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Hi all, :tiphat:

I'll throw my process in to the mix. I've been lurking for a few weeks and just signed up tonight.

LTC Class: 4-15-18
Paperwork submitted 4-16-18
Prints done 4-19-18
BG check started: 4-20-18
BG check completed: 4-25-18
Card in hand: 4-29
I'm now print pending :woohoo so I am hoping to have plastic in hand early next week! I was getting all used to the idea I would have to wait out the full 60 days because thats how life goes for me
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Brisket1911 wrote:Hi all, :tiphat:

I'll throw my process in to the mix. I've been lurking for a few weeks and just signed up tonight.

LTC Class: 4-15-18
Paperwork submitted 4-16-18
Prints done 4-19-18
BG check started: 4-20-18
BG check completed: 4-25-18

I'm now print pending :woohoo so I am hoping to have plastic in hand early next week! I was getting all used to the idea I would have to wait out the full 60 days because thats how life goes for me
Welcome to the forum. You might get it this week... Mine showed up one day after it said mailed.
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Re: "Waiting Room"

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Allons wrote:Welcome to the forum. You might get it this week... Mine showed up one day after it said mailed.
That'd be awesome!!!! I'm looking forward to doing my "Wally walk"

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naward wrote:This is my timeline so far as of 4/17/18

Class taken 3/31/18
Application submitted 4/1/18
Finger prints done 4/2/18
Fingerprints : Under review 4/10/18
Background Check : Under review 4/10/18
License To Carry A Handgun : Print pending completion of application review 4/10/18
All else green
Update
As of 4/26/18 Fingerprints : Received
Background Check : Under Review

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cstep wrote:
cstep wrote:I took my class on Feb 24, completed my application on the 25th, did my fingerprints on the 26th. I've been stuck on the "Background Check : Under review" stage since then (everything else up to that point is green). I'm still under the 60-day mark, but its taking much longer than I thought. I have nothing on my record...can't imagine that it'd take more than a minute to clear me.
Today - Apr 24...57 days after I submitted all of my paperwork...my background check finally flipped to green. I'm now "Print Pending".
Today - Apr 26 - Status is "Mailed"

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cstep wrote:
cstep wrote:
cstep wrote:I took my class on Feb 24, completed my application on the 25th, did my fingerprints on the 26th. I've been stuck on the "Background Check : Under review" stage since then (everything else up to that point is green). I'm still under the 60-day mark, but its taking much longer than I thought. I have nothing on my record...can't imagine that it'd take more than a minute to clear me.
Today - Apr 24...57 days after I submitted all of my paperwork...my background check finally flipped to green. I'm now "Print Pending".
Today - Apr 26 - Status is "Mailed"
Do you count weekends as part of 57 days?

I am going on 62 days (44 business days) with this background check.

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thinkmac wrote:
cstep wrote:
cstep wrote:
cstep wrote:I took my class on Feb 24, completed my application on the 25th, did my fingerprints on the 26th. I've been stuck on the "Background Check : Under review" stage since then (everything else up to that point is green). I'm still under the 60-day mark, but its taking much longer than I thought. I have nothing on my record...can't imagine that it'd take more than a minute to clear me.
Today - Apr 24...57 days after I submitted all of my paperwork...my background check finally flipped to green. I'm now "Print Pending".
Today - Apr 26 - Status is "Mailed"
Do you count weekends as part of 57 days?

I am going on 62 days (44 business days) with this background check.
Yes, I was counting weekend days. If I got to the point of having to call, I expected that they might come back with "60 business days". Luckily, it never got to that point. Reading through this thread it doesn't seem like there's much rhyme or reason to how long it takes to get this done.
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thinkmac wrote:
cstep wrote:
cstep wrote:
cstep wrote:I took my class on Feb 24, completed my application on the 25th, did my fingerprints on the 26th. I've been stuck on the "Background Check : Under review" stage since then (everything else up to that point is green). I'm still under the 60-day mark, but its taking much longer than I thought. I have nothing on my record...can't imagine that it'd take more than a minute to clear me.
Today - Apr 24...57 days after I submitted all of my paperwork...my background check finally flipped to green. I'm now "Print Pending".
Today - Apr 26 - Status is "Mailed"
Do you count weekends as part of 57 days?

I am going on 62 days (44 business days) with this background check.
I would email them to check on your status or call them and ask do they need anything else. You are over 60 days now it can't hurt nothing.
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Re: "Waiting Room"

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Odinvalknir wrote:I did:

Application and fees 4/13
LTC class 4/14
Fingerprints and supporting doc submission 4/16
Got email confirming doc submission

Update:

Got my progress bars on the dps website.

4/23
Background under review
Print pending application review

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Just wanted to share my experience, I never had an account and I always checked up on this forum for peoples experiences. Just made the account today to share mine.

