My licence has been issued, how long do I have to wait until my Permit to Acquire is issued?
For an initial Permit to Acquire (PTA), there is a mandatory 28 day waiting period after receipt at the Firearms Registry before your PTA may be issued. Your licence must be current and in an issued status before a PTA will be issued. If your licence is not in an issued status, your PTA will be placed on hold. In this circumstance, the PTA will be issued to you in the week following the issue of your licence. For second and subsequent PTA’s for the same type of firearm as one already registered to you, there is no waiting period. For example, if you have an issued category A, B or H licence and you already have a category A, B or H type firearm registered to you at the time of making application for a PTA, there is no waiting period for the issue of your PTA. For the purpose of a PTA application, category A and B firearms are considered to be the same type of firearm. For example, if you have a licence issued for both category A and B and you have a category A type firearm registered t
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