CIPLE Exam Guides
6 guides covering the whole process, from finding a date to holding the certificate. They are built from CAPLE's own published rules and fees, from first-hand accounts by people who sat the exam, and from what our own monitoring shows about when places actually appear.
Where CAPLE publishes nothing, the guides say so rather than filling the gap with a number. Each one carries the date its facts were last checked.
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Nationality Law Changes
What the 2026 nationality law changed: longer residence, a wider knowledge requirement, and why CIPLE is still the exam you sit.
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CIPLE Exam Dates 2026
Every 2026 sitting with its registration window, which sitting is next, and what we see when a centre fills up.
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CIPLE Fully Booked
What CAPLE's 'no date available' message actually means, how often places come back, and what to do before the deadline.
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How to Register for CIPLE
The CAPLE form step by step, the ID rule that catches people out, and the 24-hour payment window.
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CIPLE Exam Day
The official timetable, what to bring, the rules that annul your exam, and why nobody tells you your oral time.
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CIPLE Results and Certificate
How long results really take, how to check them, and why the certificate is a separate step.
Where to start
If you have not booked yet, start with the exam dates and then how to register. If you have already looked and your centre showed nothing, no dates available explains what that message means and how often places come back. If your place is confirmed, exam day covers what actually happens, and results and the certificate covers the long wait afterwards.
Looking for somewhere to sit it? The exam centre directory lists every centre we monitor, by country.
Whichever stage you are at, the hard part is registration: places open without notice and go quickly. We watch every centre and tell you the moment one opens.