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Application for Certification Checklist

Application for Certification Checklist

This checklist is provided to you as a guideline for tracking your progress in the CSIET Certification Process.

By January 16
  • Verify your organization’s CSIET membership and make dues payment (required in order to apply for CSIET Certification)
  • Download and read the appropriate AUP Template(s).
  • Fill out and submit this year’s Application for Certification (available November 1)
    • Was your organization issued any advisories in the last evaluation cycle?
      ☐Yes ☐No
    • If “yes”, you will be required to send a management response via email to Chris Page (cpage@csiet.org). This is required in order to be considered for Full Certification.
    • Has your organization or any member of its staff been investigated by any government agency for alleged improprieties since the previous Application for Certification or within the last three years (for new or returning applicants)?
      ☐Yes ☐No
    • If you answered “yes”, you will be required to upload a management response through the application online. This is required in order to be considered for Full Certification.
  • Once the Application is submitted:
    • If applicable, a signed check in the appropriate amount should be sent to:
      CSIET
      1800 Diagonal Road
      Suite 600
      Alexandria, VA 22314.
  • Engage a certified public accountant with a valid, up-to-date license number to conduct a compliance audit on your organization based on the appropriate audit template found here: AUP Template(s) (does not apply to J-1 Programs).
  • A certified public accountant with a valid, up-to-date license number must submit your most recent Financial Statement  or a CPA Statement of Financial Viability (only applies to J-1 Programs)  by January 16 via the link provided in the application confirmation email.
January 3 (forms due by January 31)
  • By January 3,  CSIET will prompt you for your organization’s overall student placements in the current evaluation cycle at which point you will fill out and send the Countries Served and States Served forms. Forms are due by January 31. The number(s) in the total row on these two forms must match so please verify that the numbers are the same before submitting.
By February 28
  • CPA must submit a signed PDF copy of the Agreed Upon Procedures report (F-1 and Outbound programs) by February 28 via the link provided in the application confirmation email.