ATF Form 1 check cleared today!

Therapydude2 · August 27, 2008, 04:20 PM

For those of you who have gone through the Form 1 (SBR) waiting game, how long did it take before your check cleared? I mailed in my documents last week and, per post office tracking, ATF received them 8/20/08. Check cleared today 8/27/08. Is this what you all have experienced? They cash the check immediately and then review the paperwork for the next 83+ days? Or does the fact that they cashed the check mean that they have already looked at my paperwork a little bit? Thanks.

Hkmp5sd · August 27, 2008, 04:22 PM

The first thing they do is cash the check. It means they are just getting started.

jmorris · August 27, 2008, 05:01 PM

The check cashing shows you that it got there. I have two F1's that were mailed on 5-28, checks cashed 6-11, they went pending on 7-17. I hope in another week or two for approval. I also have a F4 mailed 6-19, cashed 6-25, pending 7-31. You can call 304-616-4500 to check where you are at in the process, you'll need your name and the serial # you came up with. I wouldn't bother to check on it's progress untill the last week of sept or first of oct.

Boondoggie · September 1, 2008, 12:58 PM

My application was mailed last week in May. Check cashed June 15th, just got my stamp August 18th.

I called twice to ask about status and was told that they are back logged with applications. FWIW, try not to think about it, it just prolong the wait

…good luck.

August 27, 2008, 04:20 PM	#1
Therapydude2 Member Join Date: June 3, 2007 Posts: 19	ATF Form 1 check cleared today! For those of you who have gone through the Form 1 (SBR) waiting game, how long did it take before your check cleared? I mailed in my documents last week and, per post office tracking, ATF received them 8/20/08. Check cleared today 8/27/08. Is this what you all have experienced? They cash the check immediately and then review the paperwork for the next 83+ days? Or does the fact that they cashed the check mean that they have already looked at my paperwork a little bit? Thanks.

August 27, 2008, 04:22 PM	#2
Hkmp5sd Senior Member Join Date: December 15, 2001 Location: Winter Haven, Florida Posts: 4,303	The first thing they do is cash the check. It means they are just getting started.

August 27, 2008, 05:01 PM	#3
jmorris Senior Member Join Date: November 22, 2006 Posts: 3,077	The check cashing shows you that it got there. I have two F1's that were mailed on 5-28, checks cashed 6-11, they went pending on 7-17. I hope in another week or two for approval. I also have a F4 mailed 6-19, cashed 6-25, pending 7-31. You can call 304-616-4500 to check where you are at in the process, you'll need your name and the serial # you came up with. I wouldn't bother to check on it's progress untill the last week of sept or first of oct.

September 1, 2008, 12:58 PM	#4
Boondoggie Senior Member Join Date: June 28, 2006 Location: NEO Posts: 202	My application was mailed last week in May. Check cashed June 15th, just got my stamp August 18th. I called twice to ask about status and was told that they are back logged with applications. FWIW, try not to think about it, it just prolong the wait …good luck.