NSW new licence application how long?

[firstguns]

? Won't be able to get there til next weekend, and want to get things moving quicker.

I’d suggest getting there sooner if you want to move things along. As soon as I get the referred to service nsw letter I will be there the next day getting my photo done.

Unfortunately not an option for me - I work across the border, and am gone from before opening to after closing every day. It'll have to be first thing on Saturday, I'll be there as the doors open.

Tried calling serviceNSW today to ask about the letter that I still haven't received - do I actually need it in order to get the license photo taken, or is it an unnecessary information letter?

[Ayasi]

It's a joke!..
I received my firearms license card from Service NSW last Wednesday 16th Oct.
The status on the online public registry is still '...not authorized for firearms' and can not put a PTA application.
Emailed them twice but no response.
Called firearms registry department yesterday. Lady was very kind and checked the system for the issue was;
whoever print my license card at Service NSW printing department forgot to click the 'posted out box' on the computer that turns the license status 'valid'.

She suggested me to visit Service NSW and also she opened a case to solve the problem.
I visited Service NSW and spent 40mins with them but all the people at the center were clueless.

I called firearms registry back, luckily same lady answered the phone. Result is; I have to wait 10 MORE days (on top of 3.5 months) for them to sort out the issue.

It's really frustrating.

After few calls and emails, finally Firearms Registry FIXED the problem and it's valid online. I was just able to put the pta application on. Now another decade waiting time starts.

[webdogs]

I rang the registry a few days ago. They are processing the July applications apparently. For some reason she couldn't tell me when these would be done, even approximately. Very poor customer service.

[Hammar]

First Cat H PTA for a .22 applied for on Monday 2nd August. 8 Weeks still waiting this coming Monday. If what I've read from other people is true, that they don't look at your application until at least 28 days after it's made and they're taking another 6 weeks at least on top of that to approve, that is absolutely disgusting. They need to put up a warning that there is a delay when you submit an application.

[Hammar]

PTA arrived in the mail today. 141 days start to end.

Please for the love of God don't tell me it was Cat H permit.

[mikejay]

PTA arrived in the mail today. 141 days start to end.

Please for the love of God don't tell me it was Cat H permit.

What is a Cat H permit?

I have a Category A and B license.
It was 141 days from License application to PTA arrived.

[Pinto]

Applied for Category A and B recreational hunter license on 06/06/19.

Today was week number 20. Application still in progress. The status has never changed.

NSW FAR continue to give me the response of "higher than normal volume of applications" and they are unable to give me any further information. One lady told me the average is 6 to 8 weeks in total.

[Ricochet]

28+7 (maybe) days to go if I'm lucky. PTA lodged yesterday, showing against my licence number...nearly there.
And cat H is pistol if I remeber correctly.

[Devilcv8]

I rang the registry a few days ago. They are processing the July applications apparently. For some reason she couldn't tell me when these would be done, even approximately. Very poor customer service.

My application date is 25 July for a new cat h. Based on timeframes either today or next Saturday mine should update

[Bardo]

Applied online on 19/6/19
Status changed to referred to service NSW for issue on 21/10/19
Still waiting for letter as of 2/11/19

[zxg618]

submitted on 27/07/2019
Fiiiiiiiinally referred to service nsw on 02/11/2019...

[Rifle it in]

Hi guys! New to shooting etc. Silly question seeings how everyone asks, but just curious as to how and why my new firearms app is taking so long

17-8-2019 is the applicant date.

Could anyone shed any light on when I might get an answer back?

Thanks heaps guys

[Devilcv8]

submitted on 27/07/2019
Fiiiiiiiinally referred to service nsw on 02/11/2019...

Damn, applied 2 days earlier and I’m still waiting. Rang up today. They are still doing July.

[zxg618]

submitted on 27/07/2019
Fiiiiiiiinally referred to service nsw on 02/11/2019...

Damn, applied 2 days earlier and I’m still waiting. Rang up today. They are still doing July.

maybe coz I'm applying for a very basic Cat A only license...
yours should be soon

[targetshooter900]

surely there must be something that could be done to speed up the process. Other than the mandatory waiting times it should be instant after that. We all pay enough fees, yet we are at their mercy for whenever they want to get around to it. If you call up you just get the generic “higher than normal applications”. I’m not one to rush anyone but 2 or 3 months for a PTA and 4 months for a licence is a bit excessive

[Ricochet]

Hi guys! New to shooting etc. Silly question seeings how everyone asks, but just curious as to how and why my new firearms app is taking so long

17-8-2019 is the applicant date.

Could anyone shed any light on when I might get an answer back?

Thanks heaps guys

Three months from application to approval, then tthey stuff about for two weeks or so and send you a letter for photo advice and take a month or more to get it to you after you get pick taken. The wait on a PTA is 28 days plus office time to print it and postage.
Its around 5 months from initial application to gun in hand. The stuff around Is supposed to be a cooling off period to stop people from getting shirty and buying a gun and shooting someone. One month to 6 weeks would do it, the rest of the wait time is to try and deter people from going through the process because the dont want us having firearms in the first place. They like making us wait more than parking inspectors that enjoy the job get off on booking people.

