QueueAdvancing—Approvals are concentrated in May 2026 filings — the queue is processing relatively recent submissions.
Approval Activity Signal
Activity remains within normal range
Monitoring Form 4 and Form 1 recent approvals
Last approval
1d ago
Signal strength
→ At baseline
Detection window
219 recent · 972 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
374 approvals
64dmedianThe middle wait — half were faster, half slower (used instead of an average so one extreme case doesn't skew it).·57–71d typical rangeThe middle half of waits — the fastest 25% and the slowest 25% are left out.
Form 4 · Individual
366 approvals
7dmedianThe 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 rangeThe middle half of waits — the fastest 25% and the slowest 25% are left out.
Form 4 · Trust
234 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
227 approvals
72dmedianThe middle wait — half were faster, half slower (used instead of an average so one extreme case doesn't skew it).·66–78d 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%.
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.
Cohort Activity Map
Two queue surfaces — shared scale, shared timeline, synchronized hover