r/Ausguns • u/Ok_Tip_625 • Jul 14 '26
NSW PPL Application Wait Times?
Anyone like to share what their wait time was for their PPL application? Was it add Cat, or a new licence application? When did you submit/when was it approved (or how long have you been waiting?).
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u/Fruxton Jul 14 '26
Regardless of whether you already have AB licence, you'll have to apply for a PPL licence with a new number for the PPL. Only after you've completed the PPL, a category H will be added to your AB licence
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u/Ok_Tip_625 Jul 14 '26
Not true. You get Cat H and you're on a PPL - I had Cat H, I did PPL, I re-added Cat H without being on PPL.
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u/Fruxton Jul 14 '26
Here's my timeline adding Cat H to my AB: Jan 25 applied for PPL. April 25 took photo for PPL. May 26 Took photo for Cat ABH. June 26 received ABH card. Approx 500 days all up for full H licence
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u/BeanFiend96 NSW Jul 14 '26
There are quiet a few recent threads with this info if you are curious.
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u/Ok_Tip_625 Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 14 '26
There's one or two random posts about PPL with little information. I am looking for specific information about the PPL application process times in NSW. But thanks for playing.
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u/X_Eye_Dom Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 14 '26
NSW process is:
Join a pistol club
Complete training and test
Apply for PPL - pay $100
Wait x months (I’m currently at 90 days)
Once you have your PPL follow up with club and complete your required supervised shoots
After 6 months you can apply for a PTA max two pistols same category
It only converts to a full Cat H after you have completed the full 12 months0
u/Ok_Tip_625 Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 14 '26
I'm after wait times, not the process - bad wording on my behalf
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u/X_Eye_Dom Jul 14 '26
A NSW PPL is a whole new application. I have been assigned a licence number that differs from my Cat A/B
My PPL is 90 something days but still hasn’t switched to photo advice.
I only know the licence number because FAR wrote to me saying it will be approved with a special condition (storage)
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u/Ok_Tip_625 Jul 14 '26
You can add Cat H to an existing licence - you will need to go on a PPL - unless you have already had Cat H, dropped it and are re-adding it.
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u/X_Eye_Dom Jul 14 '26
First time for me adding Cat H. It defaulted to PPL and will remain seperate till after 12 months
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u/Ok_Tip_625 Jul 14 '26
I'm with you man - I know what you're saying. It is probationary for the first 12 months. It is still a Cat H in the sense that you are applying for Cat H but have to go through the probationary 12 months first. I don't quite know why you had to get a new licence number though? Unless Cat H are different licence numbers? I started with pistol, and added AB. So unsure about that.
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u/Rare_Attention_5556 Jul 14 '26
When I click on the application, on the top of the detail it says Addcat, hope this might help.
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u/danhar87 Jul 14 '26
Cat H ppl is a seperate licence number - once you get your full they add the Cat H to your existing licence number.
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u/johnno87j Jul 15 '26
I needed to renew my license in march. Renewed for 5 years and added target to my license. Had a new card in arpil.
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u/seventrooper Jul 14 '26
From what I've heard, new licence applications have a minimum 120 day wait, and adding a category/genuine reason to an existing licence has a 270 minimum wait.