Only applications for admission by examination are required to upload a photo.

All examination applicants must upload a photo to their MBLE User Homepage. The acceptance of your photo is at the discretion of MBLE. Your photo must meet the following requirements:

• Must be an image file - .png, .jpg, .jpeg.
• Color photo.
• Individual photo taken in front of a plain white background.
• Taken within the past 6 months to reflect your current appearance
• Full face view, directly facing the camera, with a neutral expression and both eyes open.
• Photo should only include your shoulders and head.
• No hat or head covering unless worn for religious purposes.
• Glasses are permitted; however, glare in the photo is not acceptable (glare can be avoided with a slight downward tilt of the glasses or by turning off the flash).
• Minimum of 300 x 300 once uploaded and cropped.

If your photo is over 12 months old or your appearance has changed, you are required to upload a new photo taken within the last 6 months that reflects your current appearance. To do so, you can use the "Upload Photo" button in the UPLOAD YOUR PHOTO box on your user homepage or click the "Edit Personal Info" link in the upper right corner of your user home page. The "Upload New Photo" button is located below the "NCBE Number" field.

Submit a Technical Support Request, found at the bottom of the screen, if you have any issues uploading your photo.

After you have properly submitted your electronic application the Upload New Document button will appear at the bottom of your user home page.  The board will allow applicants to upload most supporting documents through their user homepage.

The only supporting document that cannot be uploaded, and instead an original document must be provided is your Final Law School Transcript showing JD awarded.

The board requests that applicants upload PDF documents only, except as it pertains to uploading a photo pursuant to a bar examination application.  

Under no circumstances should an applicant upload an image file that contains any background other than the document being uploaded.

Yes.  External documents submitted to MBLE will be held and matched to your application when it is received.  Make sure any external documents include your name (and SSN or DOB if possible) so the documents can be identified as yours.

The National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) Number is used for identification purposes when you take the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE), Uniform Bar Examination (UBE), and Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination (MPRE).  Applicants keep the same NCBE Number for life.  If you have not already done so, request your NCBE Number at www.ncbex.org/ncbe-number.  Note:  The online account you create to request an NCBE Number is separate from your online registration account with MBLE. 

If you have provided an NCBE Number to MBLE in a previous application, it will be shown in your personal MBLE registration account under "Edit Personal Information."  Note:  The online account you create to request an NCBE Number is separate from your online registration account with MBLE. 

The NCBE Number was introduced in January 2012.  NCBE Numbers have been assigned only to those who have submitted requests online since January 2012.  If you tested before January 2012, you do not have an NCBE Number.  If you tested after January 2012, you may have a NCBE Number.  You can request an NCBE Number from NCBE's website. 

1. Select Edit Personal Information on your MBLE user homepage (drop down list from your name in the upper right-hand corner) to enter your updated name under Personal Information; and
2. Upload a copy of the official documentation, such as a certified copy of the court order or marriage certificate, as proof of the change. 

The investigation process takes a considerable amount of time over the course of several months, and depends, in part, on when the board receives requested information from the applicant and third parties outside the control of the board. Eligibility status reports will be posted to your applicant home page. Requests for status updates outside these notifications will not receive a response.

You should request an official transcript be mailed directly to the MBLE office by your school or submitted electronically by the school with email notification to our office at transcripts@courts.mo.gov. The transcript must include the date your J.D. degree was awarded. If mailed, either address may be used.  

If using overnight delivery be sure to use the street address.

P.O. Box 104236, Jefferson City, MO  65110-4236 or 1700 Jefferson Street, Jefferson City, MO  65109

Applicants must achieve a scaled score of 80 or higher on the MPRE. A passing MPRE score does not grow stale or expire. The applicant's certified score must be received by the Board no later than one year after the date of written notification to the applicant of passing the bar examination. No applicant can be admitted to practice until having passed the MPRE. It is the applicants' responsibility to have a certified MPRE score reported to Missouri by NCBE.

A separate application is required for the MPRE, and it must be submitted to NCBE. Applicants may register for the MPRE online at www.ncbex.org. The MPRE is administered three times a year (March, August, and November) at testing centers in several cities throughout the United States. Applicants may take the MPRE at any testing center (not just a Missouri center). An applicant need not have graduated from law school prior to taking the MPRE, and the MPRE may be taken an unlimited number of times.

You must receive a passing score of 28 out of 33 questions in order to print the Certificate of Completion.  It won't be valid without a signature.  After signing, either upload from your MBLE user home page OR mail it to the Board of Law Examiners. It will be reflected sooner if uploaded.  

If you were born in the U.S., the board will accept a certified birth certificate issued by the appropriate city/county/state/federal certifying authority. 

If you are a U.S. citizen who was born abroad, you may submit a Certification of Birth (DS-1350) or a certified copy of the Consular Report of Birth Abroad (FS-240).  Contact the Department of State website for more information.

Hospital birth certificates, foreign birth certificates, or passports are not accepted as proof.  The MBLE will verify your status as a naturalized citizen, LPR, or nonimmigrant alien authorized to work through the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.  USCIS will not verify an individual's status as a citizen from a passport.  Therefore, except in limited circumstances (i.e., derived citizenship), MBLE cannot accept a photocopy of your passport as proof of citizenship.  Individuals who do not have their Citizenship/Naturalization documentation need to contact USCIS.  A Form N-565 can be used to obtain a replacement document. 

Per the USCIS, you may make copies of your green card or your naturalization certificate to provide to our office, despite the statement on these documents prohibiting photocopying.

The documents you submit become a part of the Board's file and will not be returned to you.

Visit the Department of Homeland Security - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website to find your local USCIS office to obtain the required documentation.

Yes, every applicant who submits the required documentation as part of the Application for Character and Fitness Report has a right to privacy.  The board is required to follow the Privacy Act and other applicable laws, regulations and policies in conducting verifications as well as safeguarding and maintaining any data provided by USCIS.

Visit the Department of Homeland Security - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website for information on how to challenge or correct information on your immigration record.

Yes, Rule 8.12 outlines the procedure for applicants to appeal the board's initial eligibility determination.  You should also visit the Department of Homeland Security - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website for information on how to challenge or correct information on your immigration record.

No.  Rule 8.10 requires applicants to complete a program on Missouri law, the Missouri Bar “Annual Law Update” CLE program, or an accredited CLE program that has substantially equivalent intellectual and practical content. For more information regarding what programs may qualify as substantially equivalent to the Annual Law Update, please see Rule 15.05(d) and Regulation 15.04.7. If you have additional questions or wish to request a program be reviewed for qualification as a substantially equivalent program, please contact the MCLE Department of The Missouri Bar at (573) 638-2233. 

You can attend no earlier than 12 months prior to the date you properly submit your application for admission and must be in compliance no later than 90 days after the date of written notification that your character and fitness has been approved.

Go to the Missouri Bar website to see the schedule and then contact the MCLE Department of The Missouri Bar at (573) 638-2233.  Be sure to explain you are taking the course as a pre-admission requirement under Rule 8.10.  

To obtain a Certificate of Compliance, contact the MCLE Department of The Missouri Bar at (573) 638-2233. After attending the CLE program, you should submit a Certificate of Compliance to The Missouri Bar for completion. The Missouri Bar will confirm that you have satisfied the CLE requirement and will send the completed Certificate of Compliance to MBLE.

Yes.  Missouri does not condition acceptance of a transferred UBE score upon the applicant's passing status or admission to the bar where the UBE was earned.