Passport Photos no longer needed?

[Hoplophile Kyle]

Hi folks,

I realize this is a slightly older thread but it came up first in a Google search for "CHL Photo required" and several students have asked, so I figured there will be other folks looking for the latest information here. I thought I'd try to make my first post on the TCF as useful as possible!

Regarding whether NEW CHL students have to send photos with their CHL-6 Photo Holder/ID Signature form or not ...

Sent: Fri Aug 31 7:01
To: 'Info@FASTDFW.com' <Info@FASTDFW.com>

Subject: RE: CHL - Rules and Regulations

Yes, new student’s have the option to have us use their Texas DL photos to make the CHL license.

If they choose this, they need to hand write - “Please use my Texas DL photo” on their CHL-6 form.

We still need them to send us a CHL-6 form with this hand written on it.

This does not apply to those students that have out of state driver’s licenses, these persons must still mail us passport photos.

Regards, Darrell

Customer Service Representative

Texas Department of Public Safety
Regulatory Services Division
(512) 424-7293, Direct
RSD_Customer_Relations@dps.texas.gov
http://www.dps.texas.gov" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

As you can see his reply is dated on the last day of August, 2012 and is the same as a couple of other instructors have received, so it's one less cost barrier for our students, assuming they have a Texas driver's license of course.

Let's hope the CHL-6 photo holder goes away as well soon, particularly since the DPS is apparently ignoring some new students' attached photos in favor of their DL's old one anyway!

Regards, Kyle

[sjfcontrol]

Hi folks,

I realize this is a slightly older thread but it came up first in a Google search for "CHL Photo required" and several students have asked, so I figured there will be other folks looking for the latest information here. I thought I'd try to make my first post on the TCF as useful as possible!

Regarding whether NEW CHL students have to send photos with their CHL-6 photo holder or not ...

Sent: Fri Aug 31 7:01
To: 'Info@FASTDFW.com' <Info@FASTDFW.com>

Subject: RE: CHL - Rules and Regulations

Yes, new student’s have the option to have us use their Texas DL photos to make the CHL license.

If they choose this, they need to hand write - “Please use my Texas DL photo” on their CHL-6 form.

We still need them to send us a CHL-6 form with this hand written on it.

This does not apply to those students that have out of state driver’s licenses, these persons must still mail us passport photos.

Regards, Darrell

Customer Service Representative

Texas Department of Public Safety
Regulatory Services Division
(512) 424-7293, Direct
RSD_Customer_Relations@dps.texas.gov
http://www.dps.texas.gov" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

As you can see his reply is dated on the last day of August, 2012 and is the same as a couple of other instructors have received, so it's one less cost barrier for our students, assuming they have a Texas driver's license of course.

Let's hope the CHL-6 photo holder goes away as well soon, particularly since the DPS is apparently ignoring some new students' attached photos in favor of their DL's old one anyway!

Regards, Kyle

The CHL6 really has very little to do with pictures. That is where the signature for the license comes from. I don't think it will be going away anytime soon.

[Hoplophile Kyle]

The CHL6 really has very little to do with pictures. That is where the signature for the license comes from. I don't think it will be going away anytime soon.

True, true, but they could use the signature from the DL for the CHL as well, if they really want to get organized. Hey, it doesn't hurt to dream.

[sjfcontrol]

The CHL6 really has very little to do with pictures. That is where the signature for the license comes from. I don't think it will be going away anytime soon.

True, true, but they could use the CHL signature from the DL too, if they really want to get organized. Hey, it doesn't hurt to dream.

You have a point. I hadn't thought of that.

[Hoplophile Kyle]

Seems my day dream wasn't quite as much wishful thinking as I thought... Having read the latest version of the TX Admin Code:

"... Upon development of an interface allowing the Regulatory Services Division to access the digitized signature on file with the Driver License Division's system or development of other electronic means to obtain the applicant's signature, applicants may not be required to submit a signature."

Since the DPS has started using DL photos now and the above wording in the code clears the way for them to use DL signatures I think the CHL-6 card really will be gone fairly soon ... Fingers crossed anyway.

[sjfcontrol]

Seems my day dream wasn't quite as much wishful thinking as I thought... Having read the latest version of the TX Admin Code:

"... Upon development of an interface allowing the Regulatory Services Division to access the digitized signature on file with the Driver License Division's system or development of other electronic means to obtain the applicant's signature, applicants may not be required to submit a signature."

Since the DPS has started using DL photos now and the above wording in the code clears the way for them to use DL signatures I think the CHL-6 card really will be gone fairly soon ... Fingers crossed anyway.

Well, I don't think it will be completely gone. After all, they'll still need both pictures and signatures for non-resident licenses. They won't have access to out-of-state drivers license files.

[Hoplophile Kyle]

Well, I don't think it will be completely gone. After all, they'll still need both pictures and signatures for non-resident licenses. They won't have access to out-of-state drivers license files.

OK, you got me - Never had one in a class yet but you're right, of course.