Understanding the SAR Status

Once an agent creates a SAR, the status of the document will change over time.

You can track it by following this chart:

Filing Status	Description
ARCHIVED	The SAR report has been archived by Unit21*
PREFILING_VALIDATION_PENDING	Validation by Unit21 is queued
PREFILING_VALIDATION_IN_PROCESS	Validation by Unit21 is in progress
PREFILING_VALIDATION_FAILED	Validation by Unit21 failed
PREFILING_VALIDATION_SUCCESS	Validation by Unit21 passed
QUEUED_FOR_FILING	Unit21 is going to file your report
READY_FOR_REVIEW	The report is ready for internal review
SENDING_TO_FINCEN	Unit21 is sending your report to FinCEN
FILING_FAILED	Unit21 has failed to file your report to FinCEN
FILING_MAX_RETRIES_EXCEEDED	FinCEN submission timeout (FinCEN error)
FILING_SUCCESS	Unit21 has successfully filed your report to FinCEN
FINCEN_VALIDATION_FAILED	Your report did not pass FinCEN validation
FINCEN_REJECTED	FinCEN has rejected your report
FINCEN_STATUS_OTHER	FinCEN has accepted your report with warnings
FINCEN_ACCEPTED	FinCEN has accepted your report
SENT_TO_FINCEN	FinCEN has accepted your report**

^{* filed reports cannot be archived}
^{** only when the SAR was originally marked as FINCEN_ACCEPTED or FINCEN_STATUS_OTHER}