This is your go-to guide for the cost of the FIFA football agent exam, the first licence fee, and the cost of subsequent renewals.
Today, the FIFA Football Agent industry has become one of the fastest growing corners of the football industry. For everything that happens in the industry, there’s always an agent involved, negotiating, advising, closing deals behind the scenes. More than ever, more players are moving, and players are now signing commercial agreements alongside their player contracts. This means a double source of income for FIFA Football Agents. Premier League clubs alone paid a record £460 million to agents and intermediaries in the year leading up to February 2026, a 13% increase on the previous 12 months.
For anyone looking to break into the football agent industry, there’s never been a better time. However, before that, every aspiring agent needs to understand the cost involved before setting out. Before you can become a FIFA agent, you have to sit for an exam, which you will pay for. After passing, the next step is the FIFA agent licence, followed by annual renewal fees.
This guide walks you through the cost of everything so that you know exactly what you’re budgeting for from day one.
Cost of the FIFA Agent Exam: Your Ticket to Sit the Test
Before 2025, the cost of the FIFA agent exam varied enormously by country, from €100 to €2,000, because national associations set their own rates. But that variation is gone as every agent now pays the same FIFA-administered $100 exam fee, wherever they sit the exam.
FIFA sets the FIFA Football Agent exam fee at a fixed rate of USD 100 globally, paid directly through the FIFA Agent Platform at the point of application. To understand how to register for the FIFA Agent Exam on the platform, read our guide here. This exam fee is non-refundable, regardless of the outcome, and cannot be carried forward to the next exam edition. It only covers your access to sit the exam itself and does not include the licence you’ll need afterwards if you pass. If you withdraw your application or fail to pay in time, you lose your booking and your fee, and you’ll need to reapply and pay the full cost of the FIFA agent exam again for the next cycle.
As an aspiring agent, paying the exam fee isn’t the full picture. The next task is devouring the official FIFA Study Materials, which run to roughly 1,010 pages. Many candidates start reading with confidence, but a few hundred pages in, they’re no longer entirely sure what they’ve just read. Some, after paying the exam fee, aren’t ready to sit the exam at all because of how thorough the preparation needs to be. Read our expert view on the difference between structured learning and self learning on how to pass the exam.
Given that FIFA now holds just one exam edition per year, this is a costly mistake to avoid. Our FIFA Agent Exam Preparatory Course breaks down the curriculum and includes over 21 hours of video content, 236 lessons, and one-on-one sessions to help aspiring agents pass the mandatory FIFA licensing exam.
Cost of the FIFA Football Agent Licence: What You Pay Once You Pass
Passing the exam doesn’t make you a licensed agent for free. In addition to the exam fees, FIFA charges a separate licence fee. For emphasis, the exam fee gives you access to sit the exam; the licence fee payment keeps your FIFA Agent Platform account active, allowing you to continue providing football agent services.
If you pass the exam, you’re required to pay a first-year licence fee of USD 600 within 90 days of passing the exam. Failure to pay will result in your application being rejected, despite passing the exam, and you will have to retake the exam in the following circle.
For example, a candidate who passes the FIFA agent exam in 2027 still has to pay the USD 600 licence fee within 90 days from the pass date.
The Subsequent Renewal Fee
From your second licensing year onward, the annual renewal fee drops to USD 300, due each year between 1 October and 30 September. This lower renewal rate has applied since 1 October 2024, when FIFA reduced the ongoing annual cost specifically to make maintaining an active licence more sustainable after the higher first-year entry cost.
So the full cost breakdown looks like this in practice:
| Item | Description | Price |
| FIFA agent exam fee | Paid directly to FIFA during the application window, non-refundable, covers access to sit the exam only. | USD 100 |
| Course fee | Independent preparatory course and tutorials to improve your chances of passing the exam, which has a passing rate of around 20% | Variable |
| First licensing fee | Must be paid within 90 days of passing the FIFA agent exam to activate your official credentials. | USD 600 |
| Subsequent renewal | Due before 1 October each year to maintain your active licence and complete CPD requirements. | USD 300 |
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions on the cost of FIFA Football Agent exam, first licence and renewal fee.
1. How much does the FIFA Agent Exam cost?
The FIFA agent exam fee is USD 100, paid through the FIFA Agent Platform at the point of application. The exam covers access to the exam only and does not include the licence fee required after passing.
2. Is the FIFA Agent Exam Fee refundable?
No, this is non-refundable, regardless of the outcome, and cannot be carried forward to the next exam edition
3. How much does the FIFA Football Agent licence cost after passing the exam?
The cost of obtaining an agent licence for the first time is USD 600 fee, payable within 90 days of passing the FIFA agent exam. A successful candidate who fails to pay within 90 days will have their application rejected.
4. How much does it cost to renew a FIFA Agent licence each year?
From the second licensing year onward, the annual renewal fee is USD 300, due each year between 1 October and 30 September.
5. Can national football associations charge additional fees on top of FIFA?
No. Member associations cannot charge a football agent an additional registration fee. Every agent pays the same FIFA-administered fee regardless of nationality.