Registration can take place at any time, however if you wish to take part in specific paper-based exam sessions, the following deadlines apply:

For the June exams
Register by 31 December of the preceding year
For the December exams
Register by 15 August of the same year

Register online

The quickest way to register as a student with ACCA is by registering online. You will need to:

  • complete our online Registration Form
  • pay online by Visa, MasterCard, AMEX, Switch or Solo
  • print out and complete the ACCA Declaration Sheet, and enclose it with appropriate supporting documentation (proof of qualifications - eg a copy of the official transcripts and completion certificates)
  • return it to our office in your country. If your country is not listed, send the form to ACCA in the UK.

You can register online now for one of the following qualifications:

You will be allocated a unique reference number by e-mail. Please keep a note of this reference number as you can use it to track your application on the web.
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Register by post

You can also register as a student with ACCA by completing an application form and sending it to us. You will need to:

  • request an information pack and registration form to be sent to you in the post. Use the online order form below, or telephone us on +44 (0)141 582 2000
  • students resident in a country (see below) where ACCA operates a joint scheme agreement - Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cambodia, Cyprus, Ethiopia, Guyana, Jamaica, Lesotho, Macau, Malawi, Malta, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Swaziland, Trinidad & Tobago, Vietnam or Zambia - are encouraged to contact their local joint scheme office for a paper based application form rather than requesting a paper based form via this online facility
  • complete the form and prepare your appropriate supporting documentation (proof of qualifications - eg a copy of the official transcripts and completion certificates)
  • return it to the ACCA office in your country. If your country is not listed, send the form to ACCA in the UK
  • send payment – fee payments can be made by Visa, MasterCard, AMEX, Switch and Solo or Sterling cheques valid in the UK, Sterling bank drafts drawn on a UK bank, or crossed British Postal Orders. Charges arising from other methods of payment will need to be added to payment. e.g. Sterling cheques drawn by banks outside the UK.

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Please include your full name, address and the scheme you wish to register for.