Ramok wrote:Here is my situation: I have been a resident of Texas for most of my life, and my CHL is currently in the mail to me. I am relocating to Florida next week and will be on work assignment for 2-3 years. I have a few questions about how this affects my CHL.
I want to keep my Texas residency as I intend on moving back after this assignment. My parents are letting me use their Texas address as my residence on record, and they will forward any documents to me. When I get to FL, do I need to submit a change of address to the DPS for the CHL, or will I be fine as long as I have a Texas residence?
Something else to note: My TX drivers license is expiring this December so I will be renewing with a FL drivers license. How will I be able to log in online to make changes to the CHL, will my expired drivers license number still work? I'm thinking the solution would be to get a Texas ID Card before I leave. Will a new CHL need to be issued since it wont be tied to my DL or could it possibly invalidate it?
The other solution would be to convert to a non-resident CHL, but I would like to avoid this if at all possible.
In case you haven't noticed, I'm new here! I signed up with the advice from people on Sig Forum. Even though I'm going to Florida, I'll always be a proud Texan!
Unless I am wrong, you will not be able to get a Florida drivers license if you list your residence in Texas.
If you keep your legal residence in Texas, and meet the requirements to stay a Texas resident, then the CHL should stay valid.
If you did change residency to Florida, and converted your CHL to a Texas non-resident CHL, Florida will not accept non-resident CHL permits as valid and you can't carry.
My suggestion is to make sure to keep Texas residency, Texas drivers license and Texas resident CHL and obtain a Florida non-resident CWP. Just make sure to follow the guidelines to keep your residency status valid.
If that is not possible, you will need to covert everything to Florida. Trying to do the dual resident thing can cause issues.