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GlassG19 wrote:To ALL & everybody who put in there timelines & opions & all, I thank you very much, But,, I'm OUT OF THE WAITING ROOM!!!!
My plastic came today.
Everybody still waiting, hang in there, it will eventually come, even with a hiccup in your past. (Non disqualifying)
Cheers!
G19

Congrats amigo!

sm000 wrote:Registered with DPS online Feb. 12
Did fingerprints with IdentoGo Feb. 17
Completed LTC class and submitted form online Feb. 27

Let the waiting game begin!

Hopefully the wait times will decrease, they just had a major rush in December and that' seems to be what's been causing the longer waits.

Practice carrying around your house, entering and exiting your vehicle and stay safe!

chuff wrote:Big thanks to those who have been sharing timelines and keeping us updated regularly. I figured I'd share once the RSD site updated for me

Online application submitted: 12/7/2015
Fingerprints: 12/09/2016
LTC Class completed: 12/19/2016
Confirmation: 12/21/2016

Website Change: 02/26/2016

Waiting for plastic to show up

It'll be to you any day now so hang in there and congrats!

Keep practicing around your house as much as possible and that includes getting in and out of your vehicle and sitting in it as well.

Other than that just stay safe.

sweatmachine wrote:

GlassG19 wrote:I'm APPROVED! 10-15 min on hold, after "Victor" put me on hold for almost 10min he came back to phone & said he apologized for the delay that there was only 1 technician available that all of them went home BUT he said he's got good news, "I'm approved" he said, it should be going to printing & I should have it in my hands in the next 1-2 weeks,, YEA!!!
App- Dec 4th
CHL-100- Dec 11th
Fingerprints-Dec 17th
Total- WAY WAY TOO MANY. Lol!
Hope I have it by B-Day by March 11th.

Congrats!

Now where's my flippin' card?!?

You're next! Ish?

Sorry bro, just trying to make you laugh during the wait.

GlassG19 wrote:I'm APPROVED! 10-15 min on hold, after "Victor" put me on hold for almost 10min he came back to phone & said he apologized for the delay that there was only 1 technician available that all of them went home BUT he said he's got good news, "I'm approved" he said, it should be going to printing & I should have it in my hands in the next 1-2 weeks,, YEA!!!
App- Dec 4th
CHL-100- Dec 11th
Fingerprints-Dec 17th
Total- WAY WAY TOO MANY. Lol!
Hope I have it by B-Day by March 11th.

Told ya ;)

Congrats amigo!

sweatmachine wrote:

culver wrote:

culver wrote:Here is my time line....should be any day now....no change in website yet
12/16/15 Took Class
12/16/15 Registered online
12/22/15 Emailed CHL-100 and got confirmation
12/23/15 Fingerprints...

Well here it is 2/25/16 and still no plastic in hand or website change. Clean record, multiple full FBI background checks in the past for work related stuff....maybe it is in my mailbox when I get home tonight. Here to it being soon.

I'm on a similar timeline. Class 12/20, confirmation 12/21, fingerprints 12/23. No plastic. No site change.

I'm approaching 70 days rapidly and I'm getting pretty frustrated with this whole process.

They are definitely in a weird pattern right now to say the least.

The timeline of a very good friend of mine was exactly 2 days behind mine in every aspect, I think I posted mine on Pg 199. He got his plastic today, exactly two weeks after I got mine.

I knew they got hit pretty hard in December and it was a pain to even find a place for me to get printed so it stands to reason that there's a rush but that's a pretty significant difference as to when he and I received our licenses when comparing how close we were in everything else.

JD9mm wrote:

JD9mm wrote:Class: Dec 5th
Start App: Dec 16th
Fingerprints: Dec 18th
Upload docs: Dec 18th
Email confirmation: Dec 20th
Website Change: Feb 21st
Plastic in hand: hopefully tomorrow

Plastic received Feb 24th. I have church tonight, so it looks like I'm skipping the Wally Walk and going straight to making sure the church ladies don't give me dirty looks.

