A Certified Fraud Examiner whose membership has been expired for three consecutive years or less may be reinstated as a Certified Fraud Examiner in good standing by applying for reinstatement to Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, paying any required reactivation or application fees as set by the ACFE, and by certifying that he or she has completed sufficient continuing professional education within the 12 months prior to the application for reactivation to satisfy the Continuing Professional Education Requirements of ACFE.

A Certified Fraud Examiner whose membership has been expired for more than three consecutive years may only be reinstated as a Certified Fraud Examiner by passing the CFE Exam and otherwise satisfying all the educational, experience and testing qualifications necessary for certification under ACFE's established certification rules.

The standard currently only applies to expired members; it doesn't apply to any members who are inactive, retired or otherwise.

Reactivation Process for members expired for three consecutive years or less:

1. Apply for reactivation to the ACFE
2. Pay reactivation fee
3. Certify completion of required continuing professional education (20 hours per twelve month period)

Recertification Process for members expired for more than three consecutive years:

1. Submit the CFE Exam application with proof of education and professional recommendations.
Fill out the CFE Exam application and submit it, along with proof of your education and three CFE Candidate Recommendation Forms to the Certification Department at ACFE Headquarters. We recommend you gather your documentation and send it all together along with your application approximately one month before you are ready to take the CFE Exam.

Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
Attn: Certification Department
716 West Avenue
Austin, TX 78701 USA
Phone: (800) 245-3321 / +1 (512) 478-9000
Fax: +1 (512) 478-9297