EPF Membership: Including press card europe 2025 • Registration by letter/post
As Europe grows together, so do the fields of the Press and Media. The European Press Federation provides a legitimate, international press pass that promotes both amateur and professional part time journalists. If you are new to the field, the EPF can also provide you with an authorized press card.
International Press Card / Journalist Card. The admission fee is included in the total fee (payable only once). For 2025, the annual fee will be calculated when registering for the first time. Inclusive: Press Photographer Card (Premium Status). Details about Premium to Standard status can be found here. Upon receipt of provisional membership confirmation, payment can be arranged.
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Cost overview:    
• Membership accreditation / only one time fee with
• Or: Membership accreditation / only one time fee with
• Additional:  
  Current annual press card fee/only pro rata calculation:

 Standard Status:
Premium Status:

2025:
122.00 EUR
142.00 EUR

36.00 EUR

• If desired: Express processing / Shipping after receipt
  of paymentwithhin 72 hours		  
25.00 EUR
Standard Status, inclusive:

• International Press Card (Journalist Card)
• International press sign for the car
• European Journalist Legitimation
• Official proof of editorship (press certificate)
 Premium Status, inclusive:

• International Press Card (Journalist Card)
• Additional: Press photographer ID Card
• International press sign for the car
• European Journalist Legitimation
• Official proof of editorship (press certificate)
• Accreditation confirmation in three languages
• Midi press sign for the car or bike
• Lanyard, professional Version

Salutation:   
*All entry required   
Title, First-/Surname:    
Street, Street number:  
Postcode and City:  
Country:   -  Nationality:  
Email:    Phone:  
Date of birth:   - -  Password:  
Articles of association:

 

 I´ve read the articles of association and confirm this with YES
Active as a journalist:    I am active as a journalist and confirm this with YES
Invoice address:  Only complete, if different...
Company:  
Street, Street number:  
Postcode and City:  
Country:   -
Now select a passport photo for your press card (urgent: format .gif or .jpg) Maximum width: 640 pixels, height: 814 pixels. Resolution: 300 dpi. Please use a balanced width to height ratio. A ratio of 1:1.27 would be suitable. Please understand that we cannot process your pictures for you. If you do not have a digital passport photo available at the moment then you can do this at a later date or you can send us the photograph in the mail.
Upload passport photo:    *Select passport photo
Standard version:
 122 Euros - Admission fee  |  IPC press sign for your car)
Premium version:
 142 Euros - Admission fee  |  IPC, car sign and ID-Card)
Express processing:
   25 Euros - Delivery of all documents within 72 hours
Membership fees (year):
   48 Euros - invoiced proportionately in the first year

Payment: You will receive a provisional membership confirmation and then you can make the payment. You will be informed of the payment details in the confirmation email.
EPF-Membership:
 Check once more: Are all entries correct?

Clarification: Please note that all data is case sensitive. Data will be input exactly as entered. Password: Please enter your password every time, it can be changed later at any time. Country: A Country, not a Federal State is required here (Ex. United Kingdom, USA etc.). The correct entry for both fields under 'Country' would be - for example - 'UK – United Kingdom' or 'USA – United States'.

The yearly membership fee will be calculated proportionately for the current year. Example: If a membership commences in August, only the months from August to December will be charged. The registration corresponds to an authorised membership in the EPF. By registering you accept the articles of association, the press card regulations and subscription of the EPF. Data privacy: Your details will be protected according to the data privacy stipulations.