Step 2: Registration - Application Form |
Registration is the next step toward becoming a Foreign Service Officer. Click here to start the online registration process.
To register, you will complete an Application Form in which you convey factual background information including school and work history.
ACT, the test administrator, will send you a confirmation email on the first business day following submission of your registration.
Please be aware that all the information you give us is subject to verification, and that any exaggeration of your experience and qualifications, including your language ability, would weaken your candidacy. Misrepresentations may be grounds for terminating your candidacy, or for dismissing you after you have begun work, and may be punishable by fine or imprisonment.
Important Registration links and information
- Register for the Foreign Service Officer Test (FSOT).
- View Test Dates and Oral Assessment Dates.
- Please click here for the deadlines for the February 27 – March 6, 2010 testing window.
- Search for a domestic test center near you.
- View the list of overseas testing sites.
- Technical problems/questions regarding the Registration Process? Please email ACT, Inc. at fsot@ACT.org or call (800) 205-6358.
- Download the Guide to the Foreign Service Officer Selection Process (756kb, PDF).
- Order the 2009 Foreign Service Officer Test Study Guide.
NOTE FOR THOSE TESTING DURING THE FEBRUARY 27 – MARCH 6, 2010 TESTING WINDOW: An invitation to schedule your test seat will be issued by ACT, the contract test administrator, on a staggered schedule according to the career track you chose when you registered. You may not change your career track choice. Please click here for the schedule.
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