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11/8/2012 5:42:10 AM EDT
I have a form 1 and a form 4 I sent in middle of October.

I called yesterday just to make sure the serial numbers were in the system.

I was told they were both "pending" as of just a few days after they were mailed.

If i recal correctly, in the past, it often took a month or two to reach pendig stauts.

Did they change the process?
11/8/2012 6:55:15 AM EDT
[#1]
Assistant examiners, who are on contract with NFA, are helping with the backlog. They worked out a step by step process to move forms thru faster. Still pending to approval is 4 and half months to 5 months depending on examiners. I can tell you if you have Sara Jones or Shannon Siverio, you got a 4 and a week from pending to approval. Every examiner is different speed but those 2 examiners I know for a fact, work at that speed.

5 months ago, I can tell you that it took a month to go into pending. They just started moving things fast like 2-3 months ago. I have many many forms with them. I'd say I have about 2 per month since 5 months ago.
11/8/2012 7:08:37 AM EDT
[#2]
Quoted:
Assistant examiners, who are on contract with NFA, are helping with the backlog. They worked out a step by step process to move forms thru faster. Still pending to approval is 4 and half months to 5 months depending on examiners. I can tell you if you have Sara Jones or Shannon Siverio, you got a 4 and a week from pending to approval. Every examiner is different speed but those 2 examiners I know for a fact, work at that speed.

5 months ago, I can tell you that it took a month to go into pending. They just started moving things fast like 2-3 months ago. I have many many forms with them. I'd say I have about 2 per month since 5 months ago.


I do have Shannon Siverio.  Please clarify the part in red.  4 months and a week? 4 and a half weeks?

Thanks!
11/8/2012 7:18:21 AM EDT
[#3]
A stamp I sent in in March took a month to go pending, 2 at the end of July a couple days.  That is one area the assistants helped out a bunch.  Stuff sent in may looking like it was taking the better part of 6 weeks.  I'm not sure if times are still trending down that much or at all.  It may be pretty close to a plateau at this point.
11/8/2012 7:22:52 AM EDT
[#4]
Quoted:
Quoted:
Assistant examiners, who are on contract with NFA, are helping with the backlog. They worked out a step by step process to move forms thru faster. Still pending to approval is 4 and half months to 5 months depending on examiners. I can tell you if you have Sara Jones or Shannon Siverio, you got a 4 and a week from pending to approval. Every examiner is different speed but those 2 examiners I know for a fact, work at that speed.

5 months ago, I can tell you that it took a month to go into pending. They just started moving things fast like 2-3 months ago. I have many many forms with them. I'd say I have about 2 per month since 5 months ago.


I do have Shannon Siverio.  Please clarify the part in red.  4 months and a week? 4 and a half weeks?

Thanks!


Yeah 4 months and a week. I'm trying to type on m phone. Now keep in mind, this trend will only get better or stay the same if the assistant are around to stay for a while. They were suppose to end last October but some people called up to NFA to ask and they stated they will be around for a while. So who knows what they mean by "awhile" as that could be 3 more months till end of year or what but lets hope its AWHILE. Jeez I hate typing on my phone, I have to edit every 1 minute.
11/8/2012 7:36:38 AM EDT
[#5]
Just called to check mine, they went pending on Sept 11, after sending in late August.  She said they are running about 6 months from pending date at the moment...
11/8/2012 9:21:48 AM EDT
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Just called to check mine, they went pending on Sept 11, after sending in late August.  She said they are running about 6 months from pending date at the moment...


I have a F1 and F4 pending as of the 11th as well.
11/9/2012 2:36:21 PM EDT
[#7]
My f4 was sent on 09/26 and went pending 10/04. Same day check was cashed.
11/19/2012 8:52:56 AM EDT
[#8]
Mine went 29 days from cashed check to pending . SBR in Illinois,  255 days from the day I mailed it until the day I received the stamp and it would have been a couple weeks sooner had my CLEO filled out his portion of the paperwork correctly , I wouldnt have gotten it back and had to resend it again :(
11/19/2012 2:18:50 PM EDT
[#9]
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Did they change the process?


No, the bank is just cashing the checks faster. It will still take five to six months from that pending date.

11/19/2012 2:22:43 PM EDT
[#10]
Quoted:
Did they change the process?


No, the bank is just cashing the checks faster. It will still take five to six months from that pending date.

I wouldn't put to much stock in what the examiner gives as an estimate.
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