I filed a form 1 through the e file system for my first time in November. I keep seeing people referring to their status as "pending." When I log in to check my status, knowing that it will still be awhile before it is approved, it says my form 1 is "submitted/in process", but I do not see pending anywhere. There is a permit number, but the box under "internal control number" is blank. Is this all normal? Is "in process" and "pending" the same thing? If "pending" is different, how long does it usually take to go to "pending"?