FFL03 approval time frame?

[General Kronstadt]

You could probably wait a month before applying for the COE and it will still arrive first. Seems the time for COE is about 7-14 days.

Hah - thanks. That makes sense. I have a quick question on process:

So, I go to a livescan place, they do the livescan, send the money to the two agencies, I pay them a fee - and they give me an ATI number.

I then use that number to fill out the COE thing online? And...that's it?

Thanks,

MP

[97F1504RAD]

Hah - thanks. That makes sense. I have a quick question on process:

So, I go to a livescan place, they do the livescan, send the money to the two agencies, I pay them a fee - and they give me an ATI number.

I then use that number to fill out the COE thing online? And...that's it?

Thanks,

MP

Yep, you pay for the COE at the Livescan. I took cash to pay for it. You also need three copies of the form. I only printed two thinking one for me one for DOJ but the Livescan location keeps one also. Thankfully they made a copy for themselves.

I mailed everything in but I would assume it would be the same online the livescan will give you the number.

[gt86]

ATF received my application on 12/17/17, just got my license today 2/26/18.

[97F1504RAD]

ATF received my application on 12/17/17, just got my license today 2/26/18.

Congrats, based on that timeline I got a couple more weeks wait.

[userformerlyknownasfitty]

Just got mine today.

Original send in date: 11/22/17
App sent back to me for corrections: 12/15/17
App sent to ATF with corrections: 01/11/18
Check cashed: Sometime in the past two weeks
FFL received: 02/26/18

What we have learned from my experience: If you have yours sent back for corrections, once they clear your check the licence will be sent to you in a timely manner.

[97F1504RAD]

Got my FFL today

I have a question, reading the license it appears as though I am not to sign the license but make copies of it and sign those. So if I only plan to use it for ammo can I just make a copy sign it then send that to ammo vendors?

[Tere_Hanges]

Got my FFL today

I have a question, reading the license it appears as though I am not to sign the license but make copies of it and sign those. So if I only plan to use it for ammo can I just make a copy sign it then send that to ammo vendors?

Thats what I did. Just sign a copy. Target sports usa has a system to upload it to your account fairly easily. I just took a picture with my phone and uploaded it.

[97F1504RAD]

Thats what I did. Just sign a copy. Target sports usa has a system to upload it to your account fairly easily. I just took a picture with my phone and uploaded it.

Yea their system is easy peasy I already uploaded to them, in the process of sending to others.

[aws1963]

03 Application sent: 01/12/18
Received: 02/27/2018

[Yauzer]

I sent in my FFL03 application on 12/28/2017 and received the license on 3/2/2018. It took a little more than 60 days.

I applied for the COE online in January, 2018 and got it approved exactly 3 weeks later.

[thmpr]

Mine took less than a month. I guess it depends on prior security clearance.

[aws1963]

Mine took less than a month. I guess it depends on prior security clearance.

Good point. Former Navy Intelligence Specialist here so perhaps that helped.

[97F1504RAD]

Quick question: Other than the license itself am I suppose to receive anything else from ATF. I thought I read that they send a bound book and a cd with a list of firearms that are c&r eligible.

[thmpr]

Good point. Former Navy Intelligence Specialist here so perhaps that helped.

Same here. Prior Miltary myself.

[userformerlyknownasfitty]

Quick question: Other than the license itself am I suppose to receive anything else from ATF. I thought I read that they send a bound book and a cd with a list of firearms that are c&r eligible.

They sent me a packet that includes the list of c&r firearms and some other stuff. No bound book though. You have to buy it for yourself. When I get home from work I'll list what they send you on here.