Request

‘I want to know the current leadtime between successful applications for GHICs and the cards being sent out to the applicants’

Response

Based on data from 30/04/2022 - 06/05/2022, the lead time from a successful UK GHIC application, to the card being send to the customer, is as follows:

• 96.79% of cards are dispatched same day

• 3.18% are dispatched next day

• <0.005% of cards are dispatched in the following 4 working days

• 0.03% of cards we have yet to confirm are dispatched

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