I don't think that train probably even left the station until they received your prints. The seem kind of infamous for wanting all of the materials in hand prior to launching your process.
RJ
September 2011 Applications
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johnson0317
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Re: September 2011 Applications
CHL Received 5/16/11
Proud Member NRA
Proud Member Texas Concealed Handgun Association
Proud Member Second Amendment Foundation
Proud Member of The Truth Squad founded by Tom Gresham. "A lie left unchallenged becomes the truth"
Proud Member NRA
Proud Member Texas Concealed Handgun Association
Proud Member Second Amendment Foundation
Proud Member of The Truth Squad founded by Tom Gresham. "A lie left unchallenged becomes the truth"
Re: September 2011 Applications
Mailed!!!!! Anybody know where they mail them from? I am assuming Austin.
Now I feel like that old Mervin's commercial.....Open, Open, Open, Open.........
Mahzik
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Online Application - 9/1
Finger Prints - 9/8
CHL Class - 9/10
Package Mailed - 9/12
Package Recieved - ????
Background Check Complete - 9/22
Manufacturing - 09/23
Mailed - 9/24
Now I feel like that old Mervin's commercial.....Open, Open, Open, Open.........
Mahzik
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Online Application - 9/1
Finger Prints - 9/8
CHL Class - 9/10
Package Mailed - 9/12
Package Recieved - ????
Background Check Complete - 9/22
Manufacturing - 09/23
Mailed - 9/24
Mahzik
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XnTx
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Re: September 2011 Applications
Congrats Mahzik!
CHL - 9/22/11
NRA Life Member - 12/12/15
XDS .45 or P380
NRA Life Member - 12/12/15
XDS .45 or P380
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sxd45
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Re: September 2011 Applications
I just received my certified mail receipt, I cant stop checking the dps site even though I know it will be a while before it is even started. Online app was done the 12th, class 17th, in the mail certified the 19th.
Online App: 9/12/11
Fingerprints: 9/13/11
Class: 9/17/11
Mailed: 9/19/11
Manufacturing pending: 9/28/11
Manufacturing: 9/29/11
Mailed: 10/01/11
Plastic: 10/07/11
Fingerprints: 9/13/11
Class: 9/17/11
Mailed: 9/19/11
Manufacturing pending: 9/28/11
Manufacturing: 9/29/11
Mailed: 10/01/11
Plastic: 10/07/11
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johnson0317
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Re: September 2011 Applications
At this rate, you will be certifiable by the 29th... 
It is a long wait for that first update, you might as well start prepping your mind for it.
It is a long wait for that first update, you might as well start prepping your mind for it.
CHL Received 5/16/11
Proud Member NRA
Proud Member Texas Concealed Handgun Association
Proud Member Second Amendment Foundation
Proud Member of The Truth Squad founded by Tom Gresham. "A lie left unchallenged becomes the truth"
Proud Member NRA
Proud Member Texas Concealed Handgun Association
Proud Member Second Amendment Foundation
Proud Member of The Truth Squad founded by Tom Gresham. "A lie left unchallenged becomes the truth"
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sxd45
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Re: September 2011 Applications
Yeah my wife tells me they have to input stuff and just because the received it doesn't mean they are working on it.. blah blah blah, I am gonna keep checking the website but I might cut back to 30 times a day. 
Online App: 9/12/11
Fingerprints: 9/13/11
Class: 9/17/11
Mailed: 9/19/11
Manufacturing pending: 9/28/11
Manufacturing: 9/29/11
Mailed: 10/01/11
Plastic: 10/07/11
Fingerprints: 9/13/11
Class: 9/17/11
Mailed: 9/19/11
Manufacturing pending: 9/28/11
Manufacturing: 9/29/11
Mailed: 10/01/11
Plastic: 10/07/11
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CaseyH
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Re: September 2011 Applications
I'm mailing mine today. And, I'll be one of the ones obsessively checking for updates!
9/26/11 - Packet Mailed
9/28/11 - Packet Received in Austin
10/15/11 - CHL in hand
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giantpocky
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Re: September 2011 Applications
Welcome CaseyH! Hope your wait is a short one! 
