01-04-2009, 01:23 PM
Dear SAIFEE
Thanks for your message.
ICAEW has total of 15 papers and you can pass 14 out of 15 papers by studying full time.
ICAEW has authorized some CA firms in Pakistan to train ICAEW students. ICAEW has also authorized Pakistan Petrolium to train ICAEW students and ICAEW plan to authorize more companies in industry and firm in practice in future.
At present these ICAEW training office require ICAEW trainee to first pass at least 12 papers and then apply for articleship. So you do need to pass at least first 12 papers of ICAEW by studying full time. Moreover If you pass 12 papers of ICAEW by studying full time then you can go to Dubai for ICAEW articleship. Even for Dubai you can go for ICAEW articleship after passing ICAEW papers less than 12.
Fsc from Paksitan is not eligible to register for ICAEW. You have following two options to register with ICAEW.
1)If you are over 25 with 7 yrs of accounting experience then you can register with ICAEW as a mature student.
2)You can register and will get some exemption from ICAEW if you do CAT.
3)You can register and will get some exemption from ICAEW if you do AAT.
I am going to give call to ICAEW on Monday and confirm for the first two routes I mentioned above.
Alternatively If you do Bachelors from Pakistan then you can register with ICAEW.
As far as which qualification is better. ACCA and ICAEW are equal outside Pakistan, but I Pakistan ICAEW is better qualification and ICAEW memberships will get more pay as compared to ICAP members in Pakistan.
You can complete ACA of ICAEW in Pakistan and you do not need to leave Pakistan at all.
Remember students who have passed ACCA first three papers are eligible to register with ICAEW and CAT qualified are exempted from ACCA first three papers. So CAT qualified are eligible to register with ICAEW, however I will confirm this with ICAEW.
Following link will give you ICAEW authorised firms in Pakistan. There are about 30 at present, however ICAEW has authorised companies in industry and will authorise more companies and firms in Pakistan. Link is
http//www.ewpakistan.com/downloads/List%20of%20ATOs.pdf
These firm in Pakistan take those ICAEW students who are either exempted from ICAEW first 12 papers or have passed ICAEW first 12 papers by studying full time.
ICAEW have authorised firms in Gulf as well.
Best of luck in your ICAEW studies.
Khalid
Thanks for your message.
ICAEW has total of 15 papers and you can pass 14 out of 15 papers by studying full time.
ICAEW has authorized some CA firms in Pakistan to train ICAEW students. ICAEW has also authorized Pakistan Petrolium to train ICAEW students and ICAEW plan to authorize more companies in industry and firm in practice in future.
At present these ICAEW training office require ICAEW trainee to first pass at least 12 papers and then apply for articleship. So you do need to pass at least first 12 papers of ICAEW by studying full time. Moreover If you pass 12 papers of ICAEW by studying full time then you can go to Dubai for ICAEW articleship. Even for Dubai you can go for ICAEW articleship after passing ICAEW papers less than 12.
Fsc from Paksitan is not eligible to register for ICAEW. You have following two options to register with ICAEW.
1)If you are over 25 with 7 yrs of accounting experience then you can register with ICAEW as a mature student.
2)You can register and will get some exemption from ICAEW if you do CAT.
3)You can register and will get some exemption from ICAEW if you do AAT.
I am going to give call to ICAEW on Monday and confirm for the first two routes I mentioned above.
Alternatively If you do Bachelors from Pakistan then you can register with ICAEW.
As far as which qualification is better. ACCA and ICAEW are equal outside Pakistan, but I Pakistan ICAEW is better qualification and ICAEW memberships will get more pay as compared to ICAP members in Pakistan.
You can complete ACA of ICAEW in Pakistan and you do not need to leave Pakistan at all.
Remember students who have passed ACCA first three papers are eligible to register with ICAEW and CAT qualified are exempted from ACCA first three papers. So CAT qualified are eligible to register with ICAEW, however I will confirm this with ICAEW.
Following link will give you ICAEW authorised firms in Pakistan. There are about 30 at present, however ICAEW has authorised companies in industry and will authorise more companies and firms in Pakistan. Link is
http//www.ewpakistan.com/downloads/List%20of%20ATOs.pdf
These firm in Pakistan take those ICAEW students who are either exempted from ICAEW first 12 papers or have passed ICAEW first 12 papers by studying full time.
ICAEW have authorised firms in Gulf as well.
Best of luck in your ICAEW studies.
Khalid
