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Ministry of Environment

Renew a Consultant Accreditation

Renew your accreditation as an environmental consultant.

Who can apply

The accredited consultant.

  • I am renewing for the consulting firm
  • I am the consultant

A licence can be renewed from 90 days before it expires, and up to 90 days after. Only the licence's holder can renew it.

What you receive

The renewed accreditation (-R01, -R02 …).

It is valid for a year from the day it is issued. It is issued as the Certificate of Accreditation of an Environmental Consultant, with a QR code anyone can scan to confirm it is genuine and in force.

What you will need

Your application asks only for what your answers call for. Clear scans or photographs (PDF, JPG or PNG) are fine. Do not upload a tax clearance certificate: the Board of Internal Revenue checks it for you.

  • Projects undertaken in the past year Required
  • CAC status report (or Form CAC 7) naming the directors Required For a company or business name The desk officer confirms the directors you listed against it.

How it is processed

  1. Desk review — your application and documents are being checked
  2. Directors and CAC record — the company's directors are being confirmed For a company or business name only
  3. BIR assessment and payment — with the Board of Internal Revenue for assessment and payment
  4. Approval — your application is with the approving authority
  5. Issuance — your licence is being issued

Each stage is decided by the officer responsible for it, and approvals by officers who took no other part in the case. If anything more is needed you are asked on your Case Pass, and the clock waits for you. You are told at every step by SMS and WhatsApp.