[Meman]

Hi All,
I'am new around here, but have been keeping an eye on this thread for some time.
Applied 21/07/2019 referred to NSW Services 02/11/2019. = 15 weeks. (not including firearms safety course, +2 weeks).
By my estimation it will be aprox 9 more weeks before i can collect my prize. (Guns , ammo , an stuff.) About 25+ weeks total or a little over 6 months.

[Ricochet]

3 weeks and my licence has not turned up. I called NSWFAR and their automated system is not working, you listen to the recording hit the number and hit the next number and it tells you its not a valid option. Had to call three times and nearly have steam coming out my ears by this point. I finally get someone on the line and they tell me its been sent. I ask for a transaction number or Aus post receipt number and they tell me they don't have one. I ask them to print another card and send it and she tells me they cant and I'm going to have to wait for a photo advice letter to get ANOTHER BLOODY PHOTO TAKEN to print off the card, I ask if this process can be fast tracked and get told no and that I'll have to wait. What a bunch of useless belligerent curmudgeonly unhelpful sh!ts.

[targetshooter900]

3 weeks and my licence has not turned up. I called NSWFAR and their automated system is not working, you listen to the recording hit the number and hit the next number and it tells you its not a valid option. .

Yep... i copped this, just mashed buttons until eventually i got through to a real person. Kept saying not a valid option.
I’m up to 9weeks for Pistol PTA. Called up at week 7 to confirm i had provided everything needed. (Which i was certain i had), lady confirmed everything was needed, they were just behind... still doing July or something was the answer. We pay that much money in licensing and then we are just at the mercy of whenever they decide to get round to it.

[Ricochet]

Yeah I probably did'nt do myself any favours with them. I didnt swear, no name calling but I was a bit short with her. I was polite at first but I got a bit frosty as soon as I realised she was not going to help correct the mistake....may have said this is unbelievable once or twice..

NSWFAR just need to learn that a non sympathetic response and an unwillingness to assist after they make mistakes like this on top of a ridiculous waiting period does not help anyone keep their cool. If the original card never makes it, it will be another month or more on top of waiting, thats if they dont nuke my current PTA and make me apply for a new one.

[Boba22]

I applied 09/01/2019. Still waiting...

I've called them literally over 10 times, emailed them 3 times. They keep saying it's due to workload. This is the last email they sent me:

"To date a decision is not yet made on your application. Once a decision has been made, you will receive notification in writing to your mailing address. Unfortunately, it is not possible to say how long until this occurs, due to staffing and workloads, it could be another few months."

Anyone else wait this long? I applied online, dunno if that affected the wait time in any way. They told me over the phone they haven't even started looking at my application.

[mikejay]

I applied 09/01/2019. Still waiting...

I've called them literally over 10 times, emailed them 3 times. They keep saying it's due to workload. This is the last email they sent me:

"To date a decision is not yet made on your application. Once a decision has been made, you will receive notification in writing to your mailing address. Unfortunately, it is not possible to say how long until this occurs, due to staffing and workloads, it could be another few months."

Anyone else wait this long? I applied online, dunno if that affected the wait time in any way. They told me over the phone they haven't even started looking at my application.

9th of January 2019 or 1st of September 2019? If it's the former....oh wow, if its the latter you're only at 72 days, relax, you have a while to go yet.

[Boba22]

You read it right the first round, 9th of January 2019. It's almost been one year. Do court cases affect your application? I sued someone who owed me money and that case is ongoing. Other than that, I can't think of anything else that would affect the application. I have a clean record from what I know

[mikejay]

You read it right the first round, 9th of January 2019. It's almost been one year. Do court cases affect your application? I sued someone who owed me money and that case is ongoing. Other than that, I can't think of anything else that would affect the application. I have a clean record from what I know

Yeah, I think they do, something about the possibility of a confrontation?

[targetshooter900]

Update, at 9.5 weeks for pistol PTA. Feel for you guys who can’t even get licence, you’ve got a long way to go

[zxg618]

Update:
Cat A target
application: 27/07/2019
referred to service nsw: 02/11/2019
photo advice received: 08/11/2019
photo taken: 09/11/2019
received card: 14/11/2019
online status updated to valid: 16/11/2019


Finally it's over....

[SckSqzBngBlo]

Another month for me then, plus another month for first PTA

[Ricochet]

After waiting and waiting and waiting my PTA should be approved in a week or so and possibly arrive before my licence. NSWFAR screwed up and didn't print my licence and are going to make me wait another month while they are faffing sending a second photo advice letter and make get another month while they get off their butts and get it sorted.

[Ricochet]

Still no photo licence and the 2nd photo advice letter has not even been sent yet as I found out after I called them again today. They said they would escalate it AGAIN. I was supposed to have received a call from them already and hadn't, not sure if it had been escalated previously, but either way nothing happened. I asked if the photo advice could be sent registered post and was told it might be possible.
I think I might have to have to start calling them every day until this gets somewhere, be all polite and friendly but I intend to take up enough of their time until they give in and get it sorted.

[Devilcv8]

4 months and still nothing.
Applied for PPL on 25/7/19. I rang a few weeks ago and was told everything looked ok with my application, they just hadn’t got to it yet