| Country | Limits |
|---|---|
| Russian Federation | 6 months before induction |
| Armenia | One month before induction ( i.e. by 1st March or 1st September) |
| Romania | within 15 days after passed fit for service |
| Slovakia | within 30 days after passed fit for service |
| Bulgaria | within 1 month after passed fit for service (Article 7.2) |
| Taiwan | between medical examination and call-up |
| Austria | within 6 months after passed fit or 2 days before call-up, reservists within 3 years of first call-up |
| Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of | before call-up |
| Poland | before call-up |
| Bosnia - Herzegovina: | |
| Federation (S) | within 7 days of call-up |
| Republika Srpska (S) | within 15 days of call-up |
| Georgia | within 10 days of call-up |
| Czech Republic (S) | within 30 days of call-up (for conscripts) reservists may apply during January of any year - separate regulations for regular service personnel? |
| Ukraine | within 6 months of call-up |
| Greece | between call-up and the day before induction (one month) |
| USA (S) | after call-up; must be received one day before induction - separate regulations for regular service personnel |
| Moldova | during the two months before induction |
| Cyprus | before induction |
| Estonia | before induction |
| Latvia | before induction - separate regulations for regular service personnel? |
| Lithuania | before induction |
| Uzbekistan | before induction |
| Paraguay | no rules established, presumably very difficult in practice after induction |
| Hungary (S) | before taking military oath (about 3 weeks into service), reservists: before call-up for reserve duties |
| Serbia-Montenegro | before induction or within the first third of the period of service ( i.e. 3 months) |
| Switzerland | at any time after passed fit for service |
| Netherlands (S) | at any time after passed fit for service - including regular service personnel |
| Croatia | no restrictions for conscripts |
| Finland | no restrictions for conscripts |
| Sweden | no restrictions for conscripts - approval automatic within 6 months of call-up or at any time before induction |
| Denmark | no restrictions for conscripts - situation for regular service personnel unclear |
| Norway | no restrictions for conscripts - situation for regular service personnel unclear |
| Slovenia (S) | no restrictions? |
| Germany | no restrictions |
(S) = obligatory military service currently suspended or abolished