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hstexan wrote:

hstexan wrote:Application: 12.31.16
Fingerprint Appt: 1.6.17
Class: 1.14.17
Submitted Supporting Docs (Received): 1.17.17
Background Check Complete: 2.1.17
LTC: Print PendingMailed 2.7.17
Plastic In Hand: 2.9.17

Mailed 2.7.17

Plastic came in the mail today--feels nice to finally be able to carry again.

hstexan wrote:Application: 12.31.16
Fingerprint Appt: 1.6.17
Class: 1.14.17
Submitted Supporting Docs (Received): 1.17.17
Background Check Complete: 2.1.17
LTC: Print Pending Mailed 2.7.17
Plastic In Hand: TBD

Mailed 2.7.17

Well they'd better get it to you soon because their 60 days from 12/5/16 was up yesterday.

Scary wrote:Technically they didn't START till 12-5-16 once they finally confirmed all the paperwork. The background check and fingerprints were pending for 2 weeks alone.

hstexan wrote:Wow that is awful--don't regulations say even after a letter they only have 180 days to finish? 11 months is ridiculous.

Scary wrote:Here's my horror story:

LTC Class 3-19-16
Fingerprints 4-8-16
DPS Lost both Class form and DD-214 around 4-29-16
Emailed forms via secure email 4-30-16
DPS loses those and I don't hear about it till 8-15-16
Faxed Class form and DD-214 to DPS 9-15-16
Letter received from DPS that date not visible on faxed class form 11-7-16
Sent Class form and DD-214 copies via Certified Mail to DPS 11-9-16
Online status starts showing on website 12-5-16
Print pending since 1-12-17

11 months and no plastic yet.

Wow that is awful--don't regulations say even after a letter they only have 180 days to finish? 11 months is ridiculous.

Scary wrote:Here's my horror story:

LTC Class 3-19-16
Fingerprints 4-8-16
DPS Lost both Class form and DD-214 around 4-29-16
Emailed forms via secure email 4-30-16
DPS loses those and I don't hear about it till 8-15-16
Faxed Class form and DD-214 to DPS 9-15-16
Letter received from DPS that date not visible on faxed class form 11-7-16
Sent Class form and DD-214 copies via Certified Mail to DPS 11-9-16
Online status starts showing on website 12-5-16
Print pending since 1-12-17

11 months and no plastic yet.

Application: 12.31.16
Fingerprint Appt: 1.6.17
Class: 1.14.17
Submitted Supporting Docs (Received): 1.17.17
Background Check Complete: 2.1.17
Mailed: 2.7.17
Plastic In Hand: 2.9.17

I went ahead and got my application and fingerprints done ahead of time because first availability for a class was two weeks out. Fun note this is the second time I've done this now--from what I remember this is more running around and more money, but way less headache. Last time I did this it was right when Obama was making his way into office and wait time on licenses was about 4 months. I remember showing up for class around 8AM and not getting out until 7PM--ink fingerprints and passport photos were done in class and they got everyone ready to send in their manila envelope.

Of course I had to move out of state for a few years before coming back and my out of state license was only valid so long as I held a DL from the same state so here I am again. Been so long I forgot my login name and e-mail.