It takes approximately 21 days from the time you send in your application to the time you receive your New York State Security Guard license in the mail.  To check to see if your license has been processed, visit the Licensing Status page of the NY State Division of Licensing Services.  If you just applied for the first time, you can do a search by name.

If you applied for your first license, you can check the status by clicking here.

If you’re renewing and already have a security guard id number, you can search by entering your id. https://appext20.dos.ny.gov/lcns_public/main_screen