The waiting is the hardest part...

Sangiovese · Post by **Sangiovese** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 6:45 pm

*pulls up a chair in the back*

Applied online -- 6/4
CHL class -- 6/16
Mailed packet -- 6/28 (delayed due to being sent out of town for work unexpectedly)
"Processing Application" -- 7/11
"Application Completed - license issued or certificate active" -- 8/7
Arrived in mailbox -- 8/10 (44 days mailbox to mailbox)

As with everyone, hoping for a quick turnaround :)

Edited to update timeline.

seamusTX · Post by **seamusTX** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 6:54 pm

Good luck.

While waiting is hard for some, getting a letter from DPS that doesn't contain a plastic card can be a shock.

Almost as bad as a letter from a lawyer you never heard of, or the IRS.

- Jim

Sangiovese · Post by **Sangiovese** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 5:32 pm

Status flipped to..... Application Completed - license issued or certificate active today!!!

41 days from when I mailed it. Not too shabby. Now I just have to wait for it to arrive. Why do I think the next few days are going to be longer than the last 41?

Mark G26 · Post by **Mark G26** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 6:02 pm

Sangiovese wrote:Status flipped to..... Application Completed - license issued or certificate active today!!!

41 days from when I mailed it. Not too shabby. Now I just have to wait for it to arrive. Why do I think the next few days are going to be longer than the last 41?

You should get it Friday. Mine flipped last tuesday and plastic came Friday.

Congratulations

rkhal · Post by **rkhal** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 8:08 pm

Sangiovese wrote:*pulls up a chair in the back*

Applied online -- 6/4
CHL class -- 6/16
Mailed packet -- 6/28 (delayed due to being sent out of town for work unexpectedly)
"Processing Application" -- 7/11

As with everyone, hoping for a quick turnaround :)

Mine should flip soon --- I mailed mine 6/29

Hoppes · Post by **Hoppes** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 9:47 am

seamusTX wrote:Good luck.

While waiting is hard for some, getting a letter from DPS that doesn't contain a plastic card can be a shock.

Almost as bad as a letter from a lawyer you never heard of, or the IRS.

- Jim

I checked my status today. I was very shocked to read -

"Application Completed - license issued or certificate active"

My timeline:

June 02, 2007 - CHL Course at Lonestar Handgun in San Antonio
June 04, 2007 - Mailed packet to DPS/CHL
June 06, 2007 - DPS officially received packet
July 02, 2007 - Received Pin by Email After Calling DPS/CHL
July 27, 2007 - Found out CHL Instructor goofed up my TR100 Form
July 30, 2007 - CHL instructor sent corrected TR100 to DPS and me
August 02, 2007 - Received new TR100. Drivers License incorrect
August 02, 2007 - Notified CHL instructor again.
August 03, 2007 - Received third TR100 form, this time correct.
August 08, 2007 - Application Completed, License Issued or certificate active.

Days to process = 63. I'm hoping to receive the plastic soon. I figure door to door the process will have taken 67 - 70 days, even with all the problems with my instructor goofing up the TR100 forms. I was prepared to go until August 29th. The DPS/CHL extended me for 60 days on June 29th because the instructor didn't complete the TR100 form right three times.

Time to do the dance.

Hoppes

SiG239 · Post by **SiG239** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 9:49 am

wow, another status change... congrats hoppes

Hoppes · Post by **Hoppes** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:02 am

SiG239 wrote:wow, another status change... congrats hoppes

Thanks - I'm going to be off today to buy a Sig P239 in .40 S&W for myself.

Hoppes

v8killerturbo4 · Post by **v8killerturbo4** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:14 am

Congrats!!!!

I still get to wait though

Tim the Teacher · Post by **Tim the Teacher** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:17 am

Hoppes...nice to see you finally get the approval.

Hoppes · Post by **Hoppes** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:01 am

Tim the Teacher wrote:Hoppes...nice to see you finally get the approval.

Thanks Tim, I'm glad the wait is nearly over.

Hoppes

Hoppes · Post by **Hoppes** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:03 am

v8killerturbo4 wrote:Congrats!!!!

I still get to wait though

I am hoping for a short wait for you.

Hoppes

badkarma56 · Post by **badkarma56** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 7:36 pm

Hoppes and Sangiovese, I salute you gentlemen!

Hoppes · Post by **Hoppes** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 9:42 pm

badkarma56 wrote:Hoppes and Sangiovese, I salute you gentlemen!

Thanks! Maybe I'll get the plastic in 3 or 4 days now.

H PPES

Sangiovese · Post by **Sangiovese** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 10:39 pm

Mine arrived in the mail today. 44 days mailbox to mailbox.

Tonight was date night with the wife, so I didn't get to do the wally walk. Instead we went to the range and shot a few boxes of ammo each :) Then we went to a pretty crowded downtown area where we had dinner in an outdoor cafe.

Amazingly enough, nobody noticed and started a massive panic wave... Felt nice to finally be able to carry it though.

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Application Completed

Another status change...

Finally...

Short Wait

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