Georgia’s resident standalone Life Agent pathway requires approved Life prelicensing education, the Life examination, a Sircon application with identity documentation, and post-application fingerprints unless a documented exception applies.
Eligibility
- Minimum age
- 18
- Residency requirement / status
- Resident individual applicant
- General eligibility explanation
- Ordinary Georgia resident applicant for standalone Life Agent authority.
Prelicensing education
- Prelicensing education required
- Yes
- Required education hours
- 8 approved Life hours
- Education requirement explanation
- Pass the examination within 12 months of course completion.
- Exemptions available
- Yes
- Exemption explanation
- Specified credentials and qualifying same-authority resident transfers may waive PLE/exam; verify exact evidence.
Background
- Fingerprints required
- Yes
- Background check required
- Yes
- Fingerprint / background instructions
- After applying, enroll with IdentoGO/GAPS code 2TGJ6B. Estimated $51.50 based on two current commercial sources; confirm the amount displayed during GAPS scheduling. New residents and reinstatements after six months generally fingerprint; documented exceptions apply.
Application
- Application required
- Yes
- Application fee
- $120
- Application channel / system
- Sircon
- Application instructions
- Complete PLE and exam, upload the notarized citizenship affidavit and acceptable ID, apply through Sircon, then register fingerprints.
- Official application reference
- https://oci.georgia.gov/get-resident-insurance-agent-license
Renewal & maintenance
- Renewal cycle
- Biennial, last day of birth month
- CE required
- Yes
- CE hours
- 24 ordinarily; 20 after 20 licensed years beginning in 2026
- CE cycle
- Each two-year term
- Ethics hours
- 3 newly earned each period
- CE explanation
- Carryover is capped at 50%; ethics must be newly earned.
Portability
- Nonresident licensing available
- Yes
- Reciprocity / nonresident overview
- A qualifying same-authority resident transfer within 90 days may waive PLE, examination, and fingerprints.
Military / veteran / spouse
- Veteran-specific provisions
- A request-based military renewal waiver may apply. No separate veteran applicant benefit was verified.
Source governance
- Primary authoritative source
- https://oci.georgia.gov/get-resident-insurance-agent-license
- Secondary official sources
- Pearson VUE Georgia candidate handbook; OCI GAPS instructions; IdentoGO service lookup
- Statute / regulation reference
- Georgia Rules 120-2-3
- Source reference URL
- https://oci.georgia.gov/document/document/licensing-background-check-fingerprinting-procedure
- Last verified date
- 2026-08-20
- Verification status
- Verified
- Review / recheck date
- 2026-11-19
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