Any full- or part-time freelancer may join the EFA. Fees vary by membership category and are discounted for two-year memberships. New members must pay a membership processing fee. You may subscribe to the Job List service to receive e-mail notification of job opportunities posted by clients with your application. Applications may be submitted in one of two ways.
- Online. Complete the online form. You may pay either by credit card online or by check. This form is submitted online within a secure server. Online credit card transactions are conducted at a secure PayPal/Verisign server and processed immediately. Your membership will be active as soon as the transaction clears, usually within 30 minutes. If you are not comfortable sending your credit card information over the Internet, complete the online form and opt to pay by check. You will be presented with a printable invoice to submit with your payment. Send the invoice and your check or credit card information by USPS to the EFA office. Your membership will be activated only after the transaction clears.
- Mail | Fax. Print and fill out the membership application (PDF), and fax or mail it with your payment (credit card, check, or money order drawn in U.S. currency).
If you are a returning member whose membership has lapsed (whether within the year or earlier), please write the EFA at office AT the-efa.org so that we can reactivate your old membership. Please do not call the EFA office.
Resident members live in the greater New York City metropolitan area (area codes 201, 203, 212, 347, 516, 609, 631, 646, 718, 732, 845, 856, 860, 908, 914, 917, and 973 ). Annual fee: U.S. $125 (two years: $225, save $25).
Nonresident members live outside the area and pay slightly lower annual dues while still receiving all EFA benefits and services. Annual fee: $105 (two years: $190, save $20).
The Job List subscription for one year is U.S. $40 (two years: $80).
The processing fee is U.S. $35 for both new members and former members returning after a lapse of more than thirty days.