October 2011 Applications

[noosh9057]

Congrats noosh, i mailed mine exactly a week after you, so hopefully i will see an update soon....

Yes I hope you see your update soon.

[erick619]

19OCT - MAILED!

[TheMilkMan]

Congrats You must be the first of the October class.

Still on BG pending over here...

To DPS's credit I am a very bad person...

[bernie-attorney]

I'm not sure of eric's exact dates, but I'm in the same ballpark as he and noosh:

Here's my chrono so far:
Online Application 9/1/11
Class Completed 10/1/11
Packet Mailed 10/2/11
Fingerprints Taken 10/6/11
Fingerprints: Complete 10/12/11
Background Completed: 10/18/11
Manufacturing Pending (as of 10/19/11)

So, for all you others, about two weeks after the later of 'packet' or 'fingerprints.' I'm not sure it would have affected the timing if I'd done the fingerprints before I took the course and mailed the packet, but my guess is that that would have sped things up. I imagine that the background check flows solely from the fingerprinting.

[bernie-attorney]

Well, forget what I speculated about 'background check' triggered solely by 'fingerprints.' I think if you look at (I think it was) ericks' timeline, where he did fingerprints before mailing the packet, you'll see that they probably didn't move on doing the background check until after they got the packet, too.

[erick619]

I'm not sure of eric's exact dates, but I'm in the same ballpark as he and noosh:

Here's my chrono so far:
Online Application 9/1/11
Class Completed 10/1/11
Packet Mailed 10/2/11
Fingerprints Taken 10/6/11
Fingerprints: Complete 10/12/11
Background Completed: 10/18/11
Manufacturing Pending (as of 10/19/11)

So, for all you others, about two weeks after the later of 'packet' or 'fingerprints.' I'm not sure it would have affected the timing if I'd done the fingerprints before I took the course and mailed the packet, but my guess is that that would have sped things up. I imagine that the background check flows solely from the fingerprinting.

here's my chrono:
26SEP - Online Application
30SEP - Fingerprints
01OCT - Class
03OCT - Mailed Packet
12OCT - DPS waiting for material
13OCT - Background Check: Under review
16OCT - Background Check: Completed
17OCT - Manufacturing Pending
18OCT - Manufactured
19OCT - Mailed

I'm assuming it only takes a few days to manufacture.. yours might actually ship late this week or early next week! i read on the september board that someone got theirs mailed on on a saturday.
like everyone says.. there is no rhyme or reason behind it!

the fingerprint/backgorund correlation actually makes sense. i wonder if that is the deciding factor?

[Rocstar]

Here is my current timeline:

October 8, 2011 - Took CHL class.
October 10, 2011 - Applied online, scheduled fingerprinting.
October 17, 2011 - Completed fingerprinting at 10:20 am.
October 17, 2011 - Mailed packet, with Delivery Confirmation, at 12:26 pm.

And the waiting begins...

October 19, 2011 - Packet successfully delivered (Delivery Confirmation via USPS.com)

[El_Capitan]

I'm new to this forum. I saw the name the "Waiting Room" and had to join. Here are my status updates for people like me who want to see.

9/12/11 Application
9/20/11 L-1 Finger prints
I had to wait on some papers from the court before mailing my packet
9/23/11 Mailed packet
10/3/11 Materials received
10/12/11 BG Check complete
10/12/11 License manufacture pending
10/13/11 License Manufacture
10/15/11 Mailed (Saturday)
10/19/11 Still waiting.............................

[GIJoe]

Yeah mine was filed under military so i wonder if that prolongs the the process. Also i have been investigated by the Fed 2x the past 3 years (for work security clearances). Hope that stuff doesnt slow it down, of course i always wish they would just look at JPAS and see that i have a Secret Clearance active, but wish in one hand....

[opti12206]

here's my chrono: I really hope it shows up in the next day or two. I'm not sure why some people seem to get stuck on the mailed stage. Seems like it should be 2-3 days max from when the license is mailed until you have it in hand.

13SEP - Online Application
19SEP - Fingerprints
02OCT - Class
02OCT - Mailed Packet
12OCT - Background Check: Under review
14OCT - Background Check: Completed
18OCT - Manufacturing Pending
19OCT - Manufactured
20OCT - Mailed

[erick619]

Yeah mine was filed under military so i wonder if that prolongs the the process. Also i have been investigated by the Fed 2x the past 3 years (for work security clearances). Hope that stuff doesnt slow it down, of course i always wish they would just look at JPAS and see that i have a Secret Clearance active, but wish in one hand....

i'm active duty as well. it didn't take any longer or shorter than most of the people here in the october class. you should be fine.

oh btw,

GO NAVY! BEAT ARMY!

[Grapevinebill]

Hey Opti,

You'll find the delay in the "Mailed" stage is from the letter sitting on a desk at DPS for a few days before it get's post marked. My status was mailed for 3 or 4 days before it was post marked but it was in my hands 2 days after that. I think the DPS batches them and sends them out in mass.

[opti12206]

Hey Opti,

You'll find the delay in the "Mailed" stage is from the letter sitting on a desk at DPS for a few days before it get's post marked. My status was mailed for 3 or 4 days before it was post marked but it was in my hands 2 days after that. I think the DPS batches them and sends them out in mass.

Any idea as to when these batches get sent out? I know that's asking a lot, but I can't stand waiting (just like everyone else on the board). I don't know why they wouldn't just do mail collection once per day.

[El_Capitan]

Woooo Hooooooooo!! Got mine today!

[erick619]

Woooo Hooooooooo!! Got mine today!

Sweet! Congrats!!