The group gained official NGO (Non-governmental Organization) status at the United Nations in 1981.

To conduct its charitable activities, the group holds NGO status with the United Nations.

Egypt is known for its reluctance in granting NGO status in order to discourage political participation.

The NIB was thus supposed to transfer its NGO status to an international organization should one form.

It is in process of obtaining NGO status, thus making it the first students' club of an engineering institution in India to do so.

In April 2011 they received NGO status in Kenya.

NGO status would allow the Holy See to continue to advocate for its positions, but without the benefit of a special platform for its views.

The request for Egyptian NGO status was filed in 2004 and obtained in January 2008.

It wants to retain its NGO status.

The organization was granted NGO status by the Department of Social Welfare in April, 2001.