When booking exams for April 2026, candidates will be asked to select their preferred exam centre location(s) immediately after their exam booking and payment is confirmed.
There will be a link to an Exam location preference form included in candidates’ exam booking confirmation email.
If candidates book and pay for their exams on the member portal, they can also access the Exam location preference form from the member portal exam booking confirmation page.
All exam location preference forms should be submitted before the final submission deadline at 09:00 GMT (UTC) Monday 16 February.
If candidates do not submit their preferences by this deadline, we will allocate an exam centre based on the preferred communication address we hold for them.
If candidates need to change their preferences after submitting their form, they can complete and submit a new form.
Re-submissions must also be submitted before the final submission deadline at 09:00 GMT (UTC) Monday 16 February.
Exam centre capacities are limited by location and will be allocated on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. To increase the likelihood of receiving their preference, candidates should book as early as possible in the exam booking period.
We will allocate candidates to one of their three preferred options where-ever possible.
If we are unable to allocate candidates to one of their three preferred exam centres, we will allocate them to the next nearest location in the same country or to remote invigilation.
Due to the very high demand, we are still processing a number of exam location preference forms. To ensure we can allocate preferred locations to as many candidates as possible, we will now be informing candidates of their allocated exam location no later than the week commencing 2 March 2026.
Cancelling an exam before your exam location allocation
Cancelling an exam once we have allocated your exam location
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact exams@actuaries.org.uk.