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<div style="background:#eef3fb;color:#303846;border:1px solid #c9d7ee;border-radius:12px;padding:14px 18px;margin:0 0 18px"><p style="margin:0;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6"><strong style="color:#171d29">Checked September 30, 2026.</strong> High. The October 2026 window was extended from Oct 10-17 to Oct 10-31 between Sep 17 and Sep 25, 2026, and no window after February 2027 was published on Sep 30, 2026. Check the Pearson VUE FSOT page before registering.</p></div>

<p style="margin:0 0 16px;line-height:1.7"><strong>The next FSOT window runs Oct 10-31, 2026, with registration open from Sep 10 until Oct 30, 2026.</strong> The one after it runs Jan 30 to Feb 6, 2027, with registration from Dec 31, 2026 to Jan 28, 2027. Both are from the Pearson VUE FSOT page, updated Sep 25, 2026 and unchanged when we re-read it on Sep 30. The rule that matters most for timing is on the same page: "candidates may test only once in a 12-month period." ProSyllabus is an independent study site. It is not affiliated with the US Department of State, its Board of Examiners or Pearson VUE, and nothing here is official. Every rule is quoted or summarised from State Department, Pearson VUE and Federal Register pages, and the Department decides every candidacy.</p>

<div style="display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;margin:18px 0"><div style="flex:1 1 140px;background:#fbfaf6;border:1px solid #e4e1d8;border-radius:10px;padding:12px 14px"><div style="font-size:24px;font-weight:800;color:#171d29;line-height:1.2">Oct 10-31, 2026</div><div style="font-size:13px;color:#5b6472;line-height:1.4;margin-top:4px">October 2026 testing window; registration Sep 10 to Oct 30, 2026</div></div><div style="flex:1 1 140px;background:#fbfaf6;border:1px solid #e4e1d8;border-radius:10px;padding:12px 14px"><div style="font-size:24px;font-weight:800;color:#171d29;line-height:1.2">Jan 30 - Feb 6, 2027</div><div style="font-size:13px;color:#5b6472;line-height:1.4;margin-top:4px">February 2027 window; registration Dec 31, 2026 to Jan 28, 2027</div></div><div style="flex:1 1 140px;background:#fbfaf6;border:1px solid #e4e1d8;border-radius:10px;padding:12px 14px"><div style="font-size:24px;font-weight:800;color:#171d29;line-height:1.2">Once in 12 months</div><div style="font-size:13px;color:#5b6472;line-height:1.4;margin-top:4px">"candidates may test only once in a 12-month period"</div></div><div style="flex:1 1 140px;background:#fbfaf6;border:1px solid #e4e1d8;border-radius:10px;padding:12px 14px"><div style="font-size:24px;font-weight:800;color:#171d29;line-height:1.2">Free</div><div style="font-size:13px;color:#5b6472;line-height:1.4;margin-top:4px">"It is free to take the FSOT" (older State page); a no-show forfeits the fee</div></div></div><p style="margin:12px 0 0;font-size:13px;color:#5b6472;margin:-8px 0 18px">Pearson VUE FSOT page (updated Sep 25, 2026); careers.state.gov selection-process page.</p>

<div style="background:#fff8e8;color:#3a3020;border:1px solid #f0d9a8;border-left:4px solid #b7791f;border-radius:12px;padding:18px 20px;margin:18px 0"><p style="margin:0 0 8px;font-size:12px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#b7791f">Where other pages get this wrong</p><p style="margin:0 0 10px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;color:#171d29;line-height:1.5">The October 2026 window now runs to Oct 31, and registration stays open until Oct 30, 2026.</p><p style="margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.6"><strong style="color:#8a5300">Commonly published instead:</strong> Oct 10-17, 2026, with registration closing Oct 8. That was the Pearson VUE listing until at least Sep 17, 2026, and it is still on the US Mission Korea page (Jul 30, 2026) and on ProSyllabus's own notice board, which is being corrected. Some pages also call the FSOT "quarterly".</p><p style="margin:0;line-height:1.6">The Pearson VUE page updated Sep 25, 2026 lists Oct 10 - Oct 31, 2026 and a registration close of Oct 30, 2026. No careers.state.gov page we found says "quarterly"; the older State page says three windows a year, and the actual count was one window in 2025 and four in 2026.</p></div>

Pearson VUE marks the dates "subject to change". No window after February 2027 was listed on September 30, 2026.

