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\nInternational students have many great reasons to practice law in the United States. In several U.S. cities, there are plenty of opportunities for those with foreign language skills and foreign law experience. So, if you earned your law degree from another country, you might wonder, “Can I take the bar exam<\/a> if I go to school outside the United States?”<\/p>\n

The answer to this question is “it depends on the state.” <\/strong>Some states and territories are a definite “no.” Anyone who has graduated from a law school outside the United States may not be eligible for admission to the bar in:<\/p>\n

Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, South Dakota, Virginia, Wyoming, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands<\/p>\n

Bar Admission Requirements in Each State<\/h2>\n

As we can learn from the American Bar Association’s section on foreign lawyers’ eligibility to take the bar<\/a>: “Foreign lawyers who wish to sit for the bar examination should refer to Chart 4: Eligibility to Take the Bar Examination in the Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admission Requirements<\/a> and contact the state board of examiners in the state(s) in which they wish to sit for the bar exam.”<\/p>\n

How International Students Can Take the Bar in the United States<\/h2>\n

Chart 4 in the Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admission Requirements shows that in each state in the U.S.<\/a>, there are different ways you can become eligible to take the bar if you went to law school outside the United States. On that chart, you can see several questions answered. For example:<\/p>\n