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rmr1923 wrote:

warhorse10_9 wrote:12/17 - Online App
12/22 - Class
1/3 - Mailed Packet
1/3 -Fingerprints L1 1
1/11 - Online status available
03/10 - BGC Complete - Manufacturing Pending

Bout time!

congrats, i saw my status change to "manufacturing pending" on a thursday, and had my plastic in hand the following thursday. what are you planning on using for a carry weapon?

Rebel wrote:Did you not supply all the documents relating to your arrest and it's dismissal when you sent in your application?

rmr1923 wrote:

FINALLY, my online status hasn't reflected it yet, but this morning i received an email from the DPS notifying me that my background check is complete and i should be receiving my license within 2 weeks!

12/31/10 - took class
1/1/11 - online application
1/3/11 - mailed paperwork
1/6/11 - DPS received
1/10/11 - 1st status available online
2/23/11 - application approved

so even with a juvenile class B misdemeanor listed on my app, mine was processed well within the 60 day time frame from when they received my paperwork. now for the worst part of the wait

Rebel wrote:

rmr1923 wrote:i haven't posted in this thread in a while, here's my current status:

12/31/10 - took class, online application completed
1/3/11 - mailed materials to DPS
1/6/11 - received by DPS
today - everything green except background check... nothing's changed in the past 3 weeks since the fingerprint status went green.

i did have several previous addresses (moved a lot in college) and one prior juvenile arrest (class B misdemeanor in january 2000), but i didn't expect it to take this long to at least hear SOMETHING from the DPS. they were responding to emails at first and told me that if they needed court records they'd mail me a letter, but so far nothing's come in the mail and they won't respond to email or phone inquiries with anything other than "we're still running your background check".

i have found that as more time has passed, i haven't been nearly as anxious about how quickly i'll get my CHL as i was in the first couple weeks after taking the course. the past month has been pretty busy at work and i got a promotion yesterday, so i've at least had a few things to distract my attention away from waiting for the DPS.

You're about 9 days behind me and we're both in the same boat. I had a few Class C misdemeanors way back in 90-93, and sent in the corresponding paperwork(well actually paperwork that showed I had no records on file), but I called and actually waited about 25 minutes till I talked to someone who told me 60 days is the norm, but there have been a few fast issues.

If you read previous months 45-60 days is the norm, but for some reason some of the December and a lot of the January applications seem to have blazed through for some reason.