Membership Registration

Membership Registration

Transferring in to the Transatlantic Council

National Registration fees update

Effective January 1, 2027, Scouting America will adjust national membership and unit charter fees.

The following fee increases take effect on January 1, 2027 for a 12-month registration:

Registration type

Monthly

Annualized

Youth (Scouts BSA, Cub Scouts, Venturing)

$8

$96

Exploring Youth

$5

$60

Scoutreach Youth

$3

$36

Adults (all programs)

$6

$72

Unit Charter Fee (all programs)

$10

$120

 Members whose registrations expire on or before December 31, 2026, can renew before year-end to lock in current rates. Because the historical lapse period also ends on December 31, 2026, renewing by then keeps members from dropping their membership. 

When members renew in 2027, their fees will be pro-rated towards a universal renewal date of February 2028

The new Fees Chart can be found here.

My.Scouting Transfer and Multiple Registration Guide

A step-by-step guide on how self-transfer from another council or within the council, leader transfer options and multiples.
Updated with 2024 My.Scouting screen captures.  [PDF file]

Important Note for Out of Council transfers –
When using the unit’s sign-up link, transfer the SCOUT first BEFORE transferring the parent’s registration!

Whether you are transferring an existing Scouting America membership from one council to the Transatlantic Council, or you are registering for the first time in Scouting, the process is easy.

Just follow the steps in the flow chart below.

Non-U.S. Adults must use paper (PDF) applications.

Unit Leadership: When using paper (PDF) applications for an adult without a U.S. Social Security Number, please ensure that ALL required signatures are in place before submitting.  This will greatly reduce processing time.

All non-U.S. citizen applicants must:

  1. Completely fill out all fields of the SCOUTING AMERICA ADULT APPLICATION
  2. Please try to not leave any fields blank.
    • In the ‘Social Security
      Number’ field please enter “NON-US-CITZ”.
    • All initials, signatures, and dates are required.
      • The applicant’s certifying initials (x2)
      • The applicant’s signature
      • The signature of the
        Chartered Organization Representative – approving the adult
        to join the unit
  3. Complete, sign and date the
    ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES & BACKGROUND CHECK AUTHORIZATION FORM found in the second half of the above application.
  4. Provide a PDF copy of their Youth Protection Training (YPT) / Safeguarding Youth Training (SYT) Certificate. Training is available on my.scouting.org

The unit must:

  1. Conduct a telephone reference check to verify their identity and the information in their application.
    • Your unit should keep this on file for future reference.
    • Either confirm the completion of this check when submitting the application or a member of the council professional staff will contact you to verify that a member of your unit has conducted the reference check.
  2. Determine how the National and Overseas Council fees are to be paid.  By either:
    • A Unit Deposit Account (UDA) debit, or
    • The individual paying directly to TAC using the following link:  SecurePay
  3. Send all completed, signed, and dated documents; the telephone reference check confirmation; and the source of fee payment to your District Executive for processing.

INCOMPLETE DOCUMENTS cause delays.  Submit correct and complete forms please!

Send them your Unit’s URL found at
https://tacscouting.org.membership
or from the invitation manager on
my.scouting.org

Follow the guide found HERE