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Hi @ijxyz, Basically the 7 year rule is for the Strategic Level Papers (last 4 papers). These have to be completed within 7 years. Now it has nothing to do with when you register but instead the 7 year countdown starts once you pass your first Strategic Professional Paper. More can be read here https://www.accaglobal.com/an/en/student/getting-started/rules-and-regulations-for-students/time-limits.html Talking about the 10 year rule, that is for those who are opting in for the OBU BSc Hons in Applied Accounting. If you take all 9 exemptions then you will not be anyways eligible for this degree. However, as you have mentioned, since you already have a degree you won't really need this OBU BSc degree. This is for those you have not graduated from uni or don't hold a uni degree. Hope this clears it.

@ijxyz said: Does this effectively mean I have unlimited time to claim my exemptions?

No, you don't have unlimited time to claim exemptions. According to the ACCA website: When can I apply for exemptions? You should apply for exemptions when you first register as a student with ACCA. If you have gained additional qualifications since you first registered as a student and believe you may be eligible for further exemptions, you can apply for these at any time. You can send copies of your educational documents by post or fax, or email a scanned copy of these documents to ACCA at students@accaglobal.com Please be aware that you should wait until your exemptions have been confirmed as awarded before committing to any course of study. ACCA will not be held liable for any fees incurred for changes to tuition or study materials where the award of exemptions has not been confirmed in advance. You can find the above in the following link https://www.accaglobal.com/us/en/help/exemptions.html#When-can-I-apply-for-exemptions? This link should also be of your help https://www.accaglobal.com/us/en/help/exemptions.html

@ijxyz said: Then, once I pass the first of the 4 exams, I have 7 years to complete the rest. Is this correct? Thank

Yes, correct!

@ijxyz said: I’m concerned I might lose (or already lost) the ability to claim the exemptions.

As you mentioned in your first post, that you "never actually formally registered as an ACCA student" so meaning you have not completed your registration right? If that is the case, you can still claim exemptions. No problem in that. Hope this helps.

Hi, everyone. I was wondering if a degree program is eligible for exemptions, does the marks achieved in the degree subjects reflect on whether the exemption will be given or not?

Use the ACCA exemption calculator https://www.accaglobal.com/an/en/help/exemptions-calculator.html

Hello. I have recently acquired the pearsons LCCI level 3 in accounting and according to what they initially sent me if I register for ACCA I can claim 2 exemptions FA and FFA . I did register a few days ago and they awarded me with 1 exemption only, FA. Am I missing something? Are FA and FFA the same? On the leaflet they sent me from Pearsons it was written clearly that these are 2 separate lessons Thank yoy

FA = FFA MA = FMA BT (formerly AB) = FAB The 1st is the exam in the ACCA "full" Qualification - the 2nd is the same exam in ACCA's Foundation in Accountancy - hence the additional "F" in the abbreviation. If you look on this page - FFA/FMA/FAB are the "top" level of the Foundation level https://www.accaglobal.com/uk/en/qualifications/glance/foundation-level/course-details.html (RQF Level 4) If you look on this page you can see they are also the foundation level of the ACCA Qualification https://www.accaglobal.com/gb/en/student/getting-started/acca-qualification-structure.html

Thank you very much. So my tutor was wrong to say that I am allowed 2 exemptions. I am entitled only to FA and if understood correctly FFA is part of FA?

FFA is not "a part" of FA - they are one and the same thing - just in different qualification schemes.

Understood. Thank you very much.

You are very welcome!

Hello, I acquired my LCCI Level 3 Certificate in Cost and Management Accounting and Accounting in 2016. If I register for ACCA, can I still get an exemption? If I can get an exemption which subjects are likely to get an exemption.

PhyuSyn, welcome to the Opentuition forums. I would advise you to input the relevant details of your qualification onto the ACCA exemptions calculator- https://www.accaglobal.com/uk/en/help/exemptions-calculator.html Hope this helps.

Thank you ,mrjonbain.

You are welcome.

Can I only exempt fa 2 exam rather than both fa 1 and fa 2?

@zainabriazkhushk1 FA 1 and FA 2 are optional certificates in the Foundations (FiA) qualidixRION https://www.accaglobal.com/my/en/qualifications/glance/foundation-level/overview.html so exemptions are not applicable Exemptions in the context of this post is about exemptions from exams in the ACCA qualification (not FiA)

Hello. I completed my graduation in 2022. I started writing nd cleared f1, f2, f3 nd 2 of the skill level papers till date .Could anyone tell me whether I can claim exemption for only f4 now as it's one of the exempted paper for graduates. If yes., can anyone explain the detailed procedure for claiming exemptions?

@Sami4664 please see the links and information I have just posted to your other query. Go to this page https://www.accaglobal.com/gb/en/student/getting-started/exemptions/exemptions-step-by-step-guide-decision-tree/step-by-step-guide-to-applying-for-exam-exemptions-endpoint-17.html which starts "If you're already an ACCA student and want to check if you're eligible to apply for additional exam exemptions, use this guide to prepare."