Reactivate Your License

This webpage is for professionals who are looking to reinstate or restore an Illinois professional license that expired or was placed in inactive status by the licensee.

A reinstatement packet will be provided for licenses which expired or went inactive less than five years ago. A restoration packet will be provided for licenses which expired or went Inactive more than five years ago.

Exceptions: Detectives, Physicians & Surgeons, Physician Assistants, Chiropractic Physicians, Optometrists and Perfusionists will be provided a reinstatement packet for licenses which expired or went inactive less than three years ago.  A restoration packet will be provided for licenses which expired or went inactive more than three years ago.

Please complete and submit the request form below so we may send you the appropriate application to reinstate or restore your license.