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Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

These FAQs provide answers to your general membership enquiries and address topics of current concern.

General questions

How can I find out more about the IET and the areas it is interested in?

How do I get in contact with the IET?

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Joining the IET

Who can join the IET?

What are the benefits of IET membership?

What membership categories are available?

What are the eligibility criteria for the different categories of membership?

How long does a membership last?

How do I apply for membership?

How do I get back to a previously saved application?

Can I go back to my completed application to pay online?

I used to be a member, how do I re-join?

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Subscription rates

What are the new subscription rates?

Why has my subscription increased again?

Why has the student and apprentice subscription rate increased by 33.3 per cent?

Why is the membership subscription rate for Fellows higher than the subscription rate for Associates or Members?

Why has my IET Connect contribution increased to £7?

What if I don't want to pay this extra amount?

Are there any reduced rates?

How do I apply for a reduced subscription rate?

I cannot afford the membership subscription. What are my options?

Why has the retired member automatic reduction of 25 per cent been removed?

Why have India and China been excluded from these rates?

Where should I send my payment?

Which debit/credit cards do you accept?

Who should I make cheques payable to?

Can I pay by postal order?

Can I pay by bank transfer?

Why can’t I pay by monthly Direct Debit?

Can my employer pay my subscription fee?

Can I pay my renewal subscription online?

Can I pay in a currency other than Sterling?

Why is my renewal notice in Sterling and not in Hong Kong Dollars/Euros/US Dollars?

How do I get a receipt for my payment?

Will I receive a receipt if I recently asked for one by post?

I have paid by Direct Debit. Why is my receipt not yet available?

I paid my subscription into a local bank account as instructed on my renewal notice. Why is my receipt not yet available?

Can I claim tax relief?

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Membership and designatory letters

When is my renewal due?

Can I pay my subscription early?

Can I pay for more than one year’s membership in advance?

Do you offer life membership?

How do I check my renewal status?

I’m a student member and I didn’t receive a membership card when I joined the IET yet friends at my university who have recently joined did. How do I get a membership card?

What are designatory letters?

How do I obtain designatory letters?

If I am a student member, can I use designatory letters?

Why does the membership card not show my designatory letters/professional registration?

Will I be able to get a certificate of membership?

How do I replace my membership card?

Will I get a replacement card each year?

Will I receive a replacement card if I transfer to a different category of membership?

Can I transfer to a different category of membership online?

I applied for a transfer to a different category of membership. How can I find out the progress of my application?

How can I transfer from Associate to Member with designatory letters?

Do I have to pay to upgrade my category of membership to Member, so I can use the designatory letters TMIET or MIET?

Is there any difference in the rights and privileges of Members with MIET and those with TMIET?

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Professional registration

What is the Engineering Council?

What is Professional Registration?

How does professional registration benefit me?

Why do I have to pay a qualified and registered members fee?

If I get qualified as CEng, IEng or EngTech after I have paid for that year’s membership fee then when will I be asked to pay the qualified and registered members' fee?

I am registered as CEng, IEng or EngTech with another Institution. Do I still have to pay the qualified and registered members' fee?

Can I continue to use the title Chartered Electrical Engineer?

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Diary

Why do I have to opt-in to receive an IET diary when in the past I have been sent one automatically?

Will I have to opt-in each year?

How do I opt-in?

How do I opt-in if I don’t have access to a computer/the internet?

Is there a discount for members choosing not to receive a diary?

I do not want to receive a diary but would like to know the dates of the prestige lectures. Where will I find these?

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Magazines and publications

I don’t want the magazine. Can I have a discount off my membership subscription to the value of the magazine?

Why have I stopped receiving my Student and Young Professionals magazine?

As a member do I receive a discount for any additional journals and magazines?

Now that I’m invoiced separately can I still claim tax relief on my additional journals?

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See also:

Professional registration

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