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I used to have a CHL for years and let it expire which resulted in me having to go through the whole process all over again. Maybe that's the reason I got mine so fast. The timeline I posted is the actual timeline, and like I stated in my post, email them at that link on the website and ask them to please expedite your license. They will do that, the lady I talked to the only time I called stated that the one reason they are taking so long is that the applications get sent off to the background check personnel in large groups, therefore when that group is completed then it moves on to the next step in the process. In other words, if your application completed the background check, you have to wait until the others are approved or denied to move forward in the process. If you email them and communicate with them, they will pull your application from that group and do it individually which will result in yours being finished quicker. If you don't communicate with them, they will just put yours aside and must finalize the others in the same stack as yours which from what I'm seeing on here and reading on the others posts seems to be the problem. Communication is key.

My timeline:
2/9/16- Took CHL Class
2/15/16 Did CHL application online /mailed CHL 100
2/20/16 Fingerprints Taken
2/29/16 Also emailed CHL 100
3/3/16 Email Confirmation
3/9/16 Website Changed
3/14/16 Plastic in mail

*** Just an FYI for all of you still waiting and losing hope, on the CHL website, where it asks to contact them send an email to them and tell them to PLEASE expedite your application. Trust me it worked for me and my other 4 friends, and call everyday at around 8:30 and you will get through! I you mailed your CHL 100 email it to them as well. I only called once and they said noone asks to expedite through the email contact on their site and they have a different department that checks those. Please try that and i promise it works!