RICS APC Enrolment Form (MENA Region)
Notes to consider before completing this form
APC Requirements
Please ensure that you read/download the most recent guides as they give full details of the APC
requirements, they are available at www.rics.org/apc. You must select the APC pathway you wish
to follow, because it will define your path to qualification.
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APC candidate’s guide
APC guide for counsellors
Chosen pathway guide
APC Self-Assessment Form
The APC submission document and all the support available throughout your APC are also found at
www.rics.org/apc. If, after reading the guides, you still have questions about the enrolment
process, please contact your Membership Assessment team apcme@rics.org that will be happy to
help.
Period of membership
RICS regulations state that you can only remain a candidate of RICS for six years. If you have not
qualified as a professional member within this time, you will be contacted to discuss your progress
to RICS professional membership.
Placement student
If you have successfully completed a work placement as part of your degree, please include with
your application written confirmation from your counsellor in order to use this experience towards
your APC. This will need to give the date that you started and ended the work placement as well as
confirmation that you were working within the APC requirements.
Fees payable
If your route to membership is APC Preliminary,
Enrolment Fee £575*
Annual Membership Fee - for 2019 this fee is £158
Other routes to membership
Enrolment Fee £500*
Annual Membership Fee - for 2019 this fee is £158
For AssocRICS
Enrolment Fee £352*
Annual Membership Fee – for 2019 this fee is £118
*From the 1st of January 2018, all assessment fees will be subject to VAT
Note: Before you arrange the payment make sure to receive the advice of your route to membership.
You will receive your route to membership after you send the filled-out enrolment form signed by your
counsellor along with your scanned degree certificate.
Reminder
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Subscriptions are to be paid in full, there is no pro-rata applicable.
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When enrolment takes place before 1 October you will pay the current year’s subscription in
full and you will then be required to pay the following year’s subscription when this becomes
due, on 1st January.
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When enrolment takes place after 1 October, your subscription fee will cover the period from
October to December of the current year and all of the following year.
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All fees are non-refundable unless you withdraw your application within a cooling off period
of 14 days from the date your enrolment is processed by RICS. If you decide to withdraw
your application, please email apcme@rics.org
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All amounts payable in connection with the APC are exempt of VAT. If VAT becomes
applicable at any time, then RICS reserves the right to charge applicants VAT.
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Following election to professional membership, you will be required to pay an upgrade fee
£500.00
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APC Application Form
1. Personal details
RICS membership number (if
known)
Title:
Family name:
Forename(s):
Nationality:
Telephone:
Home:
Mobile:
Date of Birth:
Email:
Male ☐
Gender:
Female ☐
Prefer not to say ☐
Home address:
Post/Zip code:
County:
Country:
Country of residence:
2. Employment details
Company name:
Company Address:
(Physical address for
courier purposes)
Post code:
County:
Country:
Telephone:
Work:
Mobile:
Direct Line:
Email:
Employment start
date:
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Please select your preferred correspondence address (please note all communication will be
sent to this address):
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Home
Business
Please select your preferred email address (please note all communication will be sent to this
address):
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Home
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Business
3. Academic qualifications (Please provide details of your academic qualifications)
Name of
university/institution
(include location)
Name of qualification
(Exact title e.g BSc
Buiding Surveying)
Date
started
Date
completed/
expected
Mode of study
(full/part
time/distance/work
placement)
Please note – proof of qualifications will be required e.g. a copy of degree certificate / enrolment
confirmation (do not send originals)
4. Professional membership (Please provide details of your professional body
membership)
Name of organisation
Current grade
How was membership
achieved (e.g. examination)
Year
gained
Please note – proof of membership will be required e.g. a membership confirmation letter or a copy
of achievement certificate
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5. APC Pathway Please select your APC pathway below, this defines your path to
qualification and how you will be primarily assessed. (Please refer to www.rics.org/apc
for further guidance).
Select one pathway only.
