Florida has mutual recognition with 8 states:
Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Mississippi, Nebraska, and Rhode Island. It’s important to understand you cannot “piggy back through another state” You must have gotten your initial license from one of 8 states above and have taken the full pre-license course in that state to qualify for mutual recognition. For example: If you got your license through New York and New York had reciprocity with Connecticut. Because you didn’t actually get your initial license from Connecticut you would not qualify to obtain a mutual recognition real estate license from Florida. (no “piggy backing through states”). It is also important to understand you must not be a resident of Florida at the time of applying to get your real estate license through mutual recognition. If you have already moved to Florida…