<figure style="background:#ffffff;color:#303846;border:1px solid #e4e1d8;border-radius:12px;padding:18px 20px;margin:18px 0;margin:18px 0"><figcaption style="margin:0 0 10px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;color:#171d29">Length of each testing window (days, inclusive, our count)</figcaption><div style="margin:0 0 10px"><div style="display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:10px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4;margin:0 0 4px"><span style="color:#303846">October 2025: Oct 18-25, 2025</span><strong style="color:#171d29;white-space:nowrap">8 days</strong></div><div style="background:#f1eee6;border-radius:6px;height:12px;overflow:hidden"><div style="width:36.4%;height:12px;background:#2f6fb0;border-radius:6px"></div></div></div><div style="margin:0 0 10px"><div style="display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:10px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4;margin:0 0 4px"><span style="color:#303846">February 2026: Feb 28 to Mar 7, 2026</span><strong style="color:#171d29;white-space:nowrap">8 days</strong></div><div style="background:#f1eee6;border-radius:6px;height:12px;overflow:hidden"><div style="width:36.4%;height:12px;background:#2f6fb0;border-radius:6px"></div></div></div><div style="margin:0 0 10px"><div style="display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:10px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4;margin:0 0 4px"><span style="color:#303846">May 2026: May 16-23, 2026</span><strong style="color:#171d29;white-space:nowrap">8 days</strong></div><div style="background:#f1eee6;border-radius:6px;height:12px;overflow:hidden"><div style="width:36.4%;height:12px;background:#2f6fb0;border-radius:6px"></div></div></div><div style="margin:0 0 10px"><div style="display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:10px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4;margin:0 0 4px"><span style="color:#303846">July 2026: Jul 11-18, 2026</span><strong style="color:#171d29;white-space:nowrap">8 days</strong></div><div style="background:#f1eee6;border-radius:6px;height:12px;overflow:hidden"><div style="width:36.4%;height:12px;background:#2f6fb0;border-radius:6px"></div></div></div><div style="margin:0 0 10px"><div style="display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:10px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4;margin:0 0 4px"><span style="color:#303846">October 2026: Oct 10-31, 2026</span><strong style="color:#171d29;white-space:nowrap">22 days</strong></div><div style="background:#f1eee6;border-radius:6px;height:12px;overflow:hidden"><div style="width:100.0%;height:12px;background:#b7791f;border-radius:6px"></div></div></div><div style="margin:0 0 10px"><div style="display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:10px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4;margin:0 0 4px"><span style="color:#303846">February 2027: Jan 30 to Feb 6, 2027</span><strong style="color:#171d29;white-space:nowrap">8 days</strong></div><div style="background:#f1eee6;border-radius:6px;height:12px;overflow:hidden"><div style="width:36.4%;height:12px;background:#2f6fb0;border-radius:6px"></div></div></div><p style="margin:12px 0 0;font-size:13px;color:#5b6472">Every window since October 2025 has run eight days except October 2026, which the Pearson VUE page extended to 22 days. Days counted inclusively from the listed dates.</p></figure>

<p style="margin:0 0 16px;line-height:1.7"><strong>The suspension.</strong> From May to August 2025 the Pearson VUE page carried this banner: "In support of the Presidential Memorandum entitled Hiring Freeze, the Department of State has suspended administration of the Foreign Service Officer Test (FSOT) ... while hiring requirements are reassessed." The windows it had listed for Oct 4-11, 2025, Jan 31 to Feb 7, 2026 and May 30 to Jun 6, 2026 were all replaced by the dates above. So 2025 had one window and 2026 has four (our count from the captures). The older State page says three windows a year, "generally in February, June, and October", each eight days; that is no longer a reliable description, and no official page states a new fixed cadence.</p>

