Thread: How long is the wait for police vetting?

They're pretty good in my experience....but only gone through the process once obviously.

I work overseas a lot, and I was able to coordinate all the interviews and security inspection to take place on the one day. When I followed up on the progress from overseas I was told my license had been approved and was emailed the number. The physical card was sent out and arrived a week later.

So timeline was:

- 6th August 2013 - Applied.
- 3rd September - Mountain Safety Council test (next available time I was in the country).
- 6th September - Interviews & security inspection by Firearms Vettor.
- 10th September - File physically handed to Arms Officer by Firearms Vettor.
- 10th September - License approved by Arms Officer and emailed to me on 11th September.
- Card arrived physically a week later (approx).

So about a month all up for me from application until receiving the license, and I was overseas for most of it. I was very proactive in emailing people and settings things up and helping the process along though.

Hope this helps.