The purpose of the CAMS recertification requirements is to ensure that Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (CAMS) continue, maintain and enhance their anti-money laundering expertise. Therefore, CAMS professionals are required to earn continuing education credits through training, education and other professional development activities.
Continuing Education Credit Requirements
- A total of sixty (60) continuing education credits must be accumulated within a three-year cycle*
- Please refer to the document entitled CAMS RECERTIFICATION ACTIVITIES for a complete list of acceptable activities and their assigned credits
- Candidates will not be granted continuing education credits for activities completed prior to obtaining their CAMS credential or their most recent recertification
- All continuing education credits must be earned prior to the December 31st deadline
*Please note: The previous 30-credit minimum requirement will continue to apply only to the CAMS Class of 2006 (those who became certified in 2006 and expire at the end of 2009) until the December 31st deadline. To download the old application, click here. |
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Deadline for CAMS Recertification
Recertification candidates are required to submit a completed CAMS RECERTIFICATION APPLICATION and evaluation fees postmarked no later than December 31st of the third year after receiving their initial certification or their most recent recertification. Examples of recertification schedules are provided below:
Date of Certification or Most Recent Recertification |
Recertification Deadline |
Late Application Dateline |
Applicant becomes certified/recertifies 2005 |
December 31, 2008 |
March 31, 2009 |
Applicant becomes certified/recertifies 2006 |
December 31, 2009 |
March 31, 2010 |
Applicant becomes certified/recertifies 2007 |
December 31, 2010 |
March 31, 2011 |
| Applicant becomes certified/recertifies 2008 |
December 31, 2011 |
March 31, 2012 |
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Supporting Documentation - NEW POLICY!
To qualify for recertification, we still require that you earn a total of sixty (60) Continuing Education Credits within a three-year cycle. However, we no longer require supporting documentation to be submitted with your application. We do reserve the right to request and audit documentation confirming your information, so you still need to retain original copies of your supporting documents in the case of such an event.
Interim Review of Continuing Education Credits
Decertification
- Failure to recertify by the late application deadline (March 31st, 90 days after the recertification deadline) will result in decertification
- Failure to maintain ACAMS membership in good standing for the entirety of the recertification cycle will result in decertification
- CAMS professionals that are decertified may recertify only by successfully completing the CAMS examination
Dormant policy
Certificants who are not able to recertify by the Late Application deadline of March 31st of the year following the certificant's recertification period, can request to have their CAMS designation placed in a "Dormant State."
After the Late Application deadline, a member must take the CAMS examination in order to regain the CAMS designation. By selecting to have the CAMS designation placed in a Dormant State, the CAMS designation will be inactive until the member is able to provide us with the required Recertification Documentation.
The fee to request a Dormant State of the CAMS designation is $50 per year and must be paid before the March 31st Late Application Deadline. The Late Application Fee, of $300, at the time of request to reinstate will apply.
Please submit a written request via email to info@acams.org or fax to +1.305.373.7788.
Membership Status
- Upon recertification, ACAMS members will retain their “Certified Member” status
- CAMS whose memberships have expired must renew their memberships before they may recertify
- Non-members that pass the CAMS Exam will not be considered certified until they join ACAMS, at which time they will be reclassified as “CAMS Certified” from the date they initially passed the exam
For additional questions regarding recertification, please contact a recertification representative at 305-373-0020 or info@acams.org |