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Your mailbox just may contain a little surprise on Monday (hopefully). At least the status changed which means your CHL is in the mail as we speak. Good Luck 02.07.2009: Completed On-Line Application 02.19.2009 : PIN received 03.21.2009 : CHL Course Completed (The Sharp Shooter) 04.02.2009 : Paperwo...

The wait is over. Didn't expect it, but my plastic arrived in the mail on July 3rd. The total time from application submittal to actually receiving the CHL was 90 days by my count. I live in Nueces County if anyone was wondering. During the whole process, I only contacted DPS once to check on the st...

Great News Finally. My CHL application has been approved. Called DPS and talked to a very courteous customer service rep and she stated my CHL was in printing and should be mailed in 2 weeks. That makes it 88 days by my count. Looking like some of the April apps are starting to finalize. :thewave 02...

I was born overseas while my dad was serving in the Army. Am I to expect a delay while DPS requests a copy of my Birth Certificate from the State Dept or wherever they get it from? I included a copy of my current U.S. Passport as proof of citizenship with my app. Will this suffice for the Birth Cert...

Is there any benefit what so ever, of sending a certified copy of my birth certificate along with the other required documentation to DPS after taking the CHL class? Also regarding the passport holder......will this be supplied by my CHL instructor, or do I need to go buy one? Thanks! I was born ov...

My app has gone to the next step to "Processing Application" as of May 16th. Took a while but at least its progressing. Looks like DPS are now working on the April applications. 02.07.2009: Completed On-Line Application 02.19.2009: PIN received 03.21.2009: CHL Course Completed (The Sharp S...

Has anyone in the April forum beginning to see a status change of their application (i.e. "Packet Mailed to Applicant" to "Processing Application")? Just curious.... 02.07.2009: Completed On-Line Application 02.19.2009 : PIN received 03.21.2009 : CHL Course Completed (The Sharp S...

According to DPS, it takes approx 4-6 weeks before your CHL application is processed. That's when the status will change. You are looking at the mid-June timeframe before that will happen according to the date they received your app. I mailed mine (1st Class Mail) on April 2nd and still waiting for ...

I e-mailed CHL regarding the receipt of my app since I failed to send it certified receipt, and was told it was probably going through the process to verify completeness before they update the system to "Processing". That didn't tell me they actually received it however. Anyway, after read...

I'm sure curious exactly how long this wait will be. I completed my application on-line back in February and received my PIN number approximately 2 weeks later. The instructor warned us that the wait could be as long as 180 days because of the tremendous backlog. I guess we're powerless and will jus...