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Just a cautionary tale. When I applied for my CHL I was requested for additional information about 60 days after submitting the initial package. I got the information together (took another 30 days to obtain from state archives), had them notarized as requested, and sent the original document as requested to the person that had signed the letter to me. I sent it Fedex. It was delivered the next day according to the online Fedex tracking and I was able to even 'see' online who signed for it (not the same person as the letter signer). Two months later I got the same letter requesting the same information. This time I started calling and finally got the person handling my application. She informed me that they had never gotten the requested information and that it was impossible to tell who had signed for it (I still had the original copy of the sender/recipient information but I did not print out the signature of the person accepting it). Fedex said they couldn't help beyond confirming that the package was delivered. What made me a little upset was that I had sent original court certified documents with notary signatures and they were now lost somewhere in DPS. I had made copies but they really are never as clear as originals. Thankfully, the DPS person was willing to accept the copies of the originals - and off they went - also Fedex with signature required. I called about five days after I saw that the package had arrived. Yep - you guessed it - they were also lost. The DPS contact was willing at that point to accept a faxed copy, which I sent, and I also send the same copies in snail mail. All in all - it took almost six months to get my CHL. But it wasn't for a lack of tryin...and it all ended well.

Aw right - somebody else from behind the pine curtain...

There is almost always a hiccup in processing - roll with it and don't get mad at the DPS folks. Causes bad karma...