Oz95 wrote:Hi all, final update on my Cat H license application and First Pta. License application submitted 22/7/2019 and Pta submitted 24/7/2019. Pta recieved in the mail 6/3/2020 and License card recieved today 9/3/2020. About 7 and a half months all up. Ive had Cat A and B license since 2013. Only reason given for such a delay is because of an issue with the online application system in which sometimes not all information submitted with the application is kept under the Id case number. So they have to manually go through the system and try to link it together to further the process.
Once all was sorted, I was notified by 2 different people updating me on the process and they were both apologetic. Good luck guys, stay positive, all applications will be finalised eventually some longer then other's. Government run system for ya. Shows you why the Yanks don't wanna budge on any of their rights.
jay76 wrote:A Quick update. Got my Approval email today.
Application submitted online 30/12/19
I/D Check Completed 30/01/2020
Approval Email 04/03/2020
So happy now.
CTW wrote:Hi, I am new to this forum and I was just wondering if there are any recent experiences regarding wait times for Cat H applications from A,B holders? Just trying to gauge what time frame to expect. Thanks.
AB holder so no ID check required.
Applied for Cat H 16/01/2020
Applied for PTA 21/01/2020
jay76 wrote:
Application submitted online 30/12/19
I/D Check Completed 30/01/2020
Approval Email 04/03/2020
So happy now.
2 X PTA approval emails 10/3
Both dealers received them today (11/3) so just waiting for license to arrive.
StraightWhiteMale wrote:Just got off the phone with weapons licensing.....
Today is day 39 since I lodged and still no ID check so now we just wait.
So in the meantime I'm just doing some home renos. Haha
Reverse wrote:Hi everybody,
Just a an update on my situation. Received my license yesterday in the mail, thought I’d let everyone else suffering through the process know how it turned out.
Applied for initial Cat H. Heard nothing after 6 weeks, so gave WLB a quick call to make sure they received everything. The man looked up my file and said yes, got everything, call back at 12 weeks.
Rang again at 10 weeks anyway, they said all good, ring back at 12 weeks.
Rang back at 12 weeks, the guy looked up my file, and said he’d send the ID check email soon.
I received it 30 minutes later, and went to the local police station the same day.
Received my licence approval 2 days later, along with my PTA approval that I submitted with my application.
I received my licence yesterday in the mail, 11 days after receiving the approval email.
Pistol now securely in my safe.
Reverse wrote:Hi everybody,
Just a an update on my situation. Received my license yesterday in the mail, thought I’d let everyone else suffering through the process know how it turned out.
Applied for initial Cat H. Heard nothing after 6 weeks, so gave WLB a quick call to make sure they received everything. The man looked up my file and said yes, got everything, call back at 12 weeks.
Rang again at 10 weeks anyway, they said all good, ring back at 12 weeks.
Rang back at 12 weeks, the guy looked up my file, and said he’d send the ID check email soon.
I received it 30 minutes later, and went to the local police station the same day.
Received my licence approval 2 days later, along with my PTA approval that I submitted with my application.
I received my licence yesterday in the mail, 11 days after receiving the approval email.
Pistol now securely in my safe.
JimTom wrote:Anyone have a rough idea how long PTA for Cat B rifle is taking nowadays? Haven’t put one in for a fair while however the last one was back quite quickly. This one is rapidly approaching the two week mark.
rc42 wrote:Just up to the 9 week mark waiting for my Cat H license, with a probable 3 more weeks waiting followed by 2 an additional weeks for license card printing I've got the sinking feeling that COVID-19 is going to set in and shut everything down before then and add many months to the process.
The first confirmed case within WLB will have their office evacuated for at least two weeks, hopefully their computer systems will allow staff to work from home as looking at the information provided about each applicant on their system is largely all they have to do.
rc42 wrote:
Maybe the problem with the process is the ever increasing volume of security service data covering every website you've ever visited and perhaps every comment that you've ever typed into an internet forum.
And on that note I'd like to add that WLB are a fantastic group of hard working, efficient people that deserve more credit than they get, also, please process my application soon
rc42 wrote:Just reaching week 10 for my Cat H application (A/B holder already), thought I's be cheeky and see how my application was getting along and what the COVID-19 impacts might be, so gave them a call.
No call queue and very helpful chap had a look for me, he said that they all have the ability to work from home so any lock downs should have minimal effect on their processing. I asked if my application was due to be completed anytime soon, my heart sank when his actual words were "not even close", he did check all attachments and documents and said it all looked good, just waiting in the queue and they'll get to it.
Looks like I need to distract myself for another couple of weeks, at least having an A/B means I can go and put some rounds downrange when I feel the need, I didn't have that during the A/B application.