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 4 · Individual
368 approvals
7dmedianThe middle wait — half were faster, half slower (used instead of an average so one extreme case doesn't skew it).·4–9d typical rangeThe middle half of waits — the fastest 25% and the slowest 25% are left out.
Form 1 · Individual
365 approvals
64dmedianThe middle wait — half were faster, half slower (used instead of an average so one extreme case doesn't skew it).
·
59–71d typical rangeThe middle half of waits — the fastest 25% and the slowest 25% are left out.
Form 4 · Trust
238 approvals
30dmedianThe middle wait — half were faster, half slower (used instead of an average so one extreme case doesn't skew it).·21–35d typical rangeThe middle half of waits — the fastest 25% and the slowest 25% are left out.
Form 1 · Trust
228 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 rangeThe middle half of waits — the fastest 25% and the slowest 25% are left out.
Typical range = the middle half of waits. It leaves out the fastest 25% and the slowest 25%.
Approval distribution by filing week
All types
Filing week
Approvals
Median
Typical range
Active
Jul 13–19, 2026
8
2d
1–2d
8
Jul 6–12
30
7d
5–8d
30
Jun 29–Jul 5
35
12d
9–15d
35
Jun 22–28
36
6d
4–13d
36
Jun 15–21
34
5d
2–13d
22
Jun 8–14
50
6d
4–30d
19
Jun 1–7
55
8d
6–31d
23
May 25–31
49
14d
6–38d
23
May 18–24
66
10d
4–29d
16
May 11–17
74
29d
7–41d
24
May 4–10
62
20d
6–65d
21
Apr 27–May 3
70
22d
7–73d
25
Apr 20–26
83
18d
7–55d
19
Apr 13–19
88
26d
6–72d
25
Apr 6–12
125
36d
8–78d
33
Mar 30–Apr 5
105
36d
16–73d
13
Mar 23–29
95
66d
29–73d
—
Mar 16–22
97
62d
22–68d
—
Mar 9–15
111
42d
13–65d
—
Mar 2–8
115
36d
7–64d
—
Feb 23–Mar 1
113
25d
4–63d
—
Feb 16–22
130
28d
4–62d
—
Feb 9–15
139
57d
13–61d
—
Feb 2–8
93
23d
8–28d
—
Jan 26–Feb 1
125
26d
15–45d
—
Jan 19–25
143
32d
18–53d
—
Median = half waited less, half more. Typical range = the middle 50% of filers (25th–75th percentile). Active = approved in the last 30 days.
3,318 approvals tracked across 47 states
Latest reported approval: today
Cohort Activity Map
Two queue surfaces — shared scale, shared timeline, synchronized hover
Right now most Form 4 individual e-files clear in about 7 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.