One of the most common questions that people who are looking to buy a new home have is what kind of time frame should be expected on bond approval. This is a good question because it play a big role in determining how long it will take to begin the process of getting moved into a home. Other time frames to consider include the time in Selling a Home. Unfortunately, there is no solid answer which exists to the question of how long a bond approval takes. In most cases the entire process will take right around 30 days. At times it can take a bit longer than 30 days. It is extremely rare for it to take less than 30 days but this does happen on a rare occasion. The pre approval stage can make it seem less complex than it is because this stage only involves checking income. Final stages are more complex because they must go through a number of different people.