Application submitted : 4/12/18
Finger print : 4/13/18
LTC class : 4/14/18
Supporting documents (CHL100) submitted : 4/14/18
Background check started : 4/23/18
Mailed : 4/25/18
Received my plastic today : 4/26/18

So just 14 day total to get my actual plastic, seems like everyone else right now is having the same luck with the process being relatively short.

Im only 24 so i don't know if that made my background check time shorter. but hey! I aint complainin'.

hope everyone has a good day! see you at Nardis!

:thewave :party: :rock" :rock"

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naward wrote:
naward wrote:This is my timeline so far as of 4/17/18

Class taken 3/31/18
Application submitted 4/1/18
Finger prints done 4/2/18
Fingerprints : Under review 4/10/18
Background Check : Under review 4/10/18
License To Carry A Handgun : Print pending completion of application review 4/10/18
All else green
Update
As of 4/26/18 Fingerprints : Received
Background Check : Under Review

I sent an online inquiry yesterday (4/26/18) just to see if there was anything else I could provide for them to help to move the process along.
This morning i check the status and here it is

Application : Received
Fingerprints : Received
Affidavits : Received
DL or ID : Valid
Citizenship : No documentation required
Passport Photo Holder (Out of State Only) : Received
Photo (Out of State Only) : Received
Proof of Classroom training : Received
Proof of Proficiency training : Received
Fee : Received
Background Check : Completed
License To Carry A Handgun : Print Pending
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Re: "Waiting Room"

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naward wrote:
naward wrote:
naward wrote:This is my timeline so far as of 4/17/18

Class taken 3/31/18
Application submitted 4/1/18
Finger prints done 4/2/18
Fingerprints : Under review 4/10/18
Background Check : Under review 4/10/18
License To Carry A Handgun : Print pending completion of application review 4/10/18
All else green
Update
As of 4/26/18 Fingerprints : Received
Background Check : Under Review

I sent an online inquiry yesterday (4/26/18) just to see if there was anything else I could provide for them to help to move the process along.
This morning i check the status and here it is


Application : Received
Fingerprints : Received
Affidavits : Received
DL or ID : Valid
Citizenship : No documentation required
Passport Photo Holder (Out of State Only) : Received
Photo (Out of State Only) : Received
Proof of Classroom training : Received
Proof of Proficiency training : Received
Fee : Received
Background Check : Completed
License To Carry A Handgun : Print Pending
Congratulations now just waiting on mail.
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Re: "Waiting Room"

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Allons wrote:
thinkmac wrote:
cstep wrote:
cstep wrote:
cstep wrote:I took my class on Feb 24, completed my application on the 25th, did my fingerprints on the 26th. I've been stuck on the "Background Check : Under review" stage since then (everything else up to that point is green). I'm still under the 60-day mark, but its taking much longer than I thought. I have nothing on my record...can't imagine that it'd take more than a minute to clear me.
Today - Apr 24...57 days after I submitted all of my paperwork...my background check finally flipped to green. I'm now "Print Pending".
Today - Apr 26 - Status is "Mailed"
Do you count weekends as part of 57 days?

I am going on 62 days (44 business days) with this background check.
I would email them to check on your status or call them and ask do they need anything else. You are over 60 days now it can't hurt nothing.
I actually emailed them once before, and they told me to wait 8 business weeks starting on Feb 23rd. So I doubt I can do much until 8 business weeks have passed.

Update: Good news. I check the status every day, and shortly after I wrote the above response and then checked the status..

Background Check : Completed
License To Carry A Handgun : Print Pending

At least for me, it took 45 business days or 63 calendar days to complete the background check.

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cstep wrote:
cstep wrote:
cstep wrote:I took my class on Feb 24, completed my application on the 25th, did my fingerprints on the 26th. I've been stuck on the "Background Check : Under review" stage since then (everything else up to that point is green). I'm still under the 60-day mark, but its taking much longer than I thought. I have nothing on my record...can't imagine that it'd take more than a minute to clear me.
Today - Apr 24...57 days after I submitted all of my paperwork...my background check finally flipped to green. I'm now "Print Pending".
Today - Apr 26 - Status is "Mailed"
Today - Apr 27 - LTC in my grubby little paws

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King77 wrote:
King77 wrote:Hello, New to the site...the info here is amazing.

Here's my timeline

Online App done: 4/11/18
Fingerprint (idéntico) done : 4/16/18
LTC completed and submitted : 4/21/18

Plan on spending the wait researching holsters and belts

Update: I got an email from someone at DPS to let me know they received all my docs and that it can take up to 60 days. I checked the DPS site a few hours later and still don't see a status.
Here we go, the website finally shows a status update. Looks like this:

Application : Received
Fingerprints : Received
Affidavits : Received
DL or ID : Valid
Citizenship : No documentation required
Passport Photo Holder (Out of State Only) : Received
Photo (Out of State Only) : Received
Proof of Classroom training : Received
Proof of Proficiency training : Received
Fee : Received
Background Check : Under review
License To Carry A Handgun : Print pending completion of application review
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