How long will the ATAS process take?
We aim to respond to all applications in less than 3 weeks from the date we receive your application, providing it has all the information we need. The vast majority will be resolved within 5-10 working days or successful completion. You will be sent an initial email acknowledging your application and a further email, within 3 weeks, with the result of your application, including an ATAS clearance certificate, if approved. If you have not heard anything within 3 weeks please check your inbox is not full (and therefore rejecting our message). Please also check your ‘Spam’ folder to make sure that our message has not been filtered out. You can also contact us if you are concerned you have missed our response. Please note that we will not respond to your email if 3 weeks has not elapsed since your time of application.