<p style="margin:0 0 16px;line-height:1.7"><strong>Two conflicts in the registration rules.</strong> First, length: Pearson VUE says about five weeks, while the Federal Register notice for the registration form (November 2024) describes about four weeks; we print five, per Pearson VUE. Second, the October 2026 dates break Pearson VUE's own "three days prior" rule: registration now closes on Oct 30, twenty days after testing starts. In every other window listed since October 2025, registration closed two calendar days before testing began (our count). Register early rather than test the edge of either rule; seats at on-base and overseas centres are limited.</p>

<div style="background:#ffffff;color:#303846;border:1px solid #e4e1d8;border-radius:12px;padding:18px 20px;margin:18px 0" id="fsotnext"><h3 style="margin:0 0 10px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;color:#171d29">When can I test again? The next-eligible-window calculator</h3><p style="margin:0 0 12px;line-height:1.6">Enter the day you last sat the FSOT. Pearson VUE says candidates "may test only once in a 12-month period". The Department does not say whether the anniversary date itself counts, so the tool treats the day after the anniversary as the first safe test day (our reading) and checks it against the two published windows. It also checks whether registration for each window is open today.</p><label style="display:block;margin:0 0 12px;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;color:#5b6472">Have you taken the FSOT before?<select id="fsotnext-h" style="width:100%;padding:8px;border:1px solid #c9c4b5;border-radius:8px;font-size:15px;margin-top:4px;box-sizing:border-box"><option value="y">Yes</option><option value="n">No, this would be my first time</option></select></label><label style="display:block;margin:0 0 12px;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;color:#5b6472">The day you last sat it<br><input id="fsotnext-d" type="date" value="2025-10-20" style="width:190px;padding:8px;border:1px solid #c9c4b5;border-radius:8px;font-size:16px;max-width:100%;box-sizing:border-box"></label><div id="fsotnext-out" style="margin:12px 0 0;padding:12px 14px;background:#ecf7ef;border-radius:10px;line-height:1.6"></div><p style="margin:12px 0 0;font-size:13px;color:#5b6472">Windows as published on the Pearson VUE page (updated Sep 25, 2026; re-read Sep 30, 2026). Its Feb 2027 closing date is printed as "January 28, 2026"; we read it as 2027. For your own date, write to FSOTQuestions@state.gov before registering.</p><script>(function(){var ID='fsotnext',R=document.getElementById(ID);if(!R)return;function P(s){var m=/^(\d{4})-(\d{2})-(\d{2})$/.exec(s||'');return m?{y:+m[1],m:+m[2],d:+m[3]}:null;}function N(t){var x=new Date(Date.UTC(t.y,t.m-1,t.d));return {y:x.getUTCFullYear(),m:x.getUTCMonth()+1,d:x.getUTCDate()};}function C(a,b){return (a.y-b.y)||(a.m-b.m)||(a.d-b.d);}function AGE(b,t){var a=t.y-b.y;if(t.m<b.m||(t.m===b.m&&t.d<b.d))a--;return a;}function ADDY(t,n){return {y:t.y+n,m:t.m,d:t.d};}function ADDM(t,n){return N({y:t.y,m:t.m+n,d:t.d});}function ADDD(t,n){return N({y:t.y,m:t.m,d:t.d+n});}var MN=['Jan','Feb','Mar','Apr','May','Jun','Jul','Aug','Sep','Oct','Nov','Dec'];function F(t){t=N(t);return MN[t.m-1]+' '+t.d+', '+t.y;}function TODAY(){var x=new Date();return {y:x.getFullYear(),m:x.getMonth()+1,d:x.getDate()};}var W=[{n:'October 2026',s:{y:2026,m:10,d:10},e:{y:2026,m:10,d:31},o:{y:2026,m:9,d:10},c:{y:2026,m:10,d:30}},{n:'February 2027',s:{y:2027,m:1,d:30},e:{y:2027,m:2,d:6},o:{y:2026,m:12,d:31},c:{y:2027,m:1,d:28}}];function reg(w,td){if(C(td,w.c)>0)return 'registration closed '+F(w.c);if(C(td,w.o)<0)return 'registration opens '+F(w.o)+' and closes '+F(w.c);return 'registration open now, until '+F(w.c);}function go(){var h=document.getElementById(ID+'-h').value,d=P(document.getElementById(ID+'-d').value),o=document.getElementById(ID+'-out'),td=TODAY(),li='',first=null;if(h==='n'){for(var i=0;i<W.length;i++){li+='<li style=\"margin:3px 0\">'+W[i].n+' (testing '+F(W[i].s)+' to '+F(W[i].e)+'): '+reg(W[i],td)+'</li>';}o.innerHTML='<strong>The 12-month rule does not limit a first attempt.</strong> You still need to be eligible (US citizen, 20 to 59 on the day you register).<ul style=\"margin:8px 0 0;padding-left:20px\">'+li+'</ul>';return;}if(!d){o.innerHTML='Enter the day you last sat the FSOT.';return;}var ok=ADDD(ADDY(d,1),1);for(var i=0;i<W.length;i++){var w=W[i],st;if(C(w.e,ok)<0){st='<span style=\"color:#b42318;font-weight:700\">too soon</span>: the window ends before '+F(ok);}else if(C(w.s,ok)>=0){st='<span style=\"color:#1f7a45;font-weight:700\">the whole window is 12 months on</span>';if(!first)first=w.n;}else{st='<span style=\"color:#8a5300;font-weight:700\">only seats from '+F(ok)+' to '+F(w.e)+'</span>, if a seat exists then and the Department agrees';if(!first)first=w.n+' (late seats only)';}li+='<li style=\"margin:4px 0\">'+w.n+' (testing '+F(w.s)+' to '+F(w.e)+'): '+st+'; '+reg(w,td)+'.</li>';}o.innerHTML='<strong>First safe test day on our reading: '+F(ok)+'</strong> (12 months after '+F(d)+', plus a day).<ul style=\"margin:8px 0 0;padding-left:20px\">'+li+'</ul>'+(first?'Earliest published window you can use: <strong>'+first+'</strong>.':'<strong>Neither published window works for you.</strong> No window after February 2027 had been published on Sep 30, 2026; watch the Pearson VUE page.');}document.getElementById(ID+'-h').addEventListener('change',go);var e=document.getElementById(ID+'-d');e.addEventListener('change',go);e.addEventListener('input',go);go();})();</script></div>

