Through the traditional route, between 4 and 8 weeks — and with a real risk of it not arriving. Three things eat into the timetable: problems being discovered too late (charges, penalties, visas), applications submitted incomplete and sent back for correction, and the limbo of uncertainty between the initial notification and final approval, during which transactions are left in limbo.
With the secure closing process at VTC360, the target is 7–15 days from the deposit. Not because the authorities work any faster, but because the process eliminates avoidable delays:
- Verification (ownership, encumbrances, approval, sanctions) is carried out before the deposit is made, not afterwards.
- The application is submitted complete first time, prepared by a team that handles this every week.
- The funds are held in escrow: no one holds anyone else up whilst the administration makes its decision.
The six stages — application, deposit, due diligence, escrow, signing, transfer — are the same for all transactions and you can track them in your client area. Details of the process, including published fees, can be found at how it works; and a full breakdown of why weeks are saved can be found in this analysis.
LAST REVIEWED · Jul 19, 2026 — VTC360 guide: general criteria, not advice for your specific case.