You should apply for your mission four to six months before your availability date, and be aware that if you serve a foreign mission, you may not actually leave for the field for many more months because of visa delays.
Tag: mission call
LDS Senior Missions Tip of the Week: Mission Call
Even though young missionaries receive their calls two to three weeks after their stake president submits their application, senior missionary calls take five to six weeks to process. That’s because senior mission applications have much more detailed health and experience information.