Recent approvals reflect relatively short pending durations across reported filings.
Form 1·Individual
Median wait56d
Typical range38–77d
Approvals182
Form 4·Individual
Median wait8d
Typical range5–13d
Approvals113
Form 4·Trust
Median wait31d
Typical range27–37d
Approvals81
Form 1·Trust
Median wait83d
Typical range66–86d
Approvals69
Last 30 days by ATF approval date · 445 approvals
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
253 recent · 966 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 · TrustJun 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 14
Combined4
90-Day Wait Distribution
Typical range · median · by filing type
Form 1 · Individual
394 approvals
63dmedianThe middle wait — half were faster, half slower (used instead of an average so one extreme case doesn't skew it).·48–71d typical rangeThe middle half of waits — the fastest 25% and the slowest 25% are left out.
Form 4 · Individual
365 approvals
6dmedianThe middle wait — half were faster, half slower (used instead of an average so one extreme case doesn't skew it).
·
4–10d typical rangeThe middle half of waits — the fastest 25% and the slowest 25% are left out.
Form 4 · Trust
240 approvals
30dmedianThe middle wait — half were faster, half slower (used instead of an average so one extreme case doesn't skew it).·21–36d typical rangeThe middle half of waits — the fastest 25% and the slowest 25% are left out.
Form 1 · Trust
229 approvals
72dmedianThe middle wait — half were faster, half slower (used instead of an average so one extreme case doesn't skew it).·66–82d 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 20–26, 2026
14
3d
2–5d
14
Jul 13–19
19
3d
2–9d
19
Jul 6–12
42
8d
6–13d
42
Jun 29–Jul 5
53
15d
9–23d
53
Jun 22–28
55
11d
5–28d
40
Jun 15–21
54
15d
4–33d
30
Jun 8–14
63
12d
4–37d
30
Jun 1–7
67
18d
7–39d
29
May 25–31
60
27d
7–51d
27
May 18–24
69
10d
5–35d
17
May 11–17
78
31d
8–50d
20
May 4–10
64
22d
6–70d
19
Apr 27–May 3
79
27d
8–77d
31
Apr 20–26
89
21d
7–79d
23
Apr 13–19
88
26d
6–72d
22
Apr 6–12
126
36d
8–78d
19
Mar 30–Apr 5
105
36d
16–73d
—
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
73
26d
12–28d
—
Median = half waited less, half more. Typical range = the middle 50% of filers (25th–75th percentile). Active = approved in the last 30 days.
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 63 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.