Hi from Msia

Greetings from Malaysia. 

Civil Engineer working mainly on Water Loss reduction for the past 7 years.

BEng (UK, 2005) ; MSc (UK, 2011)

Planning to move to USA. 

Quick question: Should I take my PE in my home country before leaving for USA? Or just focus on FE and PE in the states?

I say take it in your home country. If you don't make it to the states, or your move is delayed, you'll at least have your PE at home.

matt267 PE said:

I say take it in your home country. If you don't make it to the states, or your move is delayed, you'll at least have your PE at home.

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Thanks for the info.

Yes that sounds conservative. 

If i do get my home PE, I'll be able to apply for a temporary licensure in USA for 1 year right?

Jasontyh said:

If i do get my home PE, I'll be able to apply for a temporary licensure in USA for 1 year right?

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I don't have the answer to that.

Ok. Something about your question is confusing.

Do you mean you're contemplating taking "Chartership" in your country or the PE? From what I understand, the PE exam is only given in a handful of countries but for U.S. licensing. I don't think Malaysia is one of them. I know other countries offer Chartership but people I know have to meet US requirement in a specific state then take the PE. There isn't an International PE exchange that I know of. I could be wrong.

My mom always said 'don't leave for tomorrow what you can do today'. If you can make it happen, do it. A PE commands a higher salary in the U.S. My guess is you won't be able to until you're in the U.S. or you work for a company with U.S. offices and you can meet experience + school requirements of one of the states where they have offices.

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jijir83 said:

Ok. Something about your question is confusing. Do you mean you're contemplating taking "Chartership" in your country or the PE? Fr....

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Just a coincidence in my country it's called Professional Engineer as well.

I've given NCEES a call, and a PE in my country does not allow for waiver of any kind for the FE exam or PE licensure.

I'll still have to go for the FE exam when I get to USA .

and to be eligible to apply for PE, I'll need at least 2years engineer experience ( USA ) + 2 years engineer experience (from foreign country)