All applications must be submitted to the local Association by March 15 or September 15 of each year.
A REALTOR® member who has held membership in the National Association as a REALTOR® for a cumulative period of forty (40) years and has completed at least one (1) year of service* at the National Association level, shall upon certification by the NAR Board of Directors be designated "REALTOR® EMERITUS."
*"Service" is defined as serving as an officer, director, committee member, federal political coordinator, President’s liaison or regional coordinator to a country with which NAR holds a reciprocal agreement. Serving as an Association/Board President on the local or state level also fulfills this requirement.