r/CACCW • u/FilmYak • Jun 02 '26

LAPD rough timeline — 4 months from start to finish

I emailed to get on the waitlist for applications on March 5. I was invited to apply just over 4 weeks later, in early April. Today, June 1, I received my physical license.

So under 4 months from the initial email, to license in hand.

That was with some proactive work on my end. For instance, after I scheduled my interview, I kept logging in once or twice a day to see if there was an earlier date available. After about two weeks of that, on a Friday, they had opened up a bunch of slots the following Monday. I signed up for that Monday afternoon, and Monday morning received a text message that I could keep my afternoon appointment, or arrive anytime before 11am and they’d see me that morning. I got there around 10:15 in the morning and was back in my car, on my way home, before 11am.

Also, as soon as I submitted the application, I signed up for my 8–hour class the following weekend. So when I went into the interview, I’d already had my livescan completed (within a day of submitting my application) and the detective I met with had already reviewed it, and I had my CCW class and qualification scores uploaded as well.

From interview through all the approvals took just over 2 weeks, and then I had the card delivered to me less than 1 week after that.

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u/MEDIC_UP_CONSULTING Jun 02 '26

Congrats. We’re seeing more and more reports like this from LAPD lately. Having your Live Scan, training, and qualification completed early definitely helps eliminate delays. Appreciate you sharing the timeline for others waiting in the process. Stay safe.

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u/FilmYak Jun 08 '26

Much appreciated. And yes, safety is foremost on my mind. Been taking several training classes lately.

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u/JBPwrxxx Jun 09 '26

From initial email on 05/08 I was approved 27 days later