MEMBERSHIP GUIDELINES

INDIVIDUAL
Membership is open to all Commonwealth citizens (including Britain) and citizens of former Commonwealth countries, or countries having been connected by other constitutional links with Britain or the Commonwealth irrespective of where they live.

GROUP CORPORATE
Open to all of the above who are members of organisations with which the League has established special group corporate arrangements e.g. Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Commonwealth organisations and Friends of the Royal Academy. Individual members (and spouses) of these organisations may make an application to join the League and are required themselves to pay the relevant fee and annual subscriptions, both of which are reduced for group applicants.

COMPANY CORPORATE
This is an arrangement for companies, charities or other organisations which would like a minimum of four of their staff (including spouses) to be members. Although each applicant has to fill in a separate application form, the overall joining fees and annual subscriptions are usually paid by the company. The preferential rates are the same as for group corporates. To establish a company corporate arrangement, please contact the Membership Secretary.

PROPOSERS AND SECONDERS

INDIVIDUAL APPLICANTS RESIDENT IN BRITAIN: require a proposer who should be a League member and a seconder who should be a solicitor, bank manager or person of similar standing. If no League member is known, please contact the Membership Department.

INDIVIDUAL APPLICANTS RESIDENT OVERSEAS: require a seconder only.

GROUP AND COMPANY CORPORATE APPLICANTS: proposers and seconders are not required for group and company corporate applicants, who should instead fill in the appropriate part of the application form, available from the Membership Department.

USE OF RECIPROCAL CLUBS Reciprocal Club facilities are for use by members when travelling OUTSIDE the country in which they live or work. Members are requested to read the guidelines in the League's "Reciprocal Clubs" leaflet before applying for cards of introduction and to note that cards of introduction to the very popular clubs in Bombay, Calcutta and Delhi are issued at the discretion of the League's management and usually only after a minimum of six months League membership has elapsed.

NOTES

1.An application form must be completed by EACH person applying for membership including husbands and wives.

2.All members using bedroom accommodation at Over-Seas House, London must be members, including husbands and wives. The reason for this dates back to 1910 when women were permitted membership on equal status to men.

3.The joining fee is waived for second and succeeding members of a family residing at the same address. It is also waived for those aged 17-25.

4.Subscriptions are based on the applicants' main place of residence. The membership year runs from 1 January - 31 December. However, new members may join on or after 1 November of the preceding year if they wish.

5.Half-year membership, July - December, is available only to new members who join after 30 June when the full joining fee and half the annual subscription is required.

6.The Central Council reserves the right to refuse or cancel a person's membership if it deems it advisable to do so, without being liable to give any explanation or reason for such action.

7.Members may withdraw from the League by notifying the Membership Secretary at Headquarters in writing. However the League does not make any refund of subscriptions for any part of the year during which this notification is received