"Waiting Room"

[tfrazier]

The answer is 49 days (for me, anyway):

03/14/2011
Submitted renewal application and fee on line

03/27/2011 (13 days after submitting online fee)
Attended David Gilreath's CHL class for renewal training and proficiency test

03/28/2011 (1 day after completing class)
Mailed applicant paperwork to DPS

04/22/2011 (25 days after mailing paperwork)
Status on the Texas DPS CHL web utility finally changed from "Awaiting materials from applicant" to: "Background Check: Under Review"

04/27/2011 (5 days after last web status change)
Status changed to "Concealed Handgun License : Manufacturing Pending"

04/29/2011 (2 days after last web status change)
Concealed Handgun License: Mailed

05/02/2011 (3 days after last web status change)
CHL arrived today via the local mailman. It now resides next to my DL and I'm good to pack heat until August of 2016.

[gddb856]

2/12 - Class/Fingerprinting
2/13 - Online application
2/25 - Mailed in paperwork
2/28 - Per USPS, Packaged was received
3/17 - no status update on DPS website yet.
3/26 - Still no status.
4/8 - All Green - Background Check : Under review
4/28 - All Green - Background Check : Under review ??? Contacted DPS but they have no status
Concealed Handgun License : Print pending completion of application review

[Cobra2661]

Mailed Packet 3/4
Packet Rcvd 3/7
Paper FPrints Complete 3/28
Background Check 4/25
Manufacturing 4/27
Mailed 4/29
In hand 5/3

[prometheus]

You 49 day'ers should feel privledged!! When I took, mailed, completed mine it took 184 days and i'm a QS3 from OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM/AFGHANISTAN !!! I wish texas had its crap together when I was in process. Congrats to the newbies, now convince two more good guys to get legal and start packin!!

[ShadowsRyder]

I thought time only slowed for kids at Christmas time...CHL time warp <sigh>

[tanker1983]

Online Applicaton-10 JUN 2010 (from Afghanistan)
CHL Class-16 APR 2011
L1 Fingerprints-18 APR 2011
Certified Mail Packet-18 APR 2011
Delivery Confirmation - 21 APR 2011
Background Check Complete - 25 MAY 2011
MAILED 27 MAY 2011

Wishful thinking...maybe SATURDAY?? I am in the Killeen area...NAH..

Tuesday after Memorial Day. Enjoy the Holiday all, and remember WHY we honor it.

[birddog67]

birddog67 wrote:
Application : Received
Fingerprints : Complete
Affidavits : Received
DL or ID : Valid
Citizenship : No documentation required
Passport photo holder : Received
Photo : Received
Proof of Classroom training : Received
Proof of Proficiency training : Received
Fee : Received
Background Check : Completed
Concealed Handgun License : Mailed

they are moving a turtle pace lets see how long it take to get from Austin to houston ? today I will count as day 1


well got it in the mail today , ready for wally world ! 116 days from start to finish

[tanker1983]

[quote="tanker1983"]Online Applicaton-10 JUN 2010 (from Afghanistan)
CHL Class-16 APR 2011
L1 Fingerprints-18 APR 2011
Certified Mail Packet-18 APR 2011
Delivery Confirmation - 21 APR 2011
Background Check Complete - 25 MAY 2011
MAILED 27 MAY 2011

Wishful thinking...maybe SATURDAY?? I am in the Killeen area...NAH..

Tuesday after Memorial Day. Enjoy the Holiday all, and remember WHY we honor it.

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Ladies and gentlemen. It has been a pleasure.

I will be leaving the Waiting Room. Plastic arrived today. Not gonna make a Wally Walk. Been carrying on my Florida License since I got back from Afghanistan.

40 days from mailbox to mailbox. Not too shabby at all.

ADIOS AMIGOS.

[mrmagnum]

new to the forum
class 5/28
online app, finger prints, mailed forms 6/1
Called today and they are quoting 2-3 weeks just for data entry on mailed materials and 60 Days for completion

[donster5]

Well now...The wait is over!!! Just when you expect to ALWAYS see the "Background Check: under review",,,one day, without warning, you see :completed;. Then, Mailed..I know one thing, I will venture back to the "Waiting Room" . From start to finish, 63 days! Seemed like a year! See ya gang!!

[Inf4life]

Well my status was just updated to materials received and background under review yesterday so now the waiting game begins. Oh, and I wanted to be reply #1000. Lol.

[kbscobravert]

I waited till I got back to Afghanistan to send a copy of my DD214 only to find out that my DD214 is not the long version and I forgot to sign my CHL100. Texas sends the packet back to my house in Dallas, my wife had to send it to me in Afghanistan so I could sign, add $70 to my application and send off AGAIN to DPS. No worries though as the CHL won't do me any good here in Afghanistan.

I went home a few weeks ago and my CHL was waiting on me, pistol in pocket and off to buy holsters. I carried the entire week I was home.

[XnTx]

DPS status showing! Fingerprints already submitted. I'm trying to get NICS appeal resolved before taking CHL class. Time for another phone call.

Application : Received
Fingerprints : Complete
Affidavits : Received
DL or ID : Valid
Citizenship : No documentation required
Passport photo holder : Not received, notice sent to applicant
Photo : Not received, notice sent to applicant
Proof of Classroom training : Not received, notice sent to applicant
Proof of Proficiency training : Not received, notice sent to applicant
Proof of Special Condition : Received
Fee : Received
Background Check : Under review
Concealed Handgun License : Print pending completion of application review

[McJingles]

Packet Mailed 6/27/11
Background Check Under Review 6/29/11
Manufacturing Pending 7/6/11

[packman]

This is my first post but here we go.

My dad gave me the CHL class for Christmas but did not take until Feb. 19, 2011

June 20th turned 21 and did on-line application

June 25th did the L-1 finger printing and mailed in packet.

June 29th they received everything.

June 30th - Pending background check

July 6th - Background complete and sent to manufacturing

July 8th they mailed it.

"""WOW""" Proud to be a Texan