C&R FFL Application Form ATF 7CR - use the official BATFE PDF form!

[GrooveMechanic]

02/08/17 FFL03 & COE Mailed
02/13/17 Card Charged for FFL03
03/04/17 FFL03 Recieved
04/07/17 COE Recieved

So about 2.5 weeks for FFL03 and 2 months for COE

[Dirk Tungsten]

C&R mailed Mar 31st, card charged April 6th.

COE mailed same day, obvs. no response yet.

[Cokebottle]

COE mailed same day, obvs. no response yet.

It'll be a while.
I returned mine mid-Feb when I got the renewal... the replacement arrived ON my expiration date less than 2 weeks ago.

[boopiejones]

I applied for everything mid march. received the COE in the mail today.

my credit card was charged a while back for the C&R license, but I have not received that yet. the way I read everything, they don't charge your card unless you are approved.... so approximately how long does it take from the time the card is charged until the license is received? or is it a total crapshoot?

[ARFrog]

COE received

Thanks again to those who took time to answer questions about C&R and COE applications procedures.

Fed C&R allocation mailed 3/8/17
State LifeScan and COE application mailed 3/9/17

Now I wait ...and wonder... how many C&R guns I will run across during the waiting period to tempt/antagonize me

Received the COE from the Sate of California DOJ today, 05/05/2017 - time to acquire about 57 days.

Still waiting for Fed C&R 003 license.


Full confession - so far I've had to DROS a Win 61 and a Win 94 pre 64. Where was the FL03 when I needed it??????

[ARFrog]

Received the COE from the Sate of California DOJ today, 05/05/2017 - time to acquire about 57 days.

Still waiting for Fed C&R 003 license.


Full confession - so far I've had to DROS a Win 61 and a Win 94 pre 64. Where was the FL03 when I needed it??????

03 FFL - came in today, 05/16/2017 - time to acquire about 9 weeks

[jglabe]

Mailed 03 FFL application and COE on 5/8/17

Received 03 FFL on 5/30/17

[Junkie]

Question regarding addresses: Do I list every address that I've lived at in the past 5 years, or only the addresses that I've tied my driver's license (or other government stuff) to?

[ltong29]

03 arrived today. Holy crap, is the ATF faster than the state DOJ BOF? I did not expect that to happen...

COE finally arrived 06/03/17.

Question regarding addresses: Do I list every address that I've lived at in the past 5 years, or only the addresses that I've tied my driver's license (or other government stuff) to?

I listed all my previous addresses regardless of if they were on my DL or not. Fortunately it was only 3 places, and 2 weren't on my DL. Better safe than sorry right? To me, there's no benefit to not listing them (I'm assuming you did a change of address to the DMV and USPS when you moved) since the gov't would know that you lived there.

[Junkie]

I've never done paperwork for address changes, it's always just stayed at my mom's house because it's a PITA to change everything. All my DMV stuff goes there (as does jury duty etc).

[Dirk Tungsten]

My card was charged by the ATF on April 7th, yet I still haven't gotten anything from them. Should I be worried at this point? Is there a way to contact them regarding the status of my application?

[DrewN]

My card was charged by the ATF on April 7th, yet I still haven't gotten anything from them. Should I be worried at this point? Is there a way to contact them regarding the status of my application?

Nah, I think they must process in batches. I was charged in early April as well. I do have 2 semi common names though.

[boopiejones]

Mailed 03 FFL application and COE on 5/8/17

Received 03 FFL on 5/30/17

I got my COE a long time ago and my card was charged for the FFL back in late March or early April. (It's been so long I can't remember). But I still don't have the FFL!!!

My understanding is that they don't charge your card unless you're approved. im starting to get concerned. Does anyone know a number I can call to check the status? I'm going on a trip in about a month and would really like to be able to bring my COE and FFL with me in case I find some cool stuff to buy.

[fbody_mike]

Sent my application for my 03 FFL on May 18 and received it on June 12. Way faster than I was expecting. I have had many background checks on the federal level but I don't know if that has any input on the turn around time.

Now for the COE.

[userformerlyknownasfitty]

New to the process here. So why do people acquire the 03 before the COE? You can't do them at the same time?