ADMISSIONS

How you can Particpate:

You're responsible for protecting the authority, the public, and the supply chain against threats like terrorism and other serious crimes. Working as a global force, we achieve our requirements effectively and address community, national, and global security threats. Become part of the team that can make a difference in keeping your community safe. We want to hear from you.

Membership offers:

Representation at regulation and policy development for the United Nations and other international organizations;
Opportunities to participate in INTERPORTPOLICE delegations to the United Nations and other international organizations;
Opportunities to contribute to the development of guidance and best practices for the transport security and law enforcement sectors, including through lessons learned;
Opportunities for staff to access, deliver, receive, and develop high quality training courses and material;
Access to guidance and best practices developed by other INTERPORTPOLICE member organizations;
Support to members’ interests when promoting national inter-agency cooperation;
Opportunities to participate in impartial security assessment and audits of members’ security and law enforcement systems;
Participation in a global recognition and awards programme for individuals and organizations; and
Access to a robust communication and networking system connecting member organizations and individual members.

REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES

Authorities, police, public safety, intelligence, and security whose country is a member of the United Nations or INTERPOL or who were admitted to the INTERPORTPOLICE before 2010.

The Admission fee policy changed for authority funding allocation was suspended in 2008 due to requests of several authorities and has been vacated effective August 2023, Unless Observation Status is granted. Observer Status (no fee) because of the current budget constraints, The Organization Admission fee requirements are as follows:

AUTHORITY ADMISSION

STATUARY AUTHORITY

Be a legally constituted government, authority, or regulated authority for law enforcement security or intelligence responsible for aviation, maritime, transport or border sector.

STATUARY CONTRIBUTIONS: Each authority contributes a minimum yearly contribution or applies for observing status.

Apply for admission per the guidelines and policies of the INTERPORTPOLICE.
- Law enforcement, security, and intelligence authority/government agency related to aviation, maritime or transport (includes border/transit).
- Port Authority security and/or public safety related to aviation, maritime or transport (including border/transit).
- Regulated Authority: Port Authority security and/or public safety related to aviation, maritime or transport, or border that are a private organization but regulated or contracted by a government authority]

Funding – The requirements to work globally and assist member countries and authorities from traditional resources go beyond police and security budgets. Therefore, voluntary funding from governments and security organizations, non-governmental organizations, and private entities through programmes, projects, grants, and other contributions becomes essential. We appreciate appropriate inquiries.

CONSULTATIVE CLASSIFICATION

Consultative Authority: An organized association of authority regulated security and/or public safety related to aviation, maritime or transport (including border/transit).

SUSTAINING CLASSIFICATION

Sustaining: An individual or organization engaged with security and intelligence authority/government agency related to aviation, maritime or transport (includes border/transit) or public critical infrastructure that would like to keep abreast of information and be included in identified general programmes.

After submission, you will be forwarded to our Community Security Practice Guide, that is provided on an Adobe reader; at the bottom of the page, you can download a PDF. If you have any questions, please email us or use the contact form on the contact page.

Thank you!