ICAS has a direct reciprocal membership arrangement in place with seven international accounting bodies, allowing you to join us without taking any additional assessments or practical experience.

You’re eligible to apply for the reciprocal route to ICAS membership if you are a member of Good Standing with one of the following bodies, having qualified through the normal assessment routes:

• Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)
• Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI)
• Chartered Professional Accountants Canada (CPA Canada)
• Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ)
• South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA)
• Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA)
• Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA)

Request an application pack

If you’re a member of the following bodies and would like to request an application pack, please contact members@icas.com with a letter of Good Standing from your membership body.

ICAS membership through a reciprocal arrangement does not grant you audit rights in the UK.

If you are seeking audit rights, you’ll need to complete a special entrant pathway to obtain ICAS membership and the Audit Qualification. This will involve additional assessments and a period of relevant practical experience.

Once you are a member and have been awarded the Audit Qualification, you’ll then be able to apply for an ICAS practising certificate and Responsible Individual Status, which would allow you prospectively to carry out Statutory Audit work in the UK.