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An overview of the online application service

ACCAsonlineapplicationprocesscanbeusedwhenapplyingforeithertheACCA
QualificationorFoundationsinAccountancy.Thisoverviewletsyouseeimagesof
thevarioussectionswithintheonlineapplicationformandguidesyouonthetypeof
informationyouneedtoprovide.Andyoudonthavetocompletetheapplicationin
onesitting,assoonasyouhaveprovidedyourbasicpersonaldetailsyoucanchoose
tosaveitandcomebacklater.

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

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Section 1: Account details

Hereyougiveyourpersonaldetailssuchasyourname,dateofbirth,emailaddressanda
securepasswordofyourchoosing.Oncethesedetailsareprovidedyouwillbegivena
referencenumberwhichyoucanusetomonitortheprogressofyourapplication.The
passwordthatyoucreateinthissectionwillbeusedtoaccessthemyACCAstudentportal
onceyourregistrationiscompleted.

Youremailaddressmustbeuniqueandnotsharedwithanyoneelse.Iftheemail
addressalreadyexistsonourdatabaseyoucancreateanewaddressfromthisscreen
usingACCAsfreeemailserviceaccamail.

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Section 2: Your application

Therearenodetailstocompleteinthissection.Youwillsimplyseeconfirmationofyour
countryofresidenceandthequalificationthatyouareapplyingfor.Youcanreturntothis
pagetochangeyourqualificationchoiceifnecessary.IfyouliveinacountrywhereACCA
hasajointexaminationschemewithanotherprofessionalbody,importantinformation
abouttheschemewillbeprovidedonthisscreen.Youshouldensureyoureadallthe
informationonthispagebeforecontinuingwithyourapplication.

AtthetopofthescreenyouwillseeyourACCAreferencenumberandalsothesave&
comebacklaterbutton.Youwillneedyourreferencenumberandpasswordtoaccess
yoursavedapplicationatalaterdate.

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Section 3: Your details

Hereyouprovidesomefurtherpersonalinformationsuchasyouraddressandemployment
details.Youcanalsogiveusyourmobilephonenumbersothatyoucanchoosetoreceive
examresultsandgeneralupdatesbySMS.

Ifyouareemployedyouwillbeaskedtoconfirmwhichemploymentsectoryouworkin.
PublicPracticeshouldbeselectedifyouworkinafirmwhichprovidesprofessional
servicesthatrequireaccountancyorrelatedskillsthatwouldbeperformedbya
professionalaccountant.

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Section 4: Your qualifications

Inthissectionyoucanprovidedetailsofwhereyouhavestudiedandwhichacademic
qualificationsyouhold.ThiswilldetermineyourentrypointontheACCAQualificationor
FoundationsinAccountancyandifyouareeligibleforanyexemptions.Afteryouselectthe
countrywhereyoustudied,atablewillappearshowingqualificationsthataresuitablefor
minimumentry.Youcanindicateifyouholdanyofthelistedqualifications,oranyata
higherlevel.

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Section 4: Your qualifications (contd)

Ifyoudoholdaqualificationatahigherlevelyoucaninputyourcoursedetailstoassessfor
exemptions.

Ifyouwishtoapplyforexemptionsyouwillberequiredtoinputyouruniversityor
institutionname,yourcoursename,dateofgraduationandthecoursemodulesthat
youcompleted.Youshouldhavethisinformationavailablewhenyouarecompleting
thissection.


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Section 4: Your qualifications (contd)



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Section 5: Your exam status

Confirmationofexamstatusorpossibleexemptionsawardedwillbedisplayedinthis
section.Youmaychoosetogiveupanyexemptionsyouareawardedifyouwouldpreferto
sittheexam.Youcangiveupexemptionsonthispage.

Exemptionsshownonthisscreenareprovisionalatthisstage.Finalisedexemptionswill
beconfirmedonceyourapplicationhasbeenreviewedandissuccessful.

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Section 6: Supporting documents

ThissectiondetailsthedocumentsthatyouneedtoprovidetoACCAinsupportofyour
applicationandallowsyoutouploadtheseelectronically.Proofofidentity,proofofyour
qualificationsandapassportsizedphotographmustbeprovided.Digitalcopiesofthese
documentscanbesavedontoyourcomputeranduploadedoneatatimebyselectingthe
browsebuttons.Youcanuploadavarietyoffiletypesincludingimagestakenwithadigital
cameraorcameraphone.

Ifyouapplyonlineanduploadyourdocumentsyouwillneedtocompleteyour
applicationbymakingyourpaymentbycredit,debitorprepaidcard.

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Section 6: Supporting documents (contd)




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Section 7: Your application summary

Thesummarypageprovidesdetailsofallinformationyouhaveentereduptothispoint.
Youcanusethesidemenutoreturntoaparticularsectionifyouwishtoamendanyofthe
dataentered.

Inordertocontinuewiththeapplication,youmustconfirmthatyouhavereadand
acceptedACCAstermsandconditions.

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Section 8: Exam entry

Ifyouarecompletingafullyonlineapplication(includinguploadingdocumentsandpaying
onlinebycreditordebitcard)youcanalsomakeanexamentryduringtheapplication
process.Youcanchoosetoenterforeitheroneofthenexttwoexamsessionsoryoucan
indicatethatyouwillenterforexamsatalaterdate.Youwillbeshownalistofpapersthat
youareeligibletoenterforbasedonyourexemptionassessmentandtheACCA
progressionrules.

Yourexamentryisprovisionalatthisstageandissubjecttochangebasedonthe
outcomeofanexemptionsassessment.Provisionalexamentryisonlyavailableto
studentswhomakeafullyonlineapplication.

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Section 8: Exam entry (contd)

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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!