A: The SIA aims to process applications within six weeks, but this time only starts from when they receive a correctly completed form. If forms contain errors or omissions, the process can take longer.
Applicants subjected to Criminal Records Bureau checks may find themselves waiting longer than six weeks for their badge and last year’s postal strikes caused considerable disruption to the system, with some applicants waiting nine weeks for the go ahead.
The SIA’s advice is to check the status of your application on its website website before you undertake any licensable work. Although it’s a work in progress, the Application Status Checker should tell you whether or not your application has been received.
NB: Your completed application will only appear on the status checker once the SIA has checked it and scanned it into its system. This can take around five working days.
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