How long does it take to move out of Alpha

[FyreHawke]

I'm a new developer who got my first game into alpha a few weeks ago. Its been going well, I got a few bug reports and have been fixing them. So far I've had eight five * reviews, however I don't have any approvals yet.

How long does it typically take to get the approvals needed? are reviewers pretty strict about handing them out?

Any feedback or advice is appreciated.

[AxeCrazy]

really depends on the game and the publisher.
getting 10 approvals can take weeks if not months
When the publisher want to get into beta earlier he can request a beta without the approvals, but that is not always granted.