diff --git a/app/hr/forms.py b/app/hr/forms.py
index ab17669..7f9e467 100644
--- a/app/hr/forms.py
+++ b/app/hr/forms.py
@@ -44,6 +44,16 @@ def CreateApplicationForm(user):
 
             return self.cleaned_data['character']
 
+
+        def clean(self):
+            if self.cleaned_data['character'].corporation == self.cleaned_data['corporation']:
+                raise forms.ValidationError("%s is already a member of %s" % (self.cleaned_data['character'], self.cleaned_data['corporation']))
+
+            if not self.cleaned_data['character'].account.api_keytype >= self.cleaned_data['corporation'].application_config.api_required:
+                raise forms.ValidationError("%s requires a %s API key for this application" % (self.cleaned_data['corporation'], self.cleaned_data['corporation'].application_config.get_api_required_display()))
+
+            return self.cleaned_data
+
     return ApplicationForm
 
 
diff --git a/app/hr/views.py b/app/hr/views.py
index 4c866bb..caaa89f 100644
--- a/app/hr/views.py
+++ b/app/hr/views.py
@@ -110,17 +110,10 @@ def add_application(request):
     if request.method == 'POST': 
         form = clsform(request.POST) 
         if form.is_valid():
-
-            if form.cleaned_data['character'].corporation == form.cleaned_data['corporation']:
-                messages.add_message(request, messages.WARNING, "This character is already a member of %s" % form.cleaned_data['corporation'])
-                return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('hr.views.view_applications'))
-
             app = Application(user=request.user, character=form.cleaned_data['character'], corporation=form.cleaned_data['corporation'])
             app.save()
-
             messages.add_message(request, messages.INFO, "Your application to %s has been created." % app.corporation)
             return HttpResponseRedirect(reverse('hr.views.view_application', args=[app.id]))
-            
     else:
         form = clsform() # An unbound form