I think thatās just so you can get a test date in your location. It was difficult for my application to get approved (Iām not the only one who had this issue) because of the ADA cyberattack. Website says 1-3 business days. It took about 10 days for me and 2 and a half weeks for one of my friends to get approved, and we applied on the same day. Once approved both of us were able to sign up for a test date on the Pearson website. There were very few test dates available in most testing centers within driving distance of my location that would still allow me to have my app in on time. Iām driving 2.5 hours to take my test even though there are 2 test centers in my town. I would go ahead and apply. I actually got someone on the phone from the ADA the other day, and they said they are close to resolving the issue, so you may not have any trouble. I actually called them about NBDE scores because I put in a request, and it took forever for them to send them to me and to PASS.