Instead, members are welcomed enthusiastically into the club as soon as a standard membership application is turned in with a cheque for the appropriate dues. Upon joining Toastmasters, you will find yourself paying three different fees. Third is your Club dues, if any. All Toastmasters clubs are billed in March and September for semi-annual dues for their members who wish to remain members for the next six months. If you join in between those periods, you submit a pro-rated share of the dues.
Clubs usually charge dues on top of the world dues.
This is so they'll have money in the treasury for expenses. It's up to each club what they want to charge. Some clubs waive the club dues for new members and only assess them at the semi-annual dues payment dates. Then, once you're signed up, dues are assessed every six months, in September and March. If you belong to more than one club, you must nonetheless pay full dues for each club.