ISO 9001 surveillance audit requirements

If I have a certified person in a company who conducts ISO internal audit annually, do I need to pay certification body anyway to come and conduct a surveillance audit every year? Is it must?

Answer:

If you want to be certified by a certification body, you must have the surveillance audits every year. If your organization does not need to be certified you can avoid that cost.

You can find more information below:

• What is an ISO 9001 surveillance audit? - https://advisera.com/9001academy/blog/2016/10/18/what-is-an-iso-9001-surveillance-audit/
• Surveillance visits vs. certification audits - https://advisera.com/27001academy/knowledgebase/surveillance-visits-vs-certification-audits/
• ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor Training Course - https://advisera.com/training/iso-9001-lead-auditor-course/
• Discover ISO 9001:2015 Through Practical Examples - https://advisera.com/books/discover-iso-9001-2015-through-practical-examples/