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Post 1/1/2026 Approval times. (Page 1 of 8)
Posted: 1/16/2026 7:04:48 PM EDT
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Might as well start a thread. What are you guys seeing? You can watch the reddit NFA thread. It gives you a good timeline what day the NFA branch is working on. reddit NFA thread. |
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Originally Posted By SpankMonkey: Might as well start a thread. What are you guys seeing? Folks post their experience in the eForm4 Tracking thread over in the NFA General Discussion forum. https://www.ar15.com/forums/armory/EForm-4-Tracking-Thread-DO-NOT-POST-before-reading-the-rules-in-OP/17-530469/&page=27 There's also a Post 1/1/26 Experience thread over there. https://www.ar15.com/forums/Armory/OFFICIAL-0-Form-1-Form-4-Experience-Thread/17-560550/ |
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Originally Posted By dmk0210: Exactly 7 days for me. Submitted 1/6, approved 1/13 Folks post their experience in the eForm4 Tracking thread over in the NFA General Discussion forum. https://www.ar15.com/forums/armory/EForm-4-Tracking-Thread-DO-NOT-POST-before-reading-the-rules-in-OP/17-530469/&page=27 There's also a Post 1/1/26 Experience thread over there. https://www.ar15.com/forums/Armory/OFFICIAL-0-Form-1-Form-4-Experience-Thread/17-560550/ I never even saw them. Thank you. |
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Originally Posted By SpankMonkey: That's great news for using paper prints. @SpankMonkey and everyone else doing paper prints. Take my advice, unless you're only going to buy just one suppressor in your lifetime (trust me you won't, it's addictive!) go to Printscan and find a location near you, usually a UPS store, pay the $65 and you now have digital prints. It's way better than the ink and paper method, and it will speed up your approval times! Money well spent IMO. |
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Originally Posted By kc4sox: Several form 1’s filed on 1/3 haven’t heard a word as of today. 🤨 A dozen form 1's between 1/2 and 1/3 for me, with no word back yet. 2 form 4's submitted on the 10th with no approvals on those yet either. All submitted as an individual. |
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Originally Posted By Ruckus: @SpankMonkey and everyone else doing paper prints. Take my advice, unless you're only going to buy just one suppressor in your lifetime (trust me you won't, it's addictive!) go to Printscan and find a location near you, usually a UPS store, pay the $65 and you now have digital prints. It's way better than the ink and paper method, and it will speed up your approval times! Money well spent IMO. |
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Originally Posted By SpankMonkey: It looks like form 4s are 1 week to approval and forms 1s are delayed for some reason. I've only seen a few guys get their form 1 approvals since Jan 1st.  I just submitted an F1 for an SBR last Sunday. I was hoping it would get approved this weekend. |
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Originally Posted By Ruckus: @SpankMonkey and everyone else doing paper prints. Take my advice, unless you're only going to buy just one suppressor in your lifetime (trust me you won't, it's addictive!) go to Printscan and find a location near you, usually a UPS store, pay the $65 and you now have digital prints. It's way better than the ink and paper method, and it will speed up your approval times! Money well spent IMO. I agree. EFT prints are the way to go. Unfortunately there are no printscan business's anywhere near me. Closest one is 3 hours away. |
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Originally Posted By SpankMonkey: I agree. EFT prints are the way to go. Unfortunately there are no printscan business's anywhere near me. Closest one is 3 hours away. This place offers a remote EFT service. I've haven’t used it as I was able to get them from my local gun store, but I've seen people recommend this service before. I don't think he is the only place that does it, but its the only one I know of for sure off the top of my head. |
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Originally Posted By NamLeets: This place offers a remote EFT service. I've haven’t used it as I was able to get them from my local gun store, but I've seen people recommend this service before. I don't think he is the only place that does it, but its the only one I know of for sure off the top of my head. Nice find. Thx man. That could work. Looks like he is heading to SS. I'll wait until he returns. |
| I submitted 6 form 4's between the 6th and 7th from myself as an individual to a trust I just got (1 RP for now). Still waiting. I have a form 1 that I submitted on the 12th and 3 more form 4's to do from myself and/or my wife to the trust. I was going to hold out and do a 24 month exemption, but I should probably just submit them. |
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Originally Posted By balane: As a test run I submitted a form 1 (SBR receiver) at midnight EST new year's eve. I received my approval email on Jan. 5 at 8:00am. I was impressed, expected much longer. That was quick. I think it's up to 1.5 million submissions now. |
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Local FFL (#1) in stock purchase 1/3, finally submitted 1/11, still waiting as of today 1/18, **Silencer Shop process** Another local FFL (#2) purchase 1/5 shy of closing time (6pm), they do all their stuff in house and submit direct to E-Form. Had e-mail at 6:02pm that forms received at E-Forms. Approval mail at 11:13 1/14, and item in hand on way home before 6pm |
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Form 4, Individual from Capital Armory for Griffin 30SD-K. EFT prints. 01/06/2026 - certified Form 4 with Capital Armory; took 2 phone calls since I was at work, first was about 40 minutes and second was like 30, with it finally going thru 01/20/2026 - Approved in the morning; got the 4473 done, so hopefully will get this by my birthday (mid-February) Control #20268735xx |
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Originally Posted By SpankMonkey: Just checked. E-forms is up to 1.7 million applications submitted since 1/1/2026. Damn! |
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Form Type: Form 4 Paid or not: $0 Entity: Trust Fingerprint Type: EFT Upload Pending: 01/03/26 Approved: 01/07/26 Wait: 4 days State: TX Control Number: 202660XXXX Form Type: Form 4 x9 Paid or not: $0 Entity: Trust Fingerprint Type: SS Pending: 01/05/26 (x8). 01/06/26 (x1) Approved: 01/15/26 Wait: 10 days (x8) 9 days (x1) State: TX Control Number: 202675XXXX, 202675XXXX,202675XXXX,202675XXXX, 202675XXXX, 202676XXXX, 202676XXXX, 202676XXXX, 202687XXXX. Received emails for all 9 approvals. Still waiting on two more Form 4, pending 01/10/26. not sure why the last two where not part of batch approval. |
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Originally Posted By SBR7_11: Should not take more than 5 minute to verify information, and approve it Originally Posted By SBR7_11: Originally Posted By SpankMonkey: Just checked. E-forms is up to 1.7 million applications submitted since 1/1/2026. Should not take more than 5 minute to verify information, and approve it If my quick math is correct that is 2,361 hours. I wonder how many people are reviewing them. |
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Originally Posted By dave5339: Form 4 submitted 1/10 at a local shop. Picked up suppressor 1/22. Semper Fi Missing some bits * submitted 1/10 * E-Form notification date saying Submitted / In Progress / time stamp of e-mail * Approval date / time stamp of e-mail * Picked up 1/22 |
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Reddit NFA forum has a good megathread where a bunch of people contribute. Probably the most up to date daily data out there on approval times. https://old.reddit.com/r/NFA/comments/1q3bnqs/2026_1st_quarter_approval_megathread/ |
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Originally Posted By Ruckus: @SpankMonkey and everyone else doing paper prints. Take my advice, unless you're only going to buy just one suppressor in your lifetime (trust me you won't, it's addictive!) go to Printscan and find a location near you, usually a UPS store, pay the $65 and you now have digital prints. It's way better than the ink and paper method, and it will speed up your approval times! Money well spent IMO. Sadly it's $130 here. I'm wondering if I've got prints in the system with Silencershop am I already GTG or do they need updated now and then? I know the photo does, and I need to redo that but it still says prints are fine. I coulda sworn there was an expiration on those too. |
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