08/27 - CHL Class
09/02 - Online App
09/06 - Packet Mailed
09/08 - Packet Received
09/13 - L-1 Fingerprints Taken
--------- 1st Update: BG Under Review
09/15 - FP Completed
10/01 - BG Completed
--------- Manufacturing Pending
10/04 - Manufacturing
10/05 - Mailed
10/08 - RECEIVED!!!
09/02 - Online App
09/06 - Packet Mailed
09/08 - Packet Received
09/13 - L-1 Fingerprints Taken
--------- 1st Update: BG Under Review
09/15 - FP Completed
10/01 - BG Completed
--------- Manufacturing Pending
10/04 - Manufacturing
10/05 - Mailed
10/08 - RECEIVED!!!
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ITC_TX
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Re: September 2011 Applications
I just mailed all my paperwork today. I'm hoping for no more issues. I've already had 3 calls to the TX CHL Office due to some technical issues with the online application. I received a confirmation email and was billed, but the CHL dept didn't have any record of my application. The only way I found this out was when I went to do my fingerprints, L1 couldn't find any record of my application. Luckily, I have a direct line now to someone in the office who has been helping me. I ended up having to fax in my email receipt, barcode checklist, and credit card statement showing I was charged. They confirmed that my application is now in the system and that they received my fingerprints. The lady I have been working with told me to mark my package with attention to her, so she will handle it personally.
Anyway, I hope it all works out now.
Anyway, I hope it all works out now.
Online Application - 09/10/11
L1 Fingerprints - 09/15/11
CHL Class - 09/24/11
Packet Mailed - 09/26/11
1st Update/BG Check Under Review - 10/1/11
Manufacturing Pending - 10/5/11
Manufacturing - 10/6/11
Mailed - 10/8/11
CHL Arrived - 10/13/11
L1 Fingerprints - 09/15/11
CHL Class - 09/24/11
Packet Mailed - 09/26/11
1st Update/BG Check Under Review - 10/1/11
Manufacturing Pending - 10/5/11
Manufacturing - 10/6/11
Mailed - 10/8/11
CHL Arrived - 10/13/11
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Cool Arrow
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Re: September 2011 Applications
Man your off to a rough start! Hope it goes smooth from here on out. Welcome and good luck!
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phat eskimo
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Re: September 2011 Applications
Checking into the waiting room, or rather I've been here a while and finally see the light at the end of the tunnel:
long short story:
1995- moved to Texas from the West Coast, really surprised about all the politicking on CHL, I figured that if we had it on the left coast, why didn't Texas already have it? My dad Carried legally in Oregon, and Washington reciprocated when he came up to visit me. We all knew how stupid California was, that is why we all left. I was amused and didn't consider pursuing CHL in Texas at the time, I was about a year too young to apply at the time and I was moving back to Seattle in about 2 years, figured that I'd survive till I got 'home'. Then I married a Texan and made my temporary move to Texas more permanent.
Took a while to convince wife that me having a firearm was OK, and needed. Stranger knocking on our door at 2am the week we brought first baby home from the hospital took care of that immediately. Took a few more years for the wife to be comfortable with me wanting to have the gun with me at all times.
shorter story:
2009 took class, never sent in the huge packet to the state.
10/7/2010 Won a CHL Class Certificate at fundraiser dinner/auction for an inner city ministry my wife and I really like and support. (had a mini bidding war with a buddy who was looking to get his CHL too. 'why not, this is for charity' we said)
3/22/11 Applied Online
4/1/11 Fingerprints Submitted
(tried for a long time to schedule the class but never received a response...made decision to pursue the class from someone else, kinda wish I hadn't 'won' the certificate)
9/25/11 CHL Class (with buddy who bid against me, guess he really won. I think he owes me lunch or something now
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9/26/11 Paperwork Mailed off
long short story:
1995- moved to Texas from the West Coast, really surprised about all the politicking on CHL, I figured that if we had it on the left coast, why didn't Texas already have it? My dad Carried legally in Oregon, and Washington reciprocated when he came up to visit me. We all knew how stupid California was, that is why we all left. I was amused and didn't consider pursuing CHL in Texas at the time, I was about a year too young to apply at the time and I was moving back to Seattle in about 2 years, figured that I'd survive till I got 'home'. Then I married a Texan and made my temporary move to Texas more permanent.
