ICC Associate and Affiliate Members from across the globe will have the opportunity to qualify for the ICC World Twenty20 2012 in Sri Lanka.
A full list of qualifying events is listed below:
| DATE | EVENT | VENUE | COMPETING TEAMS |
| 24-27 February 2011 | ICC Africa Division 3 | Ghana | Cameroon, Gambia, Lesotho, Mali, Morocco, Rwanda, Seychelles |
| 13-20 March 2011 | ICC Americas Division 3 | Costa Rica | Belize, Chile, Peru, Mexico,Costa Rica, Falkland Islands |
| 4-8 April 2011 | ICC EAP Division 2 | Samoa | Indonesia, Samoa, Tonga, Cook Islands, Philippines, South Korea |
| 9-15 April 2011 | ICC Americas Division 2 | Suriname | Bahamas, Belize, Brazil, Panama, Suriname, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| 11-14 May 2011 | ICC Europe Division 3 | Slovenia | Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Slovenia, Sweden, Turkey |
| 14-18 May 2011 | ICC Africa Division 2 | South Africa | Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Tanzania, Nigeria, Botswana, Rwanda |
| 20-25 June 2011 | ICC Europe Division 2 | Belgium | Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, Hellas, Isle of Man, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal, Spain, Sweden |
| July 4-7 2011 | ICC EAP Division 1 | Papua New Guinea | PNG, Fiji, Japan, Vanuatu, Samoa |
| July 9-15 2011 | ICC Africa Division 1 | Entebbe, Uganda | Kenya, Namibia, Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana |
| July 17-24 | ICC Americas Division 1 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA | Argentina, Bermuda, Canada, Cayman Islands, USA, Suriname |
| July 19-24 2011 | ICC Europe Division 1 | Jersey/Guernsey | Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Israel, Italy, Isle of Man, Norway, Spain |
| 1-10 December 2011 | ICC ACC T20 | Nepal | Afghanistan, Nepal, UAE, Oman, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Bhutan, Kuwait, Maldives, Saudi Arabia |
| Q1, 2012 | ICC WT20 Global Qualifier | UAE | Afghanistan, Canada, Ireland, Kenya, Netherlands, Scotland, 10 regional qualifiers (Namibia, Uganda, Bermuda, USA, 3 Asia, Papua New Guinea, Denmark, Italy) |
