IAmNeil

Carson Wrote:
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> What is the downside to applying now and getting
> say 40 months accepted (not sure if that's exactly
> right, but say it is for the sake of argumnet)?
>
> Can you not then just wait 8 months and your
> experience will automatically update to 48 months
> and then you are eligible for the charter?
>
> This is assuming you stay in your current position
> for the next 8 months.


No downside as far as I can tell. It's what I did: I gathered my sponsors, applied for membership and ended up with less than 48 months, and did not join. Then after enough months passed that I had the 48 I applied for an upgrade (even though I didn't join CFAI as an affiliate, I still had to "upgrade." Nothing happens automatically though, you have to re-apply. You don't have to do anything more with the sponsors or anything, just change the dates on the work experience, re-submit, and wait a few weeks for them to review. It obviously worked because now I'm a charterholder