Recognition of Overseas Qualifications and Study

The Institute recognises that membership of certain professional accounting bodies, and academic study completed overseas, may meet some or all of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants' admission requirements.

Reciprocal Membership

Applicants seeking membership of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants on the basis of current membership of a professional body with which the Institute has an agreement for reciprocal membership, may gain:

• provisional membership of the Institute, or
• direct entry to full membership, where orientation topics have been completed or are not required.

The Institute has reciprocity arrangements with the following bodies:

• Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (study in NZ law of entity structure and taxation required)
• The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia
• The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
• The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland
• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland
• The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
• Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (432kb)
• The Association of Accounting Technicians (UK) (222kb) (study in NZ law required)

Currently full members of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Association of Accounting Technicians (UK) are required to complete orientation topics before full membership of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants can be gained.  Please contact the Institute (customer@nzica.com) for further information.

Additional requirements must be met by all members seeking a Certificate of Public Practice (CPP) in order to offer accounting services to the public.  The requirements to be met for the issue of a CPP are set out elsewhere on this website.

To apply for reciprocal membership you should submit:

• the application form for provisional membership (119kb)
• the application form for full membership (176kb)

with the appropriate application fee from the current fee schedule

Membership of other bodies or completion of overseas study

If you are not a member of any of the above bodies, but you have completed academic study or professional accounting qualifications other than those listed above, then go to the Membership of other bodies page.