If you don't have USCF membership, you should think about signing up that first, because all rated tournaments require the membership. You can sign up here. Or you can check out my old blog: http://www.chessparents.net/blog/how-to-become-a-uscf-member
After you have the membership, use the methods I discussed a few days ago to search for a tournament. Usually the tournament announcement will tell you how to sign up, and how to pay the entry fee. Sometimes you have to mail-in the signup form and check, but nowadays almost everyone moves to online. You can fill up form and pay online directly. There are some tournaments you don't need pre-signup. Just show up and pay the entry fee onsite.
As some old saying says, do it once or twice, you will know everything.
After you have the membership, use the methods I discussed a few days ago to search for a tournament. Usually the tournament announcement will tell you how to sign up, and how to pay the entry fee. Sometimes you have to mail-in the signup form and check, but nowadays almost everyone moves to online. You can fill up form and pay online directly. There are some tournaments you don't need pre-signup. Just show up and pay the entry fee onsite.
As some old saying says, do it once or twice, you will know everything.
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