Recent approvals reflect relatively short pending durations across reported filings.
Form 1·Individual
Median wait69d
Typical range38–82d
Approvals116
Form 4·Individual
Median wait6d
Typical range4–9d
Approvals93
Form 1·Trust
Median wait83d
Typical range73–85d
Approvals66
Form 4·Trust
Median wait31d
Typical range27–38d
Approvals50
Last 30 days by ATF approval date · 325 approvals
Approval Activity Signal
Slight slowdown in approval activity
Monitoring Form 4 and Form 1 recent approvals
Last approval
1d ago
Signal strength
↓ Below baseline
Detection window
175 recent · 980 prior 76d
Queue Intelligence
90-day window
Operational FrontierThe oldest filing months still getting approvals — how far back the ATF is currently working.
Oldest filing months still seeing meaningful recent approvals
Form 4 · IndividualJun 2026
Form 4 · TrustMay 2026
Form 1 · IndividualApr 2026
Form 1 · TrustApr 2026
Active CohortsHow many different filing months saw at least one approval in the last 30 days.
Filing months with recent approvals in the last 30 days
Form 43
Form 13
Combined4
90-Day Wait Distribution
Typical range · median · by filing type
Form 1 · Individual
362 approvals
64dmedianThe middle wait — half were faster, half slower (used instead of an average so one extreme case doesn't skew it).·57–70d typical rangeWhere the middle 50% of waits fell — most people landed in this range.
Form 4 · Individual
360 approvals
6dmedianThe middle wait — half were faster, half slower (used instead of an average so one extreme case doesn't skew it).
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4–9d typical rangeWhere the middle 50% of waits fell — most people landed in this range.
Form 4 · Trust
232 approvals
29dmedianThe middle wait — half were faster, half slower (used instead of an average so one extreme case doesn't skew it).·21–35d typical rangeWhere the middle 50% of waits fell — most people landed in this range.
Form 1 · Trust
222 approvals
71dmedianThe middle wait — half were faster, half slower (used instead of an average so one extreme case doesn't skew it).·65–77d typical rangeWhere the middle 50% of waits fell — most people landed in this range.
3,238 approvals tracked across 47 states
Latest reported approval: yesterday
Cohort Activity Map
Two queue surfaces — shared scale, shared timeline, synchronized hover
Right now most Form 4 individual e-files clear in about 6 days; Form 1 filings are running about 64 days. Enter your own filing below to see where you stand.
Form 1 · Trust waits have risen steadily since Jan 2026 — up about 11 days per month. If recent pace holds, later filers are waiting longer than earlier ones.
Form 1 · Individual waits have risen steadily since Jan 2026 — up about 11 days per month. If recent pace holds, later filers are waiting longer than earlier ones.
Approval signal distributed across 4 active cohort windows. Broad-front advancement detected — no dominant compression zone.