# Curator application waiting time

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/curator-application-waiting-time/85318>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** question\
**Created:** [September 13, 2026, 1:53pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/curator-application-waiting-time/85318 "2026-09-13T13:53:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![grantkeeper](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/grantkeeper/32/77048_2.png) [@grantkeeper](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/grantkeeper)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2026, 1:53pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/curator-application-waiting-time/85318/1 "2026-09-13T13:53:41Z")

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Hello! I submitted my curator application about a month ago and on the 25th August I received a mail saying that the headquarters had received my application and that it would take 5-7 business days for a response. However, as of today (13th September 2026) I haven’t received any news and I was bit concerned… So I was wondering when I should expect a possible response. I completely understand that the administrators are very busy and I really appreciate the work they do so I don’t mind waiting for longer. Thanks a lot!!

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**Author:** ![bouteloua](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/bouteloua/32/1180_2.png) [@bouteloua](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bouteloua)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2026, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/curator-application-waiting-time/85318/2 "2026-09-13T14:35:52Z")

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You can reach out to [help@inaturalist.org](mailto:help@inaturalist.org) to see what the status is. It may have just been accidentally overlooked.

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**Author:** ![tiwane](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/tiwane/32/54612_2.png) [@tiwane](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/tiwane)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/curator-application-waiting-time/85318/3 "2026-09-13T16:47:41Z")

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Apologies, I’ve just responded now.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/2X/7/7831452cf7f0d653ff1ffd34176334b7ef1b6a17.png) [@system](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2026, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/curator-application-waiting-time/85318/4 "2026-09-15T16:48:22Z")

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