Grats JD!

sweatmachine wrote:

zimmerdesignz wrote:I'm at 9 weeks and my record is squeaky clean. Stop trying to put LOGIC to it. There is not LOGIC.

The RDS/DPS lady I spoke with today said "there really is no rhyme or reason to anyone's timeline" so even they admit it's a nonsensical frustrating delayed process.

Hang in there, y'all.

And that is an exact and honest response.

There is no pattern to figure out because they don't follow one. Maybe you get it in 4 weeks, maybe you get it in 4 months. They're going to get through these by whatever method and order they use and that's just the way it is unfortunately.

zimmerdesignz wrote:I'm at 9 weeks and my record is squeaky clean. Stop trying to put LOGIC to it. There is not LOGIC.

You're right, there is no logical way to try and figure it out but if you are squeaky clean it will happen.

I can't explain the timelines or reasonings, but if you're clean, you're good. It will happen. The wait isn't fun but when you think about it, calling them constantly isn't going to do you any good. You're just going to stress yourself more if you don't hear what you want to hear. They're going to work through all apps in whatever order and by however they want. Just relax, it's going to happen. You can still carry in your vehicle, just not on your person. It's not ideal but it's better than nothing for now.

merrittj214 wrote:12/23/15: Application submitted
01/05/16: Fingerprints provided
01/16/16: Class completed
01/21/16: Supporting documents email confirmation from DPS

Silence since then. Today is 2/22/16. I guess I am on day 32. Maybe I need to be more patient. Do you hear any updates at all, or just wait and wait and one day it turns up in your mailbox?

You're basically one month in so if you look at what's been the norm for the current turnaround time, you're in the neighborhood of 4 weeks from plastic. There are cases where it's been longer but 8-ish weeks seems to be when most have been getting theirs lately, myself included.

Glass, they're going to push you through brother. I had two arrests for Minor in Possesion of Alcohol, one when I was 18 and one when I was 19. It wasn't mine either time but since I was in the car when it was found I got popped for it like everyone else.

The holdup is probably because you forgot to disclose it originally but I honestly believe they'll push you through. They're just probably taking a second look due to the late addition you made to your record or something.

MichelinMan wrote:Website changed today or yesterday.

It seems that everyone's case is unique. Some get emails, some don't, some peoples website changes and some don't. It's tough to even know what to try and follow.

My timeline

12/14- online app
12/18- prints
12/27- CHL class
12/31- Docs arrive in Austin via certified mail w/ tracking number.
2/16- website changed sometime in the last few days. I don't check every day anymore.

My question is about the website change. Do we know for sure that there is a direct correlation between the website changing and the status of your LTC? It seems everyone's situation is different.

If the website changed then you've been approved and you should have your plastic pretty much any time.

Congratulations by he way.

TexasGirl1972 wrote:CHL timeline

Took CHL class 12/19/15
Fingerprints done 12/29/15
Completed online application 12/29/15
Uploaded documents 12/29/15
Received email confirmation that my documents were received 12/30/15


As of today, 2/13/16...No change of status yet on website...Still waiting......

You're right at two weeks behind my timeline and mine was in the mail when I got home yesterday. Not really sure that means anything because results seem kind of scattered but you could be only two weeks out.

Twist wrote:Class taken on 12/12

Online application completed 12/13

Fingerprints submitted 12/16

Website change today, 2/9

And now, plastic in hand 2/11. Woohoo!

Teazur wrote:

Teazur wrote:Application 12/17/15
Class 12/17/15
Email confirmation of receipt 12/18/15
Fingerprints 12/23/15

Come on License!!!!

Website Changed!!!
How long is the wait usually from now?

From what I can tell, it varies. Some have received their license and the website never changed. Some appear to have received their license the same day it changed.

That said, I would think if the website has changed for you then you're looking at a matter of days and not weeks.

GlassG19 wrote:

Twist wrote:Class taken on 12/12

Online application completed 12/13

Fingerprints submitted 12/16

Website change today, 2/9

Congrats Twist!

Stay safe.

Thanks!