I applied for a few PAYE schemes about 3 weeks ago and got nothing through yet.
How long do they normally take to come through
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I set one up on Wednesday and got the reference on Saturday! Though usually it's about a week.
About a week is my recent experience when set up by structured eMail.
In an instance where after a month I'd received no references (suspect: client not passing them on) I 'phoned HMRC to obtain them.
Normally it takes about a week. If it has gone on longer than that I would contact HMRC. I normally get an email to say they have received the application with an hour sending a structured email to HMRC, and an email to say that the references have been sent in the post about 2 days after the initial application
We phone HMRC and register the scheme on the call, with the PAYE Ref and Accounts Office Ref confirmed back to us at the same time.
It's quicker and you don't have to wait for the client to pass you the confirmation letter!