# Submit Your First TTML

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## New ticket creations are closed. [Upload locally](https://guides.spicylyrics.org/s/ttml/doc/6-export-and-test-the-ttml-nzae0Py9JJ#h-run-a-local-test) instead.

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This process is for people who do not yet have the `TTML Maker` role. Before opening a ticket, finish your TTML, [test it locally](https://guides.spicylyrics.org/s/ttml/doc/6-export-and-test-the-ttml-nzae0Py9JJ) against the exact song version, and confirm that it follows the [Uploading and TTML Rules](https://guides.spicylyrics.org/s/tools/doc/uploading-and-ttml-rules-rvofBBi0PV).

## Open your application ticket


1. Join the [Spicy Lyrics Discord server](https://discord.gg/lyrc).
2. Open [#create-a-ticket](https://discord.com/channels/1369992682214264993/1420470843414413403).
3. Create a ticket and attach or paste your TTML with the exact song link.
4. Wait for a Mod or Reviewer to join and review it.

   
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   Wait time for review may vary from a couple of **weeks** to a couple of **months**, be patient.

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5. Correct every blocking issue they identify and send the revised TTML in the same ticket.

You are not expected to check `#ttml-uploads` before applying because you may not have access to that forum. Submit your chosen song through the ticket process and follow the reviewer's instructions.


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**Can't find your ticket?** Ticket threads are hidden from the active list after seven days of inactivity; they are not deleted. Open `#create-a-ticket`, then click the **Threads** button in the channel's top-right toolbar to find your existing ticket. Do not open another ticket solely because the original is hidden.

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## Review deadlines

| When the clock starts | What you must do | If you miss it |
|-----------------------|------------------|----------------|
| A Mod or Reviewer joins your ticket | Produce an upload-ready TTML within one week. | The ticket is closed and you receive access to the `#ttml-help` forum, where Mods and Reviewers can continue helping you. |
| A Reviewer or higher identifies issues that require a corrected file | Provide the corrected TTML within three days. | The ticket is closed without granting access to `#ttml-help`. |

The three-day correction deadline does not restart or extend the overall one-week deadline.

After either type of closure, you may open another ticket immediately. This puts the new ticket back into the queue without leaving an old ticket pending.

## Approval

When the TTML satisfies the required rules, loads and renders correctly, and needs no further fixes before upload, it is upload-ready. Staff will upload it and grant you the `TTML Maker` role.

After receiving the role, continue with the separate [**Welcome, TTML Maker**](https://guides.spicylyrics.org/s/ttml/doc/welcome-ttml-maker-YfBvAkFWDG) page for later submissions.