Getting a nail licence in Texas
What Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) publishes about getting a nail licence, checked on September 7, 2026.
- Can the exam be taken in Vietnamese
- Yes. In TDLR's exam list the Manicurist exam is published in English, Spanish and Vietnamese, each with its own candidate information bulletin. The combined Manicurist/Esthetician exam is listed in English and Spanish only.
- Source: TDLR - Exam information for barbers and cosmetologists · Checked September 7, 2026
- Required training hours
- 600 hours of instruction at a barbering or cosmetology school licensed in Texas. You must be at least 17 years old to apply.
- Source: TDLR - Apply for a Manicurist License · Checked September 7, 2026
- Application fee
- $50, non-refundable. That is the application fee; the examination itself is paid separately to the testing provider.
- Source: TDLR - Apply for a Manicurist License · Checked September 7, 2026
- What the exam covers
- You must pass both the written and the practical licensing exams to be issued a Manicurist licence.
- Source: TDLR - Apply for a Manicurist License · Checked September 7, 2026
- How long the licence lasts
- Two years from the date of issue, then it must be renewed.
- Source: TDLR - Apply for a Manicurist License · Checked September 7, 2026
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