Fees
All fees are payable in advance: applications will not be processed unless fees have been paid in full. All fees are reviewed annually.
Initial application for registration
The initial new application fee for one language is £252.00 (£210.00 plus VAT) for applications received on or after 1 January 2024. From 1 February 2025 the new application fee for one language is £257.00 (£214.17 plus VAT). This application fee includes the first year's registration fee if successful.
If your application is unsuccessful you will receive a refund of £115.00 and NRPST will keep the balance as the administration fee for reviewing the initial application.
Annual renewal
Registrations must be renewed annually and the annual registration fee is £252.00 (including VAT). From 1 February 2025 the annual registration fee is £257.00 (including VAT).
If your application for renewal is unsuccessful you will receive a refund of £115.00 and NRPST will keep the balance as the administration fee for reviewing the renewal application.
Additional languages/directions
Translators applying for the first time to add a language direction to their record will need to pay a one-off additional language/direction fee of £81.00 (including VAT) for each additional language/direction. Note that the annual renewal fee (see above) is the same, regardless of the number of languages/directions registered.
If your application for an additional language/direction is rejected you will receive a refund of £20.00 and NRPST will keep the balance as the administration fee for reviewing the additional language/direction application.
Lapsed registrations and refunds
If you have been off the Register for more than 3 months then you can apply for reinstatement and a reinstatement fee of £79.00 including VAT will be required in addition to the annual renewal fee.
If you decide to leave the Register once you have been accepted then fees are non-refundable. Partial refunds can only be made, on request, to the estate of deceased Registrants and to Registrants who become pregnant during the registration year and wish to cease practising. Please contact admin@nrpst.org.uk for the evidence we will require.
Claiming tax relief
NRPSI Ltd is now on the HMRC list of approved bodies (HMRC reference T1644/26/2018), which means that the annual NRPST registration fee can be claimed as a deductible expense for tax purposes.
Fees summary
All fees include VAT:
Application Fee (one language, applications received on or after 1 January 2024): £210.00 plus VAT - £252.00
Application Fee (one language, applications received on or after 1 February 2025): £214.17 plus VAT - £257.00
Additional Language fee per language (on first occasion of registering, applications received on or after 1 September 2022): £67.50 plus VAT - £81.00
Annual renewal fee (all registered languages combined, renewals dated from January 2024): £210.00 plus VAT - £252.00
Annual renewal fee (all registered languages combined, renewals dated from February 2025): £214.17 plus VAT - £257.00
Reinstatement fee (added to Renewal fee if you are off the Register for over 3 months): £65.83 plus VAT - £79.00
Payment methods
- To pay by credit or debit card, login to your account in the Translator's Room. Alternatively, and if this is your first application to NRPST, you can Make a Payment here. Note that there is no longer a card processing fee added to card payments.
- To pay by online bank transfer using the Faster Payments service (usually free to personal account holders) visit the Translator's Room for details or contact us.
- Make cheques payable to NRPSI Ltd (we will need to allow three weeks from our receipt to ensure the cheque has cleared).
NRPSI Ltd reserves the right to revise the terms of its Registration and Refund Policy. Any changes made will apply to all registrations created or renewed after the date such change was implemented.
For more information, or to request documents in respect of any of the above, please contact us.