The same rule applied to each past window, our arithmetic (earliest published window for someone who sat in that window; seats counted from the day after the 12-month anniversary):

<p style="margin:0 0 16px;line-height:1.7">The practical point, our reading: <strong>a candidate who sat in February, May or July 2026 has no published window yet</strong>, because the only window listed after October 2026 falls before their anniversary. And because an application is valid for one window only, sitting a window "to see the format" uses up a full year. Use the free official practice test for that instead.</p>

Cancel at least two business days (48 hours) before, or "you will be charged a $72 'no show' fee"

<p style="margin:0 0 16px;line-height:1.7"><strong>We cannot resolve this conflict, so both sides are printed.</strong> The newer Pearson VUE page is the current one, but it speaks of forfeiting "your entire exam fee" on a test the State Department describes as free, and names no amount. The older page names $72. What a no-show costs today is therefore not stated clearly by any official source we found. The safe course, whichever applies: reschedule or cancel before your appointment time, and if something goes wrong on the day, write to FSOTQuestions@state.gov with documentation within 10 days. Examples Pearson VUE gives of extenuating circumstances are a death in the family, serious illness or military duty.</p>

<p style="margin:0 0 16px;line-height:1.7">Another conflict. The US Mission Korea page (Jul 30, 2026) says: "Candidates who are unable to test in this window but have active applications will automatically be invited to the next testing window." The Pearson VUE page and the older State page both say an application is valid for one window only and expires when it closes. We do not promise carry-over; ask FSOTQuestions@state.gov before you count on it.</p>

