Approval time on certifications

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Russ7169

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Just curious how long the approval process is running for certifications. Awaiting my second certification. First one was approved very quickly last year. Thanks
 
what method did you submit it through? Paper or email typically runs 4-6 weeks for non-premier members.
 
I submitted my SS1000 application on 7/8/24 and received notification of approval on 8/8/24.
After paying on-line, the swag arrived in the mail a week later.
 
Here are some factors that can effect the length of time it takes for your ride to be approved:

1. The number of rides submitted before you that are still in the que.
2. The complexity of the ride and the rides submitted before you.
3. The quality of the documentation for the ride and the rides submitted before you.
4. Applicants not checking their spam folders for responses/questions from the certification team.
5. Certifiers are volunteers, they do rides and attend rallies themselves as well as do other tasks for the IBA such as scout bonus locations for the various rallies held through out the year and this is an Iron Butt Rally year (our Superbowl). The window for my first ride, which was not a simple Saddle Sore was just short of a year. 3-5 months seems to be the norm. There are only two ways that I know of to get your first ride certified faster. One is to attend a IBA rally that offers a Saddle Sore as part of their rally or as a ride in. The second is to find a premier member that is willing to mentor you in our ride craft, ride your ride with you and submit it along with theirs. I know it's hard to stay patient, but that is the best advice any of us can give you. We all have been right there in your shoes.
 
Thanks. It is a little frustrating waiting. Especially, when we know people that have submitted/received after ours were submitted. The email notifications are landing in my inbox, so they are not going to spam.
 
Russ Black said:
Here are some factors that can effect the length of time it takes for your ride to be approved:

1. The number of rides submitted before you that are still in the que.
2. The complexity of the ride and the rides submitted before you.
3. The quality of the documentation for the ride and the rides submitted before you.
4. Applicants not checking their spam folders for responses/questions from the certification team.
5. Certifiers are volunteers, they do rides and attend rallies themselves as well as do other tasks for the IBA such as scout bonus locations for the various rallies held through out the year and this is an Iron Butt Rally year (our Superbowl). The window for my first ride, which was not a simple Saddle Sore was just short of a year. 3-5 months seems to be the norm. There are only two ways that I know of to get your first ride certified faster. One is to attend a IBA rally that offers a Saddle Sore as part of their rally or as a ride in. The second is to find a premier member that is willing to mentor you in our ride craft, ride your ride with you and submit it along with theirs. I know it's hard to stay patient, but that is the best advice any of us can give you. We all have been right there in your shoes.
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Is the IBA looking for additional help on the certification team? I would be happy to help.
 
Russ7169 said:
Thanks. It is a little frustrating waiting. Especially, when we know people that have submitted/received after ours were submitted. The email notifications are landing in my inbox, so they are not going to spam.
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Not that it guarantees a quick return, but having a very well prepared ride dossier should hopefully make the submission as clear as possible.

It's somewhat of a mystery (intentional...) on how the process works, but it is well known that there are more than one team of people that look over each ride submission. That team comes to a consensus that you did what you did and the ride is then submitted for approval.

Since the IBR is fast approaching (June 16 - 27), I'd suspect that a significant portion of all of this effort has come to a slow crawl. A subset of this same group of people is assisting in whatever ways necessary to provide support for the rally.

As they should.
 
kwthom said:
Since the IBR is fast approaching (June 16 - 27), I'd suspect that a significant portion of all of this effort has come to a slow crawl. A subset of this same group of people is assisting in whatever ways necessary to provide support for the rally.
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Perhaps not so much this time. Paul & Crew are spinning a different web that requires less manpower.
 
Did you each submit separately? Did you each use your own pictures?

Sometimes nested rides take longer. If someone flagged it because they suspected shared pictures, it may have gotten put on the back burner for someone else to go through it again.
 
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