Reinstatement of your membership is not automatic if you have allowed it to lapse. It will depend on your grade of membership and the length of time you have been off the ICE’s membership roll.

Important Upgrade - Reinstate via MyICE

All members (except students) who have been off the ICE membership roll for less than 5 months can now reinstate their membership online via their MyICE account. Please note that you only be able to reinstate via this method if you have been off the ICE membership roll for less than 5 months.

To find out more about reinstating online please log into your MyICE account and folllow the online instructions.

Reinstatement of Student membership

If you are: a previous Student member (who did not transfer to Graduate membership by 1st May of the year following graduation); or a previous Student member now eligible for Graduate membership (having completed a first degree course), and wish to reinstate, you must apply for Graduate membership. The current Graduate subscription rate will be payable.

Please contact ICE Subscriptions team on tel: +44 (0)207 665 2227 or email: subs@ice.org.uk for advice on how to reinstate your membership.

If you believe that you are still eligible for Student membership (for example if your first degree course is still in progress) please contact the ICE Subscriptions team for advice.

Please note that you cannot be reinstated to the grade of Student if you have in the past been a Graduate member, Affiliate member or a professionally qualified Member (TMICE, AMICE, MICE, MICE IEng, MICE CEng).

Reinstatement of Graduate/Affiliate membership

If you are a resigned Graduate member (who resigned by 31st December of the last year of membership); or a lapsed Graduate member (who did not renew their subscription by 1st May), please contact ICE Subscriptions team on tel: +44 (0)207 665 2227 or email: subs@ice.org.uk for advice on how to reinstate your membership.

Please note that if we do not already hold a certified copy of your Proof of Qualification, you will be asked to supply this as part of the reinstatement.

Graduate Reinstatement Options

• For resigned Graduate members (resigned by 31st December of the last year of membership), the current Graduate subscription rate is due.
• For lapsed Graduate members (who did not renew their subscription by 1st May): the outstanding fee for the year of lapsing, plus current Graduate subscription rate, is due.
• If you are eligible for the Concessionary (low income) rate of Graduate membership please complete a Concessionary rate application form and send to Subscriptions Department, ICE, One Great George Street, London SW1P 3AA or email the completed form to subs@ice.org.uk.

If you are eligible for the Technician rate of Graduate membership please email subs@ice.org.uk or telephone +44 (0) 207 665 2227 for verification and notification of the total payment due.

Validity of Academic Assessment Result 

Please note that if, as a previous Graduate member, you were eligible via Academic Assessment for registration with the Engineering Council (as a Chartered Engineer, Incorporated Engineer, or Engineering Technician) once you had obtained the appropriate experience and passed a Professional Review, you may no longer hold the same level of eligibility. A further Academic Assessment may be required.

Please contact the ICE Education and Learning team for advice on email: aqp@ice.org.uk or tel:+44 (0)207 665 2147.

Reinstatement of Professionally Qualified Membership  

The reinstatement process for professionally qualified members is different depending on how many years you are off the membership roll. All professionally qualified members wanting to reinstate must complete
ICE 3162 – Application for Reinstatement and provide the required supporting documentation.

For further guidance on the ICE reinstatement process please refer to MGN 33

Important Notice – Professional Qualified Grades only

Where an individual has been off the ICE membership roll for a period of more than 3 years, they must undertake a Professional Review interview as described in ICE 3001A, 3002A, 3003A - Routes to Membership.

For further guidance review MGN 33

Fellowship/Companion

If you wish to be reinstated to the grade of Fellow or Companion you should contact the Fellowship Executive at fellowship@ice.org.uk or +44 (0)207 665 2174 for further information.

Reinstatement of Engineering Council Registration

Reinstatement of your EC registration is not automatic if you have allowed it to lapse. It will depend on the length of time you have been off the Engineering Council Registration roll and will be relevant to the level of registration held at the time of it lapsing.

• For further information and guidance on how to reinstate your Engineering Council registratration please read MGN 46.
• To apply now to get your Engineering Council registration reinstated please download and complete ICE3164.