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# Submitting a Late Application (Already Started)

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Looking to complete an application on an applicant's behalf from scratch? See [Submitting a Late Application (Not Yet Started)](/knowledge-base/administrator-help-guides/applications/how-to-submit-a-late-application/submitting-a-late-application-not-yet-started.md).
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If an application already exists but hasn't been submitted - whether the applicant created it themselves before the round closed, or you started it for them using "Complete Application on Behalf" - you can unlock it so **they** can finish and submit it themselves, no need to complete it for them.

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### Navigate to All Applications

Go to **Application > All Applications** and find the applicant's unsubmitted application.
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### Open Application Editing

Click **Application Editing and Unlock with message**.
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### Set a deadline and message

Write the applicant a message letting them know they can now finish and submit their application, and set how long they have to do it using the datetime picker. Once that time elapses, the application locks again automatically.
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### Applicant submits

The applicant logs in, finishes their application, and submits it themselves before the deadline you set.
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See [Unlock an Application](/knowledge-base/administrator-help-guides/applications/editing-applications-after-submission/unlock-an-application.md) for more detail on the unlock feature.

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Either way, submitting late always requires an admin action first - applicants can't bypass a closed round on their own.
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## What's Next?

* [Submitting a Late Application (Not Yet Started)](/knowledge-base/administrator-help-guides/applications/how-to-submit-a-late-application/submitting-a-late-application-not-yet-started.md)
* [How to Submit a Late Application](/knowledge-base/administrator-help-guides/applications/how-to-submit-a-late-application.md)