I am carrying out a research on how long it takes for a ham to get his/her new license from the respective national authorities.
What has made me start this investigation has been the incredibly long time it takes in Italy for the bureaucracy to release the authorization and callsign after the exam has been successfully passed. As an example, I obtained my "codeless technician" license in 1984, and I have successfully passed the CW test for upgrading to the full license on June 16, 1998: I received my "second operator" license at the end of August and I applied for the full license and callsign on September 4, 1998. The license finally arrived in my hands on May 15, 1999!
So, I decided to see what happens in as many other Nations as possible and here are the results I have obtained by now. If anyone reading this page would like to contribute with a report on what goes on in his/her own Country, I would really appreciate that!
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Australia |
a few days |
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Belgium |
3 weeks |
10 days for upgrades |
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Brazil |
1 week |
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Canada |
Newfoundland |
2 weeks |
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Denmark |
3-4 weeks |
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Estonia |
1-2 weeks |
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France |
4 months |
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Germany |
1-2 days |
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Italy |
2-3 months for the test results then |
Temporary licenses available upon request in about 1 month after the test results (not for upgrades) |
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Luxemburg |
4 days |
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Norway |
1 month |
immediate temporary license |
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Spain |
more than 1 year |
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Switzerland |
2-3 weeks |
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The Netherlands |
1 month |
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United Kingdom |
Guernsey |
4-5 months for the results then |
2 months for upgrades |
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Scotland |
less than 3 weeks |
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United States |
1 week (first license) |
immediate upgrades |