Can you get a REA License, not pay member fees, and use it later?

[Rand Knutson]

Hello! My situation is that I am currently in a university that offers classes that qualify for the hours required to take the Arizona Real Estate Licensing Exam. I only need to take one more course to qualify to take the exam. I know I am going to invest in Real estate after college as I have capital saved. 

My problem with getting a license is I am not sure where I'll end up after college, so if I choose to invest in another state my AZ license will be useless for my investing. I also do not want to pay the fees to maintain the license such as brokerage fees, membership dues etc. if I am not going to use it.

My question is once I have a license, are there fees that I have to pay no matter what in order to maintain it? Could I get the license, not pay for any annual fees, but then use the license a few years later if I come back to Arizona? or would the license be revoked if I don't use it?

Thank you!