Certified: Retired is a category for Certified members who, upon reaching the age of 55 or older, elect to retire from working as an interpreter or transliterator. A member in this category may not represent themselves as currently certified.
To be switched to this category, you must be a currently Certified member in good standing. Status change requests must be made prior to membership expiration on 6/30. The grace period for membership renewal does not apply to status change requests – after 6/30, you are no longer considered “in good standing”.
After submitting your request, RID HQ will review it within 7-10 business days and send a letter via email if your request is approved. Dues for this category are $50 (as of FY 2024). If you are approved, your approval letter will include information about the requirements for returning to active status for your records.
A member can be on Retired status for up to eight years. After eight years on Retired status, the RID certifications the individual on Retired status holds will be terminated.
While you are on Retired status, your CMP cycle is basically frozen. You cannot earn any CEUs, but no time passes in your cycle. If you re-enter active status, you enter with the same amount of time and the same number of CEUs you had when you went to Retired status.
There are different requirements for returning to active status based on how long you were on Retired status.
- Less than three years on Retired status: Upon written announcement of intention to return to active status, the CMP cycle will resume and the
member will return to active status.
- Three to five years on Retired status: Member must announce, in writing, their intention to return to active status and complete 2.0 CEUs (in the professional studies category) to be eligible for active status.
- Five to eight years on Retired status: Member must: a) announce, in writing, their intention to return to active status; b) complete 2.0 CEUs (in the
professional studies category) to be eligible for active status; AND c) pass the current generalist knowledge/written exam for RID certification.
Upon return to active status, you must submit the balance for certified membership for the current fiscal year.
To switch to Certified: Retired status, please complete and submit the form at https://festive-ballyhoo.flywheelstaging.com/certified-retired-form/.
