A member must have a FIFe registered cattery name.
A member must be at least 18 years old and must be a member in good standing, for at least 5 calendar years, of a FIFe member.
A member must have bred and registered with a FIFe member at least 3 litters of the appropriate breed within the previous 5 calendar years.
A member must have bred at least one Grand Int. Champion or Grand Int. Premier of the appropriate breed.
A member must have exhibited a cat of the appropriate breed owned by him/herself at FIFe shows at least 3 times per year within the previous 3 calendar years.
Membership by eligible individuals in any breed may be obtained by submitting to the General Secretary a completed membership application form and paying the appropriate fee(s) to FIFe's treasurer. This application must be certified by the FIFe member. A membership runs from January 1 to December 31. Upon receipt of the membership application and fee(s), the General Secretary will place the member’s name on the membership list. Membership applications for any given year will not be accepted after August 1 of that year.
Membership in more than one Breed Council is permitted.
Yes, there is a mailing list for the breed council members. It is considered a working tool for the
BC members, and is open only to BC members, who may be interested in joining.
BC members may join here: SBI-BC list.
Non-BC members who wish to subscribe to Birman related mailing lists have plenty of good possibilities, for instance
birmancats at Yahoo groups.