<div style="background:#ffffff;color:#303846;border:1px solid #e4e1d8;border-radius:12px;padding:18px 20px;margin:18px 0"><h3 style="margin:0 0 10px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;color:#171d29">A registration checklist for October 2026 and February 2027</h3><ul style="margin:0;padding-left:20px"><li style="margin:6px 0;line-height:1.6">Confirm eligibility first: US citizen on the day you submit, aged 20 to 59 that day; see the eligibility guide in this series.</li><li style="margin:6px 0;line-height:1.6">Create your Pearson VUE web account with a personal email you will keep through the whole process.</li><li style="margin:6px 0;line-height:1.6">Choose your career track carefully; it cannot be changed after you submit.</li><li style="margin:6px 0;line-height:1.6">Submit the application and pick a seat in the same registration period: by Oct 30, 2026 for October, or Dec 31, 2026 to Jan 28, 2027 for February.</li><li style="margin:6px 0;line-height:1.6">For OnVUE, run the system test on the same computer, in the same place and at the same time of day as your appointment, as Pearson VUE advises.</li><li style="margin:6px 0;line-height:1.6">If you tested in the past 12 months, check your date with the calculator above before you register.</li></ul><p style="margin:12px 0 0;font-size:13px;color:#5b6472">Rules from the Pearson VUE FSOT page (updated Sep 25, 2026); the checklist order is ours.</p></div>

<p style="margin:0 0 16px;line-height:1.7">ProSyllabus has no FSOT practice quizzes yet, so this guide does not point you to any. The State Department's own practice test is free and linked in the sources below. Nothing on this page is legal, immigration or career advice. Questions about your own case go to the State Department at FSOTQuestions@state.gov.</p>

<div style="background:#ffffff;color:#303846;border:1px solid #e4e1d8;border-radius:12px;padding:18px 20px;margin:18px 0"><h3 style="margin:0 0 10px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;color:#171d29">More in this series</h3><ul style="margin:0;padding-left:20px"><li style="margin:6px 0;line-height:1.6"><a href="/hub/fsot-eligibility-us-citizenship-age-rules" style="color:#255a45">FSOT eligibility: citizenship and age</a></li><li style="margin:6px 0;line-height:1.6"><a href="/hub/fsot-sections-question-count-timing" style="color:#255a45">FSOT sections, question counts and timing</a></li><li style="margin:6px 0;line-height:1.6"><a href="/hub/fsot-scoring-no-passing-score" style="color:#255a45">FSOT scoring: no passing score</a></li><li style="margin:6px 0;line-height:1.6"><a href="/hub/foreign-service-officer-selection-process-stages" style="color:#255a45">FSO selection stages and the Register</a></li><li style="margin:6px 0;line-height:1.6"><a href="/hub/exam-alert-and-updates-for-us-fsot" style="color:#255a45">US FSOT notice board — official updates</a></li></ul></div>

