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Online Ir Guide PDF
Anoverviewoftheonlineapplicationservice .......................................................... 2
Section1:Accountdetails ........................................................................................3
Section2:Yourapplication ..................................................................................... 4
Section3:Yourdetails............................................................................................. 5
Section4:Yourqualifications .................................................................................. 6
Section5:Examstatus............................................................................................. 9
Section6:Supportingdocuments ..........................................................................10
Section7:Yourapplicationsummary ..................................................................... 13
Section8:Examentry ............................................................................................14
Section9:Payment................................................................................................16
Confirmation ......................................................................................................... 17
Hereyougiveyourpersonaldetailssuchasyourname,dateofbirth,emailaddressanda
securepasswordofyourchoosing.Oncethesedetailsareprovidedyouwillbegivena
referencenumberwhichyoucanusetomonitortheprogressofyourapplication.The
passwordthatyoucreateinthissectionwillbeusedtoaccessthemyACCAstudentportal
onceyourregistrationiscompleted.
Youremailaddressmustbeuniqueandnotsharedwithanyoneelse.Iftheemail
addressalreadyexistsonourdatabaseyoucancreateanewaddressfromthisscreen
usingACCAsfreeemailserviceaccamail.
Therearenodetailstocompleteinthissection.Youwillsimplyseeconfirmationofyour
countryofresidenceandthequalificationthatyouareapplyingfor.Youcanreturntothis
pagetochangeyourqualificationchoiceifnecessary.IfyouliveinacountrywhereACCA
hasajointexaminationschemewithanotherprofessionalbody,importantinformation
abouttheschemewillbeprovidedonthisscreen.Youshouldensureyoureadallthe
informationonthispagebeforecontinuingwithyourapplication.
AtthetopofthescreenyouwillseeyourACCAreferencenumberandalsothesave&
comebacklaterbutton.Youwillneedyourreferencenumberandpasswordtoaccess
yoursavedapplicationatalaterdate.
Hereyouprovidesomefurtherpersonalinformationsuchasyouraddressandemployment
details.Youcanalsogiveusyourmobilephonenumbersothatyoucanchoosetoreceive
examresultsandgeneralupdatesbySMS.
Ifyouareemployedyouwillbeaskedtoconfirmwhichemploymentsectoryouworkin.
PublicPracticeshouldbeselectedifyouworkinafirmwhichprovidesprofessional
servicesthatrequireaccountancyorrelatedskillsthatwouldbeperformedbya
professionalaccountant.
Inthissectionyoucanprovidedetailsofwhereyouhavestudiedandwhichacademic
qualificationsyouhold.ThiswilldetermineyourentrypointontheACCAQualificationor
FoundationsinAccountancyandifyouareeligibleforanyexemptions.Afteryouselectthe
countrywhereyoustudied,atablewillappearshowingqualificationsthataresuitablefor
minimumentry.Youcanindicateifyouholdanyofthelistedqualifications,oranyata
higherlevel.
Ifyouwishtoapplyforexemptionsyouwillberequiredtoinputyouruniversityor
institutionname,yourcoursename,dateofgraduationandthecoursemodulesthat
youcompleted.Youshouldhavethisinformationavailablewhenyouarecompleting
thissection.
Confirmationofexamstatusorpossibleexemptionsawardedwillbedisplayedinthis
section.Youmaychoosetogiveupanyexemptionsyouareawardedifyouwouldpreferto
sittheexam.Youcangiveupexemptionsonthispage.
Exemptionsshownonthisscreenareprovisionalatthisstage.Finalisedexemptionswill
beconfirmedonceyourapplicationhasbeenreviewedandissuccessful.
ThissectiondetailsthedocumentsthatyouneedtoprovidetoACCAinsupportofyour
applicationandallowsyoutouploadtheseelectronically.Proofofidentity,proofofyour
qualificationsandapassportsizedphotographmustbeprovided.Digitalcopiesofthese
documentscanbesavedontoyourcomputeranduploadedoneatatimebyselectingthe
browsebuttons.Youcanuploadavarietyoffiletypesincludingimagestakenwithadigital
cameraorcameraphone.
Ifyouapplyonlineanduploadyourdocumentsyouwillneedtocompleteyour
applicationbymakingyourpaymentbycredit,debitorprepaidcard.
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Thesummarypageprovidesdetailsofallinformationyouhaveentereduptothispoint.
Youcanusethesidemenutoreturntoaparticularsectionifyouwishtoamendanyofthe
dataentered.
Inordertocontinuewiththeapplication,youmustconfirmthatyouhavereadand
acceptedACCAstermsandconditions.
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Ifyouarecompletingafullyonlineapplication(includinguploadingdocumentsandpaying
onlinebycreditordebitcard)youcanalsomakeanexamentryduringtheapplication
process.Youcanchoosetoenterforeitheroneofthenexttwoexamsessionsoryoucan
indicatethatyouwillenterforexamsatalaterdate.Youwillbeshownalistofpapersthat
youareeligibletoenterforbasedonyourexemptionassessmentandtheACCA
progressionrules.
Yourexamentryisprovisionalatthisstageandissubjecttochangebasedonthe
outcomeofanexemptionsassessment.Provisionalexamentryisonlyavailableto
studentswhomakeafullyonlineapplication.
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Section 9: Payment
Inthissectionyouwillmakepaymentforyourregistrationfeeandanyprovisionalexams
youmayhaveenteredfor.
Ifyouarepayingwithaninternationalcreditcardpleaseensurethishasbeenenabled
toprocesspaymentsinPoundsSterling.
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Confirmation
Theconfirmationscreenshownwilldependonwhetheryouareuploadingyoursupporting
documentsorsubmittingthembypost.Ifyouhavesubmittedyourapplicationfullyonline
thereisnofurtheractionrequiredandyouwillreceiveanemailfromACCAwithin15
workingdays,thisistherecommendedapplicationmethod.
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Confirmation (contd)
Ifyouaresubmittingyoursupportingdocumentsbypost,youshouldprintoffthecover
sheetasdirectedandsubmitthisalongwithyourdocuments,totheaddressprovided.
Pleasenotethisisamorelengthyprocessandyoushouldallow20workingdaysfromthe
dateofreceiptofyourdocumentationbyACCAforposteddocumentstobeprocessed.
ACCArecommendsallpostalapplicationsaresubmittedbyregisteredpost.ACCAreserves
therighttorejectortodelaytheapprovalofapplicationsasaresultofinsufficientor
incorrectsupportingdocumentsbeingprovidedandacceptsnoresponsibilityforcosts
incurredbyanydelay.
ThequickestandeasiestwaytobecomeanACCAstudentistoapplyonlineandupload
yoursupportingdocumentsitshouldtakeyounomorethan10minutestocomplete.
Welookforwardtowelcomingyouasastudent!
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