Sent mine in over a month ago, expires September still have not received it.  

Anyone know if they will decline to renew if it expires before they process it?  Will I need to retake the class?

Im pretty sure there’s a bit of a grace period.

I submitted my renewal in late June and still have not received anything.

I found this on the AZDPS.gov site:



Hopefully, we will be okay.  Time will tell.

Thanks for that, good grief, what an obnoxious turnaround time.

I am not sure a class is required anymore.  Definitely not required for veterans.

It really surprised me when they sent me a notice that it would expire soon.  They love the money.

Here is the current ARS for 'competence'

N. An applicant shall demonstrate competence with a firearm through any of the following:

1. Completion of any firearms safety or training course or class that is available to the general public, that is offered by a law enforcement agency, a junior college, a college or a private or public institution, academy, organization or firearms training school and that is approved by the department of public safety or that uses instructors who are certified by the national rifle association.

2. Completion of any hunter education or hunter safety course approved by the Arizona game and fish department or a similar agency of another state.

3. Completion of any national rifle association firearms safety or training course.

4. Completion of any law enforcement firearms safety or training course or class that is offered for security guards, investigators, special deputies or other divisions or subdivisions of law enforcement or security enforcement and that is approved by the department of public safety.

5. Evidence of current military service or proof of honorable discharge or general discharge under honorable conditions from the United States armed forces.

6. A valid current or expired concealed weapon, firearm or handgun permit or license that is issued by another state or a political subdivision of another state and that has a training or testing requirement for initial issuance.

7. Completion of any governmental police agency firearms training course and qualification to carry a firearm in the course of normal police duties.

8. Completion of any other firearms safety or training course or class that is conducted by a department of public safety approved or national rifle association certified firearms instructor.

Looks like you are covered!

Mine expires 8 Sept, last time it arrived the day before.  I can't recall the other times before.

My permit expired July 28th. I sent my renewal to them in