Took a while to convince wife that me having a firearm was OK, and needed. Stranger knocking on our door at 2am the week we brought first baby home from the hospital took care of that immediately. Took a few more years for the wife to be comfortable with me wanting to have the gun with me at all times.
shorter story:
2009 took class, never sent in the huge packet to the state.
10/7/2010 Won a CHL Class Certificate at fundraiser dinner/auction for an inner city ministry my wife and I really like and support. (had a mini bidding war with a buddy who was looking to get his CHL too. 'why not, this is for charity' we said)
3/22/11 Applied Online
4/1/11 Fingerprints Submitted
(tried for a long time to schedule the class but never received a response...made decision to pursue the class from someone else, kinda wish I hadn't 'won' the certificate)
9/25/11 CHL Class (with buddy who bid against me, guess he really won. I think he owes me lunch or something now
)9/26/11 Paperwork Mailed off
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3/22/11 Applied Online
4/1/11 Fingerprints Submitted
9/25/11 CHL Class
9/26/11 Paperwork Mailed off
10/5/2011 First Update- Background Check :Under review
10/7/2011 Manufacturing Pending
10/8/2011 Manufacturing
10/11/2011 Mailed
10/14/2011 Plastic in Hand
3/22/11 Applied Online
4/1/11 Fingerprints Submitted
9/25/11 CHL Class
9/26/11 Paperwork Mailed off
10/5/2011 First Update- Background Check :Under review
10/7/2011 Manufacturing Pending
10/8/2011 Manufacturing
10/11/2011 Mailed
10/14/2011 Plastic in Hand
Re: September 2011 Applications
My process seemed very quick - especially to some of the others I have seen. For those of you who haven't gotten it yet or who have just mailed it in, be optimistic!
CHL Class: 27-Aug
Online App: 28-Aug
Mailed packet: 30-Aug
Packet rcvd: 1-Sep
Fingerprint: 8-Sep
Update: 9-Sep
Mfg pending: 14-Sep
Mfg: skipped
Mailed: 16-Sep
Received: 21-Sep
About 20 business days from start to finish. And it might have been sooner if the L-1 hadn't had one of their infamous system errors for about 4 days in there.
CHL Class: 27-Aug
Online App: 28-Aug
Mailed packet: 30-Aug
Packet rcvd: 1-Sep
Fingerprint: 8-Sep
Update: 9-Sep
Mfg pending: 14-Sep
Mfg: skipped
Mailed: 16-Sep
Received: 21-Sep
About 20 business days from start to finish. And it might have been sooner if the L-1 hadn't had one of their infamous system errors for about 4 days in there.
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sxd45
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Re: September 2011 Applications
How do you know if they received your fingerprints? I had mine done but didn't get any confirmation or anything.
Online App: 9/12/11
Fingerprints: 9/13/11
Class: 9/17/11
Mailed: 9/19/11
Manufacturing pending: 9/28/11
Manufacturing: 9/29/11
Mailed: 10/01/11
Plastic: 10/07/11
Fingerprints: 9/13/11
Class: 9/17/11
Mailed: 9/19/11
Manufacturing pending: 9/28/11
Manufacturing: 9/29/11
Mailed: 10/01/11
Plastic: 10/07/11
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Grapevinebill
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Re: September 2011 Applications
You'll see the status change to FP accepted. Should be a day or 2 after they update your status for the first time.
sxd45 wrote:How do you know if they received your fingerprints? I had mine done but didn't get any confirmation or anything.
I've spent a lot of money on guns, bullets and holsters.... The rest I've just squandered away!
Re: September 2011 Applications
Mahzik wrote:Mailed!!!!! Anybody know where they mail them from? I am assuming Austin.
Now I feel like that old Mervin's commercial.....Open, Open, Open, Open.........
Mahzik
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Online Application - 9/1
Finger Prints - 9/8
CHL Class - 9/10
Package Mailed - 9/12
Package Recieved - ????
Background Check Complete - 9/22
Manufacturing - 09/23
Mailed - 9/24
mailed from Austin. It shows "mailed" a couple of days before I think they actually mail it. Not sure why but that seems to be the trend and seems to be how they did with mine. You'll have it before you know it though.