eForm's Site Update - Important information for Form 1 applicants
Important information for Form 1 applicants
ATF has received a significant influx of applications and is working diligently to process all eForms as quickly as possible. Currently, the average processing time for a Form 1 application is 59 days. If you have any questions or have not received a response to your application after 65 days, please contact us at ipb@atf.gov for a status check.
Thank you for your patience during this unprecedented time.
Important information for Virginia applicants, transferees, and transferors
Virginia “Assault Firearms” as of July 1. Firearm may not be configured in violation of Va. Code §§ 18.2-302.2:2, 18.2-287.4:1 (prohibition of assault firearms), unless possession falls within an exemption in 18.2-287.4:1(C)
Source: EForms, eforms.atf.gov/login;referrer=%2Fhome. Accessed 13 July 2026.
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