February Applications

[UpTheIrons]

Am I really the first one?

Hand delivered my app today to Building I at DPS HQ. Good thing, too. I forgot to mark what sex/gender I was! Otherwise, all was in order. The guy behind the counter said new applications are currently running ~60 days and I can expect a PIN in the mail when the app enters the system (gal I talked to last week said that would be 3-4 weeks). Is that a reasonable turnaround? PIN in 4 weeks, completed license 4 weeks later?

I'm applying out of Guadalupe County and just squeaked in under the 5 year timeline (5 yrs 1 mo) with prior residence in Harris County. Hope that doesn't come back for further scrutiny -- I marked nothing on the app for Harris, since I was outside the 5 year window, but they only want to know the last 5 years, so I'm good.

Why did it take a month from the class to getting the app in? Us poor country preachers gotta budget these big expenses! Mrs. UpTheIrons sends her app in on March 1, and we'll see how that goes, too.

[y5e06]

based on the info Irons gave me (above), I also dropped mine off at building I today. did my packet online, already have a pin.
see sig.
we'll see. I have a 'void' in one of my thumb prints due to an injury. Forensics guy doing the prints said it "shouldn't" be a problem since it doesn't cover any key feature. possible they get rejected by the FBI.

[UpTheIrons]

You werent the guy in fromt of me at 11 when the rain was pouring down, were you?

[craig_o]

Well at long, long last my packet is in - signed for by the DPS on 2/09. My TR100 would have been invalid after 2/10!

I had plenty of reasons to delay, but I'm glad things are in order! I'd also like to thank Charles for taking time out of his day to clear up some questions I had several months ago. I worked my rear off for this, and now we'll see if it pans out .

[ysaias]

Hope this dosent take forever.


02/07/09 -- CHL Class Taken
02/09/09 -- Packet sent cretified mail w/ money order
02/12/09 -- Packet received by State
03/02/09 -- PIN received
XX/XX/09 -- Application Complete
XX/XX/09 -- Plastic in hand!

[BriN]

Let the wait begin. This is going to hurt because I am not a patient person...

[Derekhie]

Let the wait begin. This is going to hurt because I am not a patient person...

I'm not either and it's hurting. It's been 80 days of torture so far.

[mclovin]

Sent my App off on 2/3/09

now the wait begins

[cmartinez95]

Add me to the waiting list. Took my class on the 7th and mailed everything off on the 9th.

2/7/09 - Class taken
2/9/09 - Package mailed to DPS
2/18/09 - Check cashed by DPS

The wait continues...

[ysaias]

A friend of mine just got his CHL, he took the class on Nov.11 and yesterday 2/12/2009 he found out that his CHL is in the mail. That is pretty quick.




2/07/2009 CHL Class
2/09/2009 Sent packet certified mail
2/12/2009 Packet received by State
0/00/2009 Pin Number received
0/00/2009 Plastic in hand

[ysaias]

cmartinez95, where did you take the class?

[Morgan]

Good luck, y'all... it doesn't take forever, it just feels like it.

[BriN]

A friend of mine just got his CHL, he took the class on Nov.11 and yesterday 2/12/2009 he found out that his CHL is in the mail. That is pretty quick.

That doesn't sound all that quick to me considering they have 60 days to issue. They have done a pretty good job of lowering expectations by doing a bad job when people start to feel that 90 days is pretty quick.

[quoheleth]

Took my CHL class today in Baytown (east Harris County). Instructor said he's only recently (last couple weeks) heard of Harris county turn-arounds of 3 months, down from the ***5 months*** many were experiencing.

That said, his wife is up to month 8 for her CHL renewal to be sent to her. She is something like 3 months past its expiration date, so irony of ironies, she can teach the class but can't carry except in her car.

Question: In the CHL handbook, there were 4 or 5 regional DPS offices. Can paperwork be dropped off at any of those listed locations (one was on West Road in Houston - not too far away, relatively speaking) or is it better to spend the $1 or so and "signature receipt requested" mail it to Austin?

Thanks,
Q

[Morgan]

A friend of mine just got his CHL, he took the class on Nov.11 and yesterday 2/12/2009 he found out that his CHL is in the mail. That is pretty quick.

That doesn't sound all that quick to me considering they have 60 days to issue. They have done a pretty good job of lowering expectations by doing a bad job when people start to feel that 90 days is pretty quick.

Only problem with your supposition is that the person you're replying to didn't tell you how long it too the guy to SEND the paperwork. We've heard people come in here saying, "I took the class 6 months ago, but just haven't sent in the paperwork...."