I have been approved vs I was approved

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I have been approved' is used when the approval is recent or ongoing, emphasizing the current status resulting from the approval. 'I was approved' is used when referring to a specific past event of being approved.

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I have been approved

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English, especially when referring to recent or ongoing approval.

This phrase is used to indicate that the approval process has been completed and the person is currently in an approved status. It emphasizes the current state resulting from the approval.

Examples:

I have been approved for the loan.
She has been approved to attend the conference.
They have been approved for the project.

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I have been approved.
I would like to draw attention to the two amendments that I proposed and that have been approved in the final report.
I was delighted to note that Amendments Nos 3, 4, 5 and 6, which I tabled myself, have been approved by the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market.
My Christmas leave has been approved.
The refinancing itself has also been approved.
No projects have therefore been approved yet.
I have voted in favour of the report, especially since quite a few of my amendments were approved by the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy and have now also been approved in plenary.
Now that Amendment No 7 has been approved, the deletion of Recital G should be approved.
None of those drugs have been approved by the FDA.
Rolie, your application's been approved.
Under CARDS, another initial envelope of € 150.8 million has been approved in 2001 for FRY.
That Agreement has been approved by Decision 2004/368/EC [2].
The MC Settlement Agreement has since been approved at the general meetings of MobilCom AG and France Télécom.
International Power's purchase has been approved by the Portuguese Competition Authority.
For 2000, four regional programmes have been approved.
The Structural Funds Regulation has been approved by the Member States and the Council.
Various laboratory methods have been approved for the detection of Trichinella in fresh meat.
Thirty five SEZs have been approved by the Indian authorities.
its active substances, safeners and synergists have been approved;
No operations should start until a contingency plan has been approved.

Alternatives:

I have received approval.
My application has been accepted.
Approval has been granted to me.
I am approved.
I have been given the green light.

I was approved

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English, especially when referring to a specific past event of being approved.

This phrase is used to indicate that the approval happened at a specific point in the past. It refers to a past event of being approved.

Examples:

I was approved for the job last week.
She was approved to join the club.
They were approved for the grant.

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And I was approved.
And I was approved.
Look, I just did a surgery that I wasn't approved to do.
This report for which I am rapporteur was approved by the Committee on Legal Affairs before the interinstitutional agreement had been reached.
No, of course not, I only did what was approved by the trade unions.
I'm also sure you're beat coppers are enjoying that overtime I was able to get approved for them. Yes.
What I approved was a simple piece of intelligence gathering.
I thought it was already approved.
That suggestion was approved, but no delegation was approved for Kashmir.
The revised external lending mandate was approved in 2011.
Right after the Port Jefferson Bridge was approved.
The facility was approved on 15 August 2003.
Your visa was approved this morning.
The agenda was approved in Strasbourg.
I heard your first solo mission was approved.
I was the mayor at the time that this housing was approved.
And just last month the first FDA-approved application was approved to allow radiologists to do actual reading on these sorts of devices.
The release was approved by Dr. Charles Nichols.
ACH-CN received closure aid that was approved by Commission decision 2002/132/EC [3].
The incentive was approved by the Portuguese authorities on 12 June 2000.

Alternatives:

I received approval.
My application was accepted.
Approval was granted to me.
I got approved.
I was given the green light.

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I have been approved vs I was approved