Washington State Bar Association admission requirements for applicants and attorneys with legal education or license in another country. Applicants for bar admission must demonstrate good moral character in order to practice law in the United States.If you do not have a qualifying foreign law degree, you are not eligible to take the California bar exam. The Petition elicits certain information including the petitioner's history of bar admissions. The ABA is the largest voluntary association of lawyers in the world. Immigration law is one of the most complicated areas in the legal field. There are some states which do allow foreign law graduates to sit for the bar exam, including New York, California, New Hampshire, Alabama, and Virginia. 1, In General; Supreme Court; Prerequisites to the Practice of Law; Communications to the Bar; Confidentiality; Definitions. 2, Board of Governors. In the United States, some states require membership in the state bar association for all attorneys, while others do not.