Licensing
The next business day following the filing of an application, you may check the application's status to ensure a successful submission.
Checking Application Status using the Universal Licensing System
To check the status of an application, go to the Universal Licensing System and:
- Click on the Application Search button.
- Select General for the Search Type and click Continue.
- On the search screen, specify the fields you want to search by and submit your search.
- You can search by any of the fields. For example, you may want to search by File Number or Licensee Name.
To limit your search to applications within a particular service, select the appropriate Radio Service Code. If searching by Licensee Name, type the name you want, as in the following examples:
- Smith
- Smith, Robert
- Smith Jr
- Smith Sr
- Smith Jr, Robert
Punctuated Names: Earlier systems did not accept punctuation within a name. Thus, to search for a name that is hyphenated (such as Smith-Jones) or includes an apostrophe (such as O'Brien), you should use the percent sign (%) wildcard character. Some examples are:
- To search for Smith-Jones, type either Smith or %Jones in the Licensee Name field.
- To search for O'Brien, type %Brien.
- To search for McCormick or a similar name, try %Cormick.
Within the database, punctuated names may be in any of several formats, such as O Brien or Obrien, depending on the system from which it was converted. Using the wildcard character will locate the name regardless of how it is stored in the database.
