My family is building a home in League City, we just got a contract on our current home. We are/have moved into my in-laws home and will be there for a couple of months until new home is built. My current home address won't be valid in a week or two.
I'm not going to change my license until I move in my new home (late January). Question, how should I handle my CHL and Mrs. Whodathunkit's CHL? Should we contact them? We have a future address but we don't live there. Should we stop carrying? Notify DPS? I've not ran across this dilemma yet on other threads.
Thanks for any working knowledge of a similar situation.
Moving question
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- Wodathunkit
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Moving question
"Character is doing the right thing, even when nobody is looking" - J.C. watts Jr.
CHL since Jan. 2013
53 days mailbox to mailbox.
CHL since Jan. 2013
53 days mailbox to mailbox.
Re: Moving question
I would keep it synched up with your D/L address.
I tried to obtain a Texas CHL in the process of moving to Texas, it took longer than expected, and I was lucky to still have the application still alive, so I only had to pay once. Filing prematurely just screwed things up, slowed them down, caused unnecessary confusion, anxiety and perplexity, none of which would have been involved if I had waited until I had the Texas D/L, with Texas address, etc. That seems to be the key with the CHL.
Can you file a D/L change of address by mail? Electronically like the CHL submission process?
I tried to obtain a Texas CHL in the process of moving to Texas, it took longer than expected, and I was lucky to still have the application still alive, so I only had to pay once. Filing prematurely just screwed things up, slowed them down, caused unnecessary confusion, anxiety and perplexity, none of which would have been involved if I had waited until I had the Texas D/L, with Texas address, etc. That seems to be the key with the CHL.
Can you file a D/L change of address by mail? Electronically like the CHL submission process?
Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me.
Re: Moving question
Use your new address but have it mailed to where you are staying. For temporary use a POB.
- Wodathunkit
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Re: Moving question
So, I've got a three month gap between my future address and my current one (both in Texas) and I'm not sure how to work around my CHL
"Character is doing the right thing, even when nobody is looking" - J.C. watts Jr.
CHL since Jan. 2013
53 days mailbox to mailbox.
CHL since Jan. 2013
53 days mailbox to mailbox.
- Wodathunkit
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- Joined: Mon Nov 26, 2012 11:18 am
- Location: Friendswood, Texas
Re: Moving question
Update:
Right,wrong, or indifferent the mrs and I waited to renew are CHL/CDL's. when we got our closing date on our new home we went ahead and submitted address change forms. Tip of the hat to the CHL folks, did address change on-line on 12/26 and got my new updated license today.
not bad with a holiday thrown in. Drivers license, not so much, but at least they are set up to print a temporary when you apply. I just love Texas
Right,wrong, or indifferent the mrs and I waited to renew are CHL/CDL's. when we got our closing date on our new home we went ahead and submitted address change forms. Tip of the hat to the CHL folks, did address change on-line on 12/26 and got my new updated license today.

"Character is doing the right thing, even when nobody is looking" - J.C. watts Jr.
CHL since Jan. 2013
53 days mailbox to mailbox.
CHL since Jan. 2013
53 days mailbox to mailbox.