Applications for a certificate of pardon will be processed by the relevant Department, and the Pardon Attorney will issue certificates, as quickly as possible. However, following receipt of an application, the relevant Department needs to retrieve, where available, and review your court-martial and military service records to determine whether the individual is covered by the President’s June 26, 2024, pardon proclamation. This process may take as long as several months to complete.
You can expedite the processing of your application by providing an email address to contact you, and including any case documents you may still have about your conviction. You may submit your application by mail but doing so may delay the process.
The more complete your application is upon initial submission, the faster the relevant Department can process your request.
If you do not, or cannot, provide all information requested in the application, the relevant Department may need to conduct additional review, delaying the process. This review may include contacting you to collect additional personally identifying information. Providing your email address or that of a trusted contact for follow-up questions will help process your request faster.