Northern Mariana Islands bar exam: NextGen UBE now.
| July exam | May 22, late filing June 5 |
| February exam | Dec. 22, late filing Jan. 5 |
| Fees | First-time $500; attorney $1,000; repeater $500 / $1,000; laptop , |
| MPRE minimum | 80 |
Dates can change. Check the board’s site before you pay.
Before filing in Northern Mariana Islands, check the current NCBE profile ↗.
The bar exam given in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands is the NextGen bar exam, first given in July 2026 after the Supreme Court adopted it. Each exam has a local content essay on the second day. The February 2027 application deadline is Tuesday, December 22, 2026, the late application deadline and the special needs notification deadline are Tuesday, January 5, 2027, and the NextGen UBE is Wednesday, February 24, 2027, with the NextGen UBE and Local Content Essay on Thursday, February 25, 2027.
For July 2027 the application deadline is Friday, May 21, 2027, the late application and special needs deadline is Friday, June 4, 2027, and the exam is Wednesday, July 28 and Thursday, July 29, 2027. An applicant who needs special accommodations files Form H by the special needs deadline.
Source: CNMI Bar Admissions ↗
A notice to applicants states that the NextGen score earned in the CNMI is portable to other jurisdictions that accept NCBE bar scores. The Court has also issued a NextGen UBE Score Order, 2026-ADM-0006-RUL.
The Court's page lists the NCBE character and fitness fee categories: $275 if the first law degree is expected in more than a year, $395 if it is expected within a year and the applicant has not been authorized to practice, $550 for a U.S. first degree awarded more than a year ago or U.S.-only authorization, and $925 for a first law degree obtained outside the United States or any foreign authorization. Reduced supplemental fees apply if NCBE completed a report in the last four years: $250 if for a different jurisdiction, $120 if for the same jurisdiction, and $450 for a Category IV report prepared for any jurisdiction. The page says an assigned fee may be specified after the application is submitted.
The Court posts Forms A through H: a general application, an affidavit, an authorization and release, a request for a character and fitness report, an intern application, provisional admission, government attorney and special needs. It also posts a Guam Attorney Reciprocity Application with a $100 fee, and the MPRE is applied for through NCBE.
Yes. The Supreme Court of the Northern Mariana Islands adopted it, with the first administration in July 2026. The NextGen score is portable to other jurisdictions that accept NCBE scores.
Tuesday, December 22, 2026, with a late application deadline of Tuesday, January 5, 2027. The exam is February 24 and 25, 2027.
Wednesday, July 28 and Thursday, July 29, 2027, with an application deadline of Friday, May 21, 2027 and a late deadline of Friday, June 4, 2027.
A component given on the second day alongside the NextGen UBE, listed on the Court's schedule as the NextGen UBE Examination and Local Content Essay.
$100. The Court posts a Guam Attorney Reciprocity Application among its bar application forms.
$275 to $925 depending on the category, such as $550 for a U.S. first law degree awarded more than a year ago. A reduced fee of $120 or $250 applies if NCBE completed a report in the last four years.
Tuesday, January 5, 2027 for the February 2027 exam and Friday, June 4, 2027 for the July 2027 exam. The applicant files Form H, the Special Needs form.
Forms A through H: a general application, affidavit, authorization and release, request for a character and fitness report, intern application, provisional admission, government attorney and special needs, plus a Guam attorney reciprocity application.
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Source: NCBE Comprehensive Guide: Northern Mariana Islands ↗ · reviewed August 21, 2026.