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1) Should have printed out those documents and made copies in case the DPS lost your stuff.
2) The DPS can check your application status with your Social Security number. Then see if they will give you your application number.

Wait is over. Got plastic Today. Good luck to all!

Tell you what, it's heartbreak waiting for that mailman, and it doesn't come! I'm not sure which wait is worse!

Holy nuggets!

I happened to be bored and felt like depressing myself further, so i decided to check the status of my application today. What did i find? Only the sweetest 7 word notification in the english language:

Application Completed - license issued or certificate active.

Sweet! Especially when they said my 60 days just reset.

FYI, i took the class in Harris County, and i live in Montgomery County. Moved here 2 years ago from Jefferson County, in Colorado.

Good luck all!

Time to get me a holster.

Or even a new gun ... so excited!

So i called 2 days ago to check my status. They informed me that my proof of 'Mericanship was confirmed on January 5th. I then asked for a time estimate, and they told me that my 60 days started then. So i added up 60 business days from that time, removing holidays and starting from the 6th. That comes out to April 1st. Oh the sweet irony of April Fool's for the estimated date.

I think it's a little bogus that they had already had my application for a month and had all that time to work on it, and they don't start background check until 2 weeks after they receive my proof of 'Mericanship.

The wait, continues.

After sending off my proof of 'Merican-ship, and the DPS receiving it on 12/22/08, my status finally changed back to "Processing Application" on 1/6/09. I would be surprised it took that long, but perhaps that means that they have confirmed my 'Merican-ship.

Time to advance the day-counter.

Sent in today the proof of my 'Merican-ship. Birth certificate and Passport. Hope it doesn't kick me to the back of the line.

I will say that it was nice of them to provide me with a very clear letter of the documents they required, and an envelope to send them in.

Ack! Rough patch!

Received notification that my application was incomplete. They need a Birth Certificate for proof of citizenship. Ya see boy, since you weren't born in 'Merica you may not be a 'Merican! Oh well, will fire off that bad boy with a copy of my passport for good measure.

Next time i will try not to be born in Saudi Arabia =)

Got my PIN in real mail on 12-12-08!

Fired off an email requesting my PIN on Saturday. Received an email this morning with my PIN! Processing Application!

Minor bump. My bank account reflects the check clearing on 11-24-08. Let's do this!

Class taken: Nov 8th at my local Carter's Country.
Sent completed forms: Nov 10th.
USPS claims forms have been delivered: Nov 15th.

And the wait is on!