The plunge from ICAI to CPA Australia

It always requires a bit of a research when you are starting to do a new course especially in a new country. And now after all the work i have finally enrolled into the two units i have to crack to become a CPA Australia. Two units because i get an exemption for other units, considering my CA qualification from India. 

So as i started to look into the steps for becoming a CPA Australia member i at first, took the normal path towards it which you will get onto very easily as a first option on http://www.cpaaustralia.com.au/. But oops! i had to take a different route as i am already a CA and wanted to enroll under the migration program. Though the CPA Australia has quite a user friendly website, because i have followed the process, let me run you through the steps to start with getting yourself assessed under the CPA Program if you are a qualified CA from India. You can get all the basic information as well as the application form from the ICAI's MRA with Australia page on http://www.icai.org/new_post.html?post_id=4289 as well as on CPA Australia page of course on http://www.cpaaustralia.com.au/become-a-cpa/migration-assessment. Now this is how you get yourself assessed and wait for the result which wold take about 15 to 20 "working days" as they say. Now the assessment result if you are a CA from India would be to appear for one unit which is "Global Strategy and Leadership" and another online exam module which is called "Better Practice in Governance and Accountability". The next step which follows is to enroll yourself in the exam which is twice every year. So you either enroll in the first semester or the second one. Now you will receive a username and password from CPA Australia through which you can either enroll online or can get a form from https://www.cpaaustralia.com.au/become-a-cpa/steps-to-become-a-cpa/international-affiliations/institute-of-chartered-accountants-india which can be mailed on the address mentioned in the form. Be back with another informative and interesting post!

P.S. This enrollment exam form applies to students qualified from CGA Canada, CMA Canada, CPA Ireland as well as ICASL.