Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each license displayed at the shop. Virginia licenses barbers, master barbers, cosmetologists, nail technicians, wax technicians and estheticians separately.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 4 of 6: Get the permits for your kind of business
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Virginia Board for Barbers and Cosmetology (DPOR).
Sources and dates
18VAC41-20-140 fee schedule. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Virginia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Virginia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Virginia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Virginia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Virginia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Virginia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Virginia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Virginia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Virginia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
Yes. Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each license displayed at the shop.
Yes. Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each license displayed at the shop.
Yes. Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each license displayed at the shop.
No. In Virginia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Virginia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Virginia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Virginia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Virginia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Virginia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Virginia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Virginia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
Virginia Board for Barbers and Cosmetology (DPOR).
Step 4 of 6, get the permits for your kind of business. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax and approve the space.
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