Early May Application

[timdaus@mac.com]

I realize this is the June waiting area - but I'm guessing this "topic" is far more current and has more individuals following the thread. I completed the online application and then took my CHL class in April. I sent in the completed paperwork packet the first week of May from Central Texas so that information should have been received in Austin by the end of first week (approximately May 7 ) . I am still showing as of today 7/05/10 the status of Fingerprints - Pending and Background - Pending and of course - Manufacture - Pending. This is going into the 8th or 9th week at this point since the paperwork should have been in Austin.

The new online access seems to provide far less information that appears to have been available to users in the past - there are no references to dates online or specifics regarding what is pending - simply the very basic generic information. Is there another site where I can use my PIN - the site I keep getting forwarded to (no matter what link I use) is the one that simply wants my DL# , SS#, and DOB -- and then provides me only the most basic of status information. Is there anyone else out there that has been waiting since early May for completion of approval of their CHL? I realize that the FBI was down for a week or so handling Census Worker background checks and expected some delay as a result, but it seems that I've seen many people posting to this site that sent in their paperwork (or even took their class) well after I sent mine in and their status has been updated to indicate receipt of their "plastic"... Is there a way to login to a different site using my PIN that would give me more specific information or has that "feature" gone away? Does anyone have any thoughts? I had gotten a DWI and a subsequent DWLS (didn't realize I had to apply for license reinstatement after the 60-90 day auto-suspension) - the DWI was around 1990 and the DWLS was around 1991 -- both of these issues were reported on the application and I provided a letter from Travis County regarding the status of this history. I had spoken with someone at the DPS about this and they didn't even seem to think I needed any supporting documentation because the cases were 20 years old -- but I sent the paperwork in with the application anyway...

Any thoughts or ideas? I'm just wondering if I should look for information / solutions / etc.... or just relax and let the wait run it's course (which I'm guessing is really all I can do anyway)...

I don't gamble much because I've found that in my life... if it's left to luck.... it ain't gonna turn out well....

Thanks in advance for the other member's insight... !

Tim