Competency certificates: Waiting time

**Tman21** · 22-01-2021, 09:23

Submitted application to DFO: 15 JUNE 2020 (GP West Rand)
Receiving attention from DFO: VOKKOL

Phoned for my Ref number as still not 1 SMS (Now tracking on "Where's My App")
Sent to provincial DFO: 2020/07/14
Sent to CFR: 2020/07/28
At CFR: . . .
At CRC: . . . .
In process for consideration 07/12/2020
Competence Approved: . . . 23/12/2020
Card Printed: . . . - Printout collected 05/01/2021
Card Collected:. . . .

Calendar days: 191
Business days: 138

My problem here is, I applied for bolt action + handgun and competency certificate only says Handgun, as if that is not a big enough WTF, my fiance and I applied on the same day hers is now on 220 calendar days and still in process for consideration since mine was in process for consideration.

**rubmypandaza** · 25-01-2021, 13:32

Competency

16/11/2020 Submitted to Lyttelton DFO
12/01/2021 Send to CFR (AVS)

51 Working days and 70 Calendar Days so far.

**WoodsieEC** · 25-01-2021, 13:58

I give up....

15 October 2020, I applied for:
1.) Renewal of competency (manually operated rifle)
2.) Additional competency (handgun, shotgun, self loading rifle)

I followed up with my local DFO on Friday and found out that my renewal reached CFR last week and my additional competencies where......
Wait for it.......
Wait.......
For........
It.......

Still on his desk

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**Alf** · 25-01-2021, 22:20

Does anyone know what the correct story with regards to the actual validity of competency certificates are?
The DFO in Kempton told me they are valid untill the expiry of the last licence that was issued. The DFO in Roodepoort told me no it is only valid for 10 years.

**WoodsieEC** · 25-01-2021, 22:29

Originally Posted by Alf

Does anyone know what the correct story with regards to the actual validity of competency certificates are?
The DFO in Kempton told me they are valid untill the expiry of the last licence that was issued. The DFO in Roodepoort told me no it is only valid for 10 years.

Your competency is valid for 10 years and needs to be valid if you want to re-license or purchase a new firearm.

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**Hellhound** · 26-01-2021, 07:51

Originally Posted by Alf

Does anyone know what the correct story with regards to the actual validity of competency certificates are?
The DFO in Kempton told me they are valid untill the expiry of the last licence that was issued. The DFO in Roodepoort told me no it is only valid for 10 years.

I live in Kempton and can confirm not only does the DFO say this, this is actually how they operate. When one applies for a new license, they are valid until the expiry of the last license that was issued

**Tman21** · 26-01-2021, 11:17

Wifes competency approved yesterday

15/06/2020
224 Calendar days
161 Business day

**Doctor_XRayGun** · 26-01-2021, 23:06

This process is crazy... I see the AVG is about 150 working days

Submitted on 07-12-2020
ATT at DFO: 14-12-2020
Received for quality control: 18-12-2020
Quality control completed: Not sure think the 23 or 28 December
Received at CFR: 07-01-2021
Send to competency section: 13-01-2021

**Alf** · 26-01-2021, 23:12

Originally Posted by WoodsieEC

Your competency is valid for 10 years and needs to be valid if you want to re-license or purchase a new firearm.

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Thanks

**Alf** · 26-01-2021, 23:15

Originally Posted by Hellhound

I live in Kempton and can confirm not only does the DFO say this, this is actually how they operate. When one applies for a new license, they are valid until the expiry of the last license that was issued

It is disturbing that they cannot get something as simple as this right. How difficult can it be for CFR to issue the rules once and for all.