ClearForms - Download or Print a Record of Your Application/Permit

As an individual or business applying for a permit or license, you may desire to print out a record of an individual application. Many governments have transitioned to using the PDF/ printout as the official record of a completed submission and encourage you to print your business license, display it on-site, or bring a printed version of your special event permit to your event (even though either you or a government employee could show the valid permit on their phone any time).  

More and more, instead of the government printing and mailing you a copy of a permit, you may be directed to print your own permit as soon as it's completed and approved. And even for a submission where you're not required to display a paper record of a permit, you still might want to print out a record of your submission.

There are two ways to download and print your application. Select the option below to navigate directly to that section of the article:

• If the submission (application type) is completed
• If the application is still in progress

If the submission (application type) is completed

If your form submission is complete, sign in to your Online Forms applicant portal and follow these steps to download a record for printing:

1. From your Submissions Dashboard, open the form submission you want to print by selecting the hyperlinked submission number.
2. If the form submission completed, you'll see a Summary Document with a Download link in the bottom right corner. Select that link to download the form to your computer.

Once downloaded, you can print, email, or save it.

Here is how it displays on mobile:

If the application is still in progress

Even if the form hasn't been completed, you can still access a PDF download. From your Submissions Dashboard, navigate to the form submission you wish to download, and follow these steps:

1. Select the sheet of paper icon in the top right corner of the screen to view Documents and Files. From here, you can download the PDF version of the application in submission. You'll be able to see whether the Document (Output) has been Issued or is Unissued (still in progress).
2.  Select the Summary Document link, or expand the summary document details and select the Download button.
3. This will open up the summary document in a new browser tab which you can then download to your computer.

Pro Tip: Follow the same steps as above to access and download the documents from your mobile device. 

Note: Typically PDF downloads include the following information:

• Government name and logo
• Name of the submission (Application type)
• Status (Active, Completed, Halted)
• Information about who launched the application and when it was launched.

Other information from the submission is included or removed at the discretion of the government that set up the form. Additionally, some governments use a custom PDF export so that the document conforms to their existing format and may have a very specific format.