Application for Certification Checklist

All Organizations Seeking Certification:

• 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

F-1 and Outbound Only

• 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)

J-1 Only

• 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  by January 15 via the link provided in the application confirmation email

J-1, F-1, and Outbound Organizations Only

By January 2,  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

F-1, and Outbound Organizations Only

• 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

International Sending Organizations Only

• Upload all required audit documentation to a secured website provided by CSIET, contact cpage@csiet.org for more information
• Three References from CSIET-Certified Organizations due