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I got that same letter.....My Lisc. was approved yesterday..So they seem to be a little late on the draw...

pims14 wrote:Just got a call from the DPS. They said that my wife's application (sent in at the same time) is just waiting for one record to come back for her DPS background check, and that her license is being manufactured.

They said the same thing about mine and 2 business days later(we spoke on a friday)my application was complete and active..I hope her wait was as short as mine from that point

So those guys got me today..My application is complete and im just waitin on the mail man. I open my mailbox today And i see a letter from the state. I Immediately feel the letter to see if I notice A card..Nothing..I then think its my denial letter...Once i rip it open,I found it out its simply a letter stating they got my letter i sent to the Gov Office and my application is being processed(dated 5 days ago)...Tricky Tricky...

Howdy everyone..After a long(though not as long as others) wait, I was finally approved this morning. The mail-man cant come fast enough now.It seems like a lot of people were on my same time frame,so it shouldn't be long guys & gals.

Alrite..Im takin it..that chair must be lucky!!

pedalman wrote:Well, this April applicant just received good news. The signature block says it all.

Alrite...Pretty much the same time-line as me...come on good news!!

Yeah..The lady I spoke with said they are asking they are leaning on the Background check people to expedite the checks...Maybe the surge is over and things are starting to level out.....

Received another phone call from DPS today, but I was in the middle of class and couldn't answer. When I called the lady back,I was told she had my packet in hand and was sending it off for the background check that take anywhere from 2-2.5 weeks, but couldnt give me a dif time-line. My response was,So i should have my CHL in four weeks and she said that would be worst case scenario.

Heres a copy of the letter I sent to my rep(well my reps aid):

Dear Mr. Walker,
I just wanted to send you an email(probably the easiest way to contact me) on the progress with my TX CHL. I was contacted by the DPS moments ago, and they said it would be another 60 days before they could make sure I signed the document in all the right places and that my prints and photo are acceptable. I dont understand how this can take so long.After it was accepted it would then enter the Background check phase. However,before I was contacted by you the dps,it took them two weeks to reply to my email, had replied to me stating I was already in the background check phase. This conflicting information scares me into thinking they truly have no idea where my application is , and I just received a canned response. I understand that the DPS CHL department is dealing with a 40% increase in applications this year. However, I don't see how a 40% increase can cause the statue of allowed time to more than double. Furthermore, I don't understand how this background check can take so long. I received a Secret Security clearance while I was in the Military in half the amount of time they are talking. Again,I would like to thank you and this office for you attention on this issue.

Sincerely,
Matthew M. Foster

Hmm......Wonder what they'll say now.....

I posted this in another thread,but figured I'd put it in here as well

Okay..So I now know they have no clue as to whats going on in Austin. I just got off the phone with someone from the DPS(they actually called me) saying that my application would be another 60 days before it even began the background check process. They have to verify i signed all the right places,the prints were correct and my photo is okay. She also spoke incredibly fast,so im pretty sure she was reading from a list of canned responses. SO..From two different people,I got two completely different answers.....I suppose i just hope i receive it before Christmas.

Did I miss something?? I didnt Honestly think anyone was getting "Heated", was I wrong??? If I was wrong, I apoligize for any Dis-Respect...

No..you didn't. I think he was just trying to stop things before they got heated. in the other thread, it was only a matter of minutes before it exploded and tempers raged.

labrat1001001 wrote:Hey fellas, in a few of the other rooms, things got heated and people started losing their cool to some degree. Can we agree to disagee and still show respect?

We have all our methods.. Which works best i say we go with =)

This makes no sense to me, I applied after you and went into the "processing application" status at the beginning of may. I received an email from Simone last week,which stated the day they received my app(4-23-08) and that I that they are just waitin on my background check to come back. I dont believe they have an sort of order down there, its become just grab an app and get it done gaggle.

Howdy everyone....I think I'll pull my chair on over as well. DPS last told me
"At this time we are awaiting the completion of the background investigation. Thank you for your continued patience."-Simone
I dont know how much longer it will take,but the next round is on me.....