Renewal for SBDA^™

The SBDA™ Credential is valid for 5 years. Credential-holders will be required to renew their SBDA™ Credential – as applicable or permissible – for continuation of their Credential beyond 5 years.

The SBDA™ Credential is renewable every 5 years, by paying the prescribed fee (Refer to the fee schedule, SBDAR-1).

The SBDA™ Credential Renewal Window will open 2 months before the expiry of the credential.

Before the expiry of the credential validity, e.g.; if the credential, was awarded on April 1, 2014, the Standard Renewal Deadline will be March 31, 2019 i.e. 5 years after the award of the credential. If the SBDA™ Credential is not renewed by the deadline, the DASCA online directory carrying Credential Information of individuals around the world will show “Renewal Due” for a Convenience Period of 60 days, against the name of the credential-holder whose DASCA Credential awaits renewal.

An SBDA™ Credential can be renewed within maximum 60 days from the date it expires, by paying the prescribed fee (Refer to the fee schedule, SBDAR-2). If renewal formalities are not completed within the convenience period, the system automatically puts the credential into the temporary Freeze or Suspension Mode.

If not renewed during the Credential Renewal Convenience Period of 60 days from the Standard Renewal due date, the system automatically puts the credential into the temporary Freeze or Suspension Mode, and the credential-holder is required to apply for Reactivation of the credential within maximum 12 months from the date of suspension.

For this duration, the official online directory carrying Credential Information of individuals around the world will flash the term "Suspended (Reactivation due)" against the name of the individual whose DASCA credentials have been frozen/ suspended.

Applications for Reactivation can be made directly through their individual myDASCA Account, by paying the prescribed fee (Refer to the fee schedule, SPDAR-3). If individuals fail to reactivate their suspended credentials, DASCA’s system will cancel the credentials in question. Cancelled credentials can however be Revived.

If not reactivated within the stipulated maximum 12 months from the date of suspension, the SBDA™ Credential will be cancelled. However, the credential-holder will get one final chance to appeal for its revival by writing an email to appeals@dasca.org. This appeal has to be made within 30 days of the date of cancellation of the credential. In the event, a cancelled credential’s revival application is not submitted within the stipulated 30 days, DASCA summarily withdraws the credential from the credential-holder, including all the privileges attendant to the credential. Individuals whose credentials have been withdrawn by DASCA will be required to apply as fresh applicants.

The renewed SBDA™ Credential’s validity will start 1 day after the expiry of the previously awarded credential. E.g.; if the credential is expiring on March 31, 2019, the renewed credential validity will start from April 1, 2019 irrespective of the actual date of renewal for the next 5 years and so on.