completion of the tenth grade or equivalent education.

Note: In the event the applicant is a refugee or immigrant from a country where high school records no longer exist, the applicant shall be considered to have met this requirement when the applicant submits an affidavit attesting to the fact that the applicant has met the tenth-grade requirement.

• Official transcript or diploma from a board approved or nationally accredited barber school verifying completion of 1,550 hours of education; or
• Official certificate of completion of the registered barbering apprenticeship from the United States Department of Labor.