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5/5/11 Plastic in HAND!!!!!!!!!

Good one!! Feels good doesn't it?

Be sure to document your wally walk!

cdoug88 wrote:So the weirdest thing just happened at work....my plastic came in the mail...im very happy but very confused lol. Why would it come to my work address?

Congratulations!!

See I told ya, like um 3 days in a row it would be here and I finally got it right!

Coming to work is weird, I guess they heard you when you said you were going to have to work late every night!

cdoug88 wrote:Once again no plastic

Dang it, you should have at received a lump of coal or something by now. Okay let me try one more time... TOMORROW! (I think the all Caps should do it this time).

cdoug88 wrote:I didnt have the good luck today. no plastic.

Cdoug, you're sure to get it tomorrow. Just one more day!

djjoshuad wrote:PLASTIC IN HAND!!! :-D

Ha ha! Told ya Santa would show! Congratulations!

Sheepdawg wrote:It's official. My buddy turned his materials in a full week after me, and he's now holding plastic. ARGH!

Don't worry, I took the class with a group of seven buddies. Four of them recieved plastic 2 solid weeks before the rest of us got ours and we all sent them out on the same day. I admit it was pretty disheartening to see them wally walking without me.

I don't think it has to do with your background, in state/out of state or anything else. I think it's just the sheer volume of applications they have to weed through. I had no arrests or anything in my background and mine took almost the full 60 days.

It just depends on which 'batch' you end up in when they empty the mail bags. The remaining 3 of us got ours within a couple of days of each other. It shouldn't be too much longer for you now!

I'm telling you, they're going to be there tomorow. Now you need to get to bed or Santa will skip your house!

Wife just called, I got my plastic today!!! 4/25

Oh my goodness that too a long time!!? 55 days from recieved to my door.

You guys that got mailed last week, I'm positive it will be there tomorrow! Hang on for one more day!

Marshall, Kevin Congratulations guys!! Man, you're making me so jealous!! I actually went by my post office this morning to see if I could pick up my mail at 8am this morning, but they said it hadn't been sorted yet.

I kind of live in the sticks outside of Dallas so I'm hoping it's there. Send some of that good vibe my way please!!

aggie_wes wrote:Sent mine in March 22 and just got the first status update this past weekend. It shows that the proof of my class and proficiency was not included, but I sent them.

Would it show this if the instructors hadn't done their part yet? Am I going to have any luck if I call?

Actually I believe you should call, it's been a month those should have already turned green if anything else has. Most applications show the class and proficiency to be green on the initial status update. I would call on anything that looks out of place.

For example on my application I noticed that everyone's fingerprints went green either on the initial status or shortly afterwards except for mine. When I called sure enough they had two sets of fingerprints stuck in the system even though I had only submitted one set. I had to call several times to get them unstuck (once a week for 3 weeks). Just be patient and courteous on the phone and they will help you out.

By the way, my website status STILL shows fingerprints under review and my card has already been mailed! The website doesn't always show reality.

Good luck!

Yes, I too was hoping for the Saturday delivery, but no joy.

I don't think any one thing held us up, it was just the luck of the draw. There were several of us that had their DPS received packets on or about 3/2/2011 that got the 'mailed' status on Friday 4/22/2011. I think it's just the batch we ended up in.

Monday would be sweet, I think I'll probably swing by the post office on my way to work to see if it's there. That would be 55 days for me!? I never would have thought it would take that long.

2/12/11 - Online forms
2/21/11 - FAST Fingerprints
2/26/11 - CHL Class
2/28/11 - Mailed in packet
3/02/11 - DPS Received packet
3/14/11 - First Status
4/06/11 - Called to find out why Fingerprints are still under review
4/15/11 - Called again, this time the guy sent my fingerprints up to 3 supervisors to get worked out
4/18/11 - Background Green
4/19/11 - Pending Manufacturing
4/20/11 - Manufacturing
4/22/11 - MAILED!!!!!

Even though my status shows mailed my fingerprints STILL SHOW UNDER REVIEW!? I dont' understand it, but whatever, they finally mailed the license! When I called yesterday they said it was already mailed, the status is about 24 hours behind. Hopefully it will be here today or tomorrow?? Maybe...

Fedaykin wrote:Application : Received
Fingerprints : Under review
Affidavits : Received
DL or ID : Valid
Citizenship : No documentation required
Passport photo holder : Received
Photo : Received
Proof of Classroom training : Received
Proof of Proficiency training : Received
Proof of Special Condition : Received
Fee : Received
Background Check : Completed
Concealed Handgun License : Manufacturing Pending !!!!!

4/20 Manufacturing! ...and yes my Fingerprints still show Under Review... Please don't let that hang things up again!

Application : Received
Fingerprints : Under review
Affidavits : Received
DL or ID : Valid
Citizenship : No documentation required
Passport photo holder : Received
Photo : Received
Proof of Classroom training : Received
Proof of Proficiency training : Received
Proof of Special Condition : Received
Fee : Received
Background Check : Completed
Concealed Handgun License : Manufacturing Pending !!!!!

Weird. My Background check finally went to Green this morning after 49 days. But my fingerprints still show as pending. The DPS guy on the phone said don't worry they're printing.

I really wish that Fingerprint would go green on the site so I can feel better that some tech is not going to stop my plastic in the mail room!

loaded wrote:Plastic is here!
Mailbox to mailbox 41 days!

Congratulations! How does it feel? Were there rainbows, parades and festivals like in my dreams!?

ha ha