The NAS has 4 membership categories-
- Fellows: A person shall be admitted as a Fellow member if he/she has been awarded a Fellow status by one of the associations which NAS Council has given Recognition Status to. Fellows are authorized to sign financial statements, give actuarial opinion and certification.Fellows are authorized to append to their name the initials “FNAS”. All fellowship admission have to be approved by Council.
- Associates: A person shall be admitted as an Associate member if he/she has been awarded an Associate status by one of the associations which NAS Council has given Recognition Status to. Associates are entitled to attend meetings of NAS, join in discussions, vote in meetings and participate on committees. Associates are authorized to append to their name the initials “ANAS”.
- Analyst: A person shall be admitted as an Analyst member if he/she has passed at least any 4 papers within the professional actuarial course programme of any one of the associations which NAS Council has given Recognition Status to. Analysts shall be entitled to attend meetings of NAS, join in discussions, and vote in meetings. Analysts are not authorized to append any NAS initials to their name and are not authorized to sign statements that involve the making of an actuarial opinion.
- Students: A person shall be admitted as a student member if he/she has an interest in pursuing a professional career in actuarial science. Students shall be entitled to attend meetings of the NAS and join in discussions. Students are not authorized to append any NAS initials to their name and are not authorized to sign statements that involve the making of an actuarial opinion or certification.