Membership categories and fees
Optometrists in the UK, Isle of Man and Channel Islands
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| MEMBERSHIP GRADE | PAY ANNUALLY* | PAY IN 12 MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS* | |
Credit/Debit card | Direct Debit | Direct Debit | |
| Full members (working over 50 days year in optometry and involved in any patient-facing work) | £325 | £316 | £26.33 |
| Reduced rate members (working less than 50 days a year in optometry) | £182 | £178 | £14.83 |
| Reduced rate members (wholly non-patient facing optometrists eg researchers/academics) | £182 | £178 | £14.83 |
Newly qualified practising optometrists: Qualified July 2024 onwards Qualified July 2023 - June 2024 Qualified July 2022 - June 2023 Qualified July 2021 - June 2022 |
£33 £82 £163 £244 |
£31 £79 £158 £237 |
£2.60 £6.55 £13.20 £19.74 |
| Retired optometrists and optometrists on a career break (including maternity/paternity leave) | £43 | £42 | £3.54 |
| Optometry students | No fee | No fee | No fee |
| Pre-registration trainees | No fee | No fee | No fee |
| Practising optometrists registered for 50 years or more, and in continuous membership of the College for the last 10 years | No fee | No fee | No fee |
| Associate members (UK-registered dispensing opticians, ophthalmologists, ophthalmic nurses or orthoptists) | £135 | £130 | £10.87 |
*Membership is on an annual basis from 1 October. If you join part way through the year, pro-rata fees will apply in the first year. Find out more about our refunds policy.
Optometrists outside the UK, Isle of Man and Channel Islands
Overseas members must be:
- registered with the GOC (UK), or the appropriate regulatory authority for optometry that they are practising in
- resident or practising overseas with an overseas address as their main address.
New members must provide proof their current registration from the relevant authority and that they are currently practising as an optometrist from their employer.
| MEMBERSHIP GRADE | PAY ANNUALLY* |
| Full members (working over 50 days year in optometry and involved in any patient-facing work) | £182 |
| Reduced rate members (working less than 50 days a year in optometry) | £104 |
| Reduced rate members (wholly non-patient facing optometrists e.g. researchers/academics) | £104 |
Newly qualified practising optometrists (qualifying in the UK): Qualified July 2024 onwards Qualified July 2023 - June 2024 Qualified July 2022 - June 2023 Qualified July 2021 - June 2022 |
£19 £46 £91 £137 |
| Retired optometrists and optometrists on a career break (existing College members only) | £43 |
| Practising optometrists registered for 50 years or more | No fee |
*Membership is on an annual basis from 1 October. If you join part way through the year, pro-rata fees will apply in the first year. Find out more about our refunds policy.