So I did a little research and came up with nothing. Though I feel I've read some related things in the past.
So I have stamps that had the check cashed and went "pending" July 31st, 2018. This may of 2019 I started calling the ATF to see the 'status', On the 5 I was allowed to ask for the day they were all "Pending" was the word given.
I called back beginning of June, another woman told me they were all "Pending". At this point I has learned to ask if the had been assigned to an examiner, none had.
Today, July first I called for my monthly update. This time I spoke to a man, and he said "In process", I asked if it had been assigned to an examiner and he said yes, and asked if I wanted to be connected to that extension. I said no and checked my four others for the day. All five I was allowed to check today were "in Process" and with an examiner. I asked this ATF man if "in process" was different than "pending" as I'd previously been told "pending", in standard ATF fashion he said "all he could tell me was the status of the submission"
So here are three questions:
1) Are "pending" and "in process" two different ATF terms?
2) How long does it typically take to be approved once an examiner has been assigned. I've read some people who stated they called and it was "pending" then shortly later it was "with an examiner" and that days after that it was approved. Is the wait mostly over once its assigned an examiner?
3) Do I have anything to be gained from speaking to the actual examiner? Are there certain questions worth asking them?
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