How Long Did Your HQL Approval Take?

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  • How Long Did It Take TO Get Your HQL Approval?

    • < 1 Day

      Votes: 70 7.3%
    • 2 Days

      Votes: 60 6.3%
    • 3 Days

      Votes: 44 4.6%
    • 4 Days

      Votes: 22 2.3%
    • 5 Days

      Votes: 31 3.2%
    • 6 Days

      Votes: 18 1.9%
    • 7 Days

      Votes: 47 4.9%
    • 8 Days

      Votes: 21 2.2%
    • 9 Days

      Votes: 30 3.1%
    • 10+ Days

      Votes: 611 63.8%
    • Denied HQL

      Votes: 8 0.8%

    • Total voters
      958

    Bsubulldog11

    Member
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    Waldorf, MD
    AM I CLOSE TO BEING DONE?

    JUST SAW MOST OF IT UPDATED TODAY. HOPEFULLY I AM CLOSE TO HAVING MY HQL DONE, THEN HAVING TO WAIT AGAIN FOR 8 DAYS RIGHT AFTER THEY RAN MY BACKGROUND SMH
     

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    Lennyo3034

    Active Member
    Feb 28, 2011
    440
    I'm seeking help with getting my HQL card:

    I submitted application late may, and was approved 6/15. EMDSP says my license is active as of 6/15 and I have an HQL number.

    However no card has arrived in the mail yet. Is this normal? The person above said it only took 4 days.

    Also, I was training exempt, not sure if that matters. I also never submitted a photo or anything, is that normal too?

    Very confused and frustrated by this whole process.
     

    Lennyo3034

    Active Member
    Feb 28, 2011
    440
    I see a lot of people mentioning a checklist. Can someone please post a link? I can't find that anywere on the emdsp site.
     

    Bsubulldog11

    Member
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    Waldorf, MD
    Click on the site, you went into to apply for your HQL. There should be a yellow highlighted hyperlink that says checklist. Its in the same box that has either pending or active for your HQL status.
     

    Lennyo3034

    Active Member
    Feb 28, 2011
    440
    Click on the site, you went into to apply for your HQL. There should be a yellow highlighted hyperlink that says checklist. Its in the same box that has either pending or active for your HQL status.

    Negative. Nothing there. Is there a certain browser that must be used?

    Although since mine says active, does the checklist matter?
     

    Lennyo3034

    Active Member
    Feb 28, 2011
    440
    This is what mine looks like. I’m wondering if there were actions I needed to do after getting approved to get my card.

    Does the card require a photo?
     

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    Bsubulldog11

    Member
    Jun 25, 2020
    10
    Waldorf, MD
    UPDATE: I have now obtained my 2A rights smh.....Have my pistol paid for and now have to wait the 7 days..smh.all paperwork submitted. For them just to do another check smh Go Maryyland lol
     

    Lennyo3034

    Active Member
    Feb 28, 2011
    440
    UPDATE: I have now obtained my 2A rights smh.....Have my pistol paid for and now have to wait the 7 days..smh.all paperwork submitted. For them just to do another check smh Go Maryyland lol

    Did you already get the card? It’s been 2 weeks since I’ve been approved.

    Or can you begin the transfer with just the number?
     

    OldSchool1959

    Active Member
    MDS Supporter
    Feb 9, 2012
    874
    Anne Arundel County
    21 Days from App to Approval
    I was training exempt due to being a veteran.

    • Application submitted on June 4th.
    • Kept checking after 14 days and then saw the thread here on the "Catastrophic IT Hardware Failure" in the MSP datacenter so I reset expectations to sometime before Christmas.
    • Said what the heck and checked it on 6/25 and while I was trying to remember how to get to the checklist, I saw that I had been approved. No card yet but at least the squirrel wheel in the datacenter is back in action.
     

    EDA98

    Active Member
    Dec 4, 2019
    121
    Laurel MD
    HQL course taken May 30th
    Livescan Taken June 3rd
    Applied June 3rd
    Application began Processing June 5th
    Active June 29th
     
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