<div style="background:#ffffff;color:#303846;border:1px solid #e4e1d8;border-radius:12px;padding:18px 20px;margin:18px 0"><h3 style="margin:0 0 10px;font-size:17px;font-weight:700;color:#171d29">Sources</h3><ul style="margin:0;padding-left:20px"><li style="margin:6px 0;line-height:1.6"><span style="color:#1f7a45;font-weight:700">official</span> — <a href="https://www.pearsonvue.com/us/en/fsot.html" rel="nofollow noopener" style="color:#255a45">Pearson VUE — Foreign Service Officer Test (FSOT) page, "Last updated 2026-09-25" (re-read 30 Sep 2026, unchanged): eligibility, registration, the 12-month rule, testing windows for October 2026 and February 2027, OnVUE, no-show and ID rules, overseas and on-base testing</a></li><li style="margin:6px 0;line-height:1.6"><span style="color:#1f7a45;font-weight:700">official</span> — <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/2025*/https://www.pearsonvue.com/us/en/fsot.html" rel="nofollow noopener" style="color:#255a45">Pearson VUE FSOT page as captured by the Wayback Machine, 16 May 2025 to 17 Sep 2026: the hiring-freeze suspension banner, the replaced 2025-26 windows, and every window listed since</a></li><li style="margin:6px 0;line-height:1.6"><span style="color:#1f7a45;font-weight:700">official</span> — <a href="https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2025/09/foreign-service-officer-test-fsot-updates" rel="nofollow noopener" style="color:#255a45">US Department of State, Media Note "Foreign Service Officer Test (FSOT) Updates" (5 Sep 2025): the revamped FSOT first given Oct 18-25, 2025; logic and reasoning added, situational judgement discontinued, Personal Narratives removed</a></li><li style="margin:6px 0;line-height:1.6"><span style="color:#1f7a45;font-weight:700">official</span> — <a href="https://careers.state.gov/foreign-service/foreign-service-officer/fso-test-information-and-selection-process/fso-selection-process-text-version/" rel="nofollow noopener" style="color:#255a45">careers.state.gov — "FSO Selection Process – Text Version" (modified 24 Feb 2026; its body says "Updated: March 2024", so its test format, Personal Narratives and QEP are out of date): Register, bump-up points, clearance, offers, training, the $72 no-show fee</a></li><li style="margin:6px 0;line-height:1.6"><span style="color:#1f7a45;font-weight:700">official</span> — <a href="https://careers.state.gov/faq-items/limit-number-assessments-may-take/" rel="nofollow noopener" style="color:#255a45">careers.state.gov FAQ — limit on the number of assessments (5 Apr 2023): one FSOA per FSOT candidacy; approximately 12 months between FSOT applications</a></li><li style="margin:6px 0;line-height:1.6"><span style="color:#1f7a45;font-weight:700">official</span> — <a href="https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-11" rel="nofollow noopener" style="color:#255a45">eCFR — 22 CFR Part 11, section 11.20 (source 80 FR 64320, 23 Oct 2015; no later amendment found): citizenship and age, scoring, separate career-track registers, 18-month Register limit, candidates' travel costs</a></li><li style="margin:6px 0;line-height:1.6"><span style="color:#1f7a45;font-weight:700">official</span> — <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2024-27735" rel="nofollow noopener" style="color:#255a45">Federal Register 2024-27735 — 30-day notice for the same collection (27 Nov 2024): about 7,000 respondents a year; registration methodology</a></li><li style="margin:6px 0;line-height:1.6"><span style="color:#1f7a45;font-weight:700">official</span> — <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2024-20840" rel="nofollow noopener" style="color:#255a45">Federal Register 2024-20840 — 60-day notice, "Registration for the Foreign Service Officer Test", OMB 1405-0008 (13 Sep 2024)</a></li><li style="margin:6px 0;line-height:1.6"><span style="color:#1f7a45;font-weight:700">official</span> — <a href="https://careers.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/FSOT-Information-Guide-2.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" style="color:#255a45">careers.state.gov — FSOT Information Guide PDF (file dated 9 Sep 2026 on the server, but its content is the 2016-17 guide describing the old four-part test)</a></li><li style="margin:6px 0;line-height:1.6"><span style="color:#1f7a45;font-weight:700">official</span> — <a href="https://kr.usembassy.gov/foreign-service-officer-test/" rel="nofollow noopener" style="color:#255a45">US Mission Korea — Foreign Service Officer Test (30 Jul 2026): October 2026 window as then listed (Oct 10-17, closing Oct 8); still mentions personal narrative questions; missed-window carry-over sentence</a></li><li style="margin:6px 0;line-height:1.6"><span style="color:#1f7a45;font-weight:700">official</span> — <a href="https://ma.usembassy.gov/foreign-service-officer-test-fsot/" rel="nofollow noopener" style="color:#255a45">US Embassy Rabat — FSOT (20 Apr 2026): a sitting at the Embassy on May 23, 2026, registration deadline May 14, 2026</a></li><li style="margin:6px 0;line-height:1.6"><span style="color:#1f7a45;font-weight:700">official</span> — <a href="https://sa.usembassy.gov/fsot/" rel="nofollow noopener" style="color:#255a45">US Embassy Riyadh — FSOT: sittings on March 1 and March 3, 2026, registration Feb 16-26, 2026</a></li></ul><p style="margin:12px 0 0;font-size:13px;color:#5b6472"><strong style="color:#1f7a45">official</strong> = a document published by the conducting body. <strong style="color:#8a5300">reported</strong> = a news or coaching site we could not check against an original. Where sources disagree this page says so rather than picking one.</p></div>

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