Personal Property / Arts and
Antiques
Planning and Development
Project Management
Property Finance and
Investment
Quantity Surveying and
Construction
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Research
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Residential
Rural
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Infrastructure
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Taxation Allowances
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Land and Resources
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Valuation
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Management
Consultancy
Mineral and Waste
Management
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Valuation of Businesses and
Intangible Assets
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Building Control
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Building Surveying
Built Infrastructure
Commercial Real
Estate
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Corporate Real Estate
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Environmental
Surveying
Facilities Management
Geomatics
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6. Surveying Experience (Please confirm how many years of surveying experience you
have, including pre and post qualification experience)
Pre-qualification experience
Post qualification
experience
5
Total number of years
Summary of Professional Experience:
(Please list all employer details to date, starting with the most recent, going back at least 10 years if needed.)
Inclusive
Dates
Job Title/Role
Employer
Type and scope of responsibilities
(Company/
Organisation)
(Please provide a detailed
information)
7. Counsellor (Your counsellor must be a chartered surveyor, but does not have to
work at the same organisation as you)
Name:
RICS Membership Number:
Signature
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8. Disability (If you consider yourself disabled please give further information below)
9. Professional Declaration
I have read the following and hereby undertake:
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To comply and act in accordance with the Charter, Bye-Laws, Regulations and Rules of
RICS as they now exist, or as they may in the future be amended, also comply with such
other requirements as Governing Council shall determine
To promote the Objects of RICS as far as in my power
Not at any time after ceasing to be a member to use or permit to be used in conjunction with
my name, or name of any organisation with which I may at any time be associated, any
designation or expression denoting or suggesting membership or any connection with RICS
To pay promptly any monies due to RICS, whilst in membership and after ceasing to be a
member, including but not limited to any fee, subscription, levy, arrears, fine or other penalty,
or re-imbursement in accordance with any scheme of compensation, or in respect of any
goods or services commissioned by me from RICS
To declare any criminal conviction within 30 days
That should I wish to terminate my membership, to notify the Chief Executive in writing
Please answer the following questions:
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Have you been subject to any charge or conviction of a criminal offence which could result in
a custodial sentence, unless it is now a spent conviction as provided in the Rehabilitation of
Offenders Act 1974 or the equivalent in your jurisdiction?
YES
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NO
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Are you subject to any ongoing disciplinary investigation and/or pending disciplinary
proceedings and/or have you been subject to any adverse findings made against you by
another regulatory body within the last 3 years?
YES
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NO
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Are you an undischarged bankrupt?
YES
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NO
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Have you in the last three years been subject to any insolvency proceedings or other
arrangement with creditors in respect of your debts (such as an Insolvency Voluntary
Arrangement)?
YES
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NO
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If the answer to any of the questions above is yes, you must provide full details of the
relevant matter to regulation@rics.org. Your application will not progress further until we have
considered this information. This information will be treated confidentially.
If at any time RICS discovers that you have failed to disclose any of the above or that you have
provided false information it will have the right to terminate your membership with immediate effect
(with no further obligation to refund any subscription or other fees).
I understand and accept that I am accountable for the truth of this declaration.
Name in full:
Signature:
Date:
Data Protection
When you sign the application form, RICS will store and process your personal data for legitimate
purposes, including any purpose related to the processing of your application for the RICS
assessments and qualifications. This shall include sharing your data with assessors, counsellors
and/or supervisors using email, post, phone, RICS online portal and applications such as Turnitin
(plagiarism detection software).
RICS will also use and store your personal data to administer your membership. To do this, RICS
may contact you by email, post, phone, RICS online portal or SMS.
Please note that you cannot opt-out of receiving administration messages from RICS as we need to
send you these to effectively manage your membership.
You can read the full RICS privacy policy using the link below:
www.rics.org/privacypolicy
Communication preferences
Sharing your information with others (opt in)
RICS would like to pass your details (including email address and phone number) to selected third parties pre-approved
by RICS so that they can let you know from time to time about their offers, products and services. Please tick here if
you want to receive communications from these third parties by email, post and phone.
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Members only
Letting you know about special offers – Benefits Plus (opt out)
RICS negotiates special deals for its members with third parties. We assume that members want to receive information
about these offers. If you do not wish to receive communication from RICS about these offers please tick here.
To find out more about Benefits Plus and for a list of RICS affiliated third party partners visit www.rics.org/benefitsplus
Please return your completed application via email to apcme@rics.org. Please do not include
card details with your application.
Office use only:
Assessment:
Payment method
Preliminary
No
Structured
training
Card
payment
Academic proof
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Professional
qualification proof
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ST 12
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Cheque
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ST 24
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