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toconnoribm wrote:Mailed my application in on April 16th,
Received PIN # from DPS May 28th
Application approved July 2nd
Plastic received July 6th

81 days from time I mailed it in.

Hi toconnoribm, welcome to the forum

toconnoribm,
that seems pretty quick...you must not live in harris county

I called DPS the other day and was told the same thing...waiting on background check. Unfortunately, the lady couldn't/wouldn't tell me what agency was outstanding with the check. I haven't lived in TX in the last 11 years (although my home of record is in Hays county) and the last 5 have been Oklahoma, Georgia and Iraq...hopefully they aren't trying to verify my address in Iraq e

Day 90 and counting......

On a side note, I ordered a rifle from JP Enterprises 17 DEC (while in Iraq) and I'm still waiting on that too. Day 201 and counting....I'm tired of counting and waiting.

Just talked to my father and it looks like both of our plastic arrived today!

So btm7687, what was your time line? I am setting at 81 days today.

Hood County
CHL Class: 4.11.09
Packet Mailed: 4.14.09
Packet Received: 4.16.09
PIN Received: Who Knows
Application Approved: 7.2.09
Plastic: 7.6.09

btm7687 wrote:Hood County
CHL Class: 4.11.09
Packet Mailed: 4.14.09
Packet Received: 4.16.09
PIN Received: Who Knows
Application Approved: 7.2.09
Plastic: 7.6.09

Haha, nice. You even mailed yours almost a week after I mailed mine. At least I've got lots of stuff going on in school to keep me busy.

Just got off the phone with DPS to check the status (since it only shows "Processing Application" online).

I was told that my BG check just came back and that everything else was in. I was then told to call back by the 2nd week of August. I wanted to try and get more information, but the technician seemed a bit haggard (I had a lengthy wait on hold) so I just wished her a great day and thanked her for helping me. I'll call back in a week or so.

So it appears that from the time the PIN was sent (application actually in the system) it took about a month for my BG check to get completed. BTW, I am in Tarrant County.

04.18.2009 : CHL Course Completed
04.20.2009 : Paperwork Mailed
04.24.2009 : Paperwork Received
04.30.2009 : DPS Cashed Money Order
06.03.2009 : PIN mailed via snail mail.
XX.XX.XXXX : Application Approved
XX.XX.XXXX : In Hand

Day 74 and counting...

Ron

Well I am legal plastic and all. Opened the mail box today and there it was. 70 days total from App received to plastic in hand, from the sounds of things on here that must be a new record for DPS. I hope that others are receiving theirs as well.

Bexar County
70 days total

4/18/2009 Submitted Online application with Payment
4/19/2009 Payment Deducted from account
4/25/2009 Took Class
4/28/2009 Submitted Application Certified Mail (received pin)
4/29/2009 9:40 am DPS Received application
5/13/2009 Processing
7/01/2009 Approved
7/07/2009 Received card

rstrainii wrote:Well I am legal plastic and all. Opened the mail box today and there it was. 70 days total from App received to plastic in hand, from the sounds of things on here that must be a new record for DPS. I hope that others are receiving theirs as well.

Bexar County
70 days total

4/18/2009 Submitted Online application with Payment
4/19/2009 Payment Deducted from account
4/25/2009 Took Class
4/28/2009 Submitted Application Certified Mail (received pin)
4/29/2009 9:40 am DPS Received application
5/13/2009 Processing
7/01/2009 Approved
7/07/2009 Received card

congrats!!

DPS received my app 1 day before yours, but I made a mistake on the finger print cards and had about 1 week delay. Does this mean I start over? It could be another 60 days because of my error?

I had a letter sent to me 6/4 requesting missing info and returned back to them 6/10, I'm afraid I will be considered a June applicant now.......2 months wait for nothing!

still waiting on BG checks.. was told could take several months lol

76 days... Processing Appliciation

The only thing worse than processing application is application approved and wating for it in the mail.

I swear I run to the mail box everyday like a nine year old wating for my "Ovaltine" secret code.

texas1234 wrote:The only thing worse than processing application is application approved and wating for it in the mail.

My daily online checks have now turned into daily runs to the mailbox

Derek

Hey y'all

I am new to the board and just wanted to say hello to everyone.

Sure does take DPS a while to process, I mean I am retired USAF 24 years, have an active security clearance (not the highest one I have ever had if you get my drift), been in TX since 02... how hard is it to run a background check? Must admit 2/3rds of my CHL class have had issues with their finger print cards, and several have had other problems with their applications.

Our CHL Class was on the 4th of April
Package sent to DPS on the 6th of April
Not sure when I got the pin
FP Card returned late May/returned the same day
I live in La Vernia township in Wilson County

Tomorrow will be 93 days, did y'all call them to follow up at any point?

Shifting Gears here (sorry), but this seems to be a great forum, I have learned quite a lot since finding it, and have filled in a few blanks left out there from the CHL class. Thanks to the site owner(s) and kudos to the moderators for a great service to the Texas Concealed Community!!! Also I wanted to add, I did not see a lot of flaming and feuding like on other boards, so hats off to the members too!!!

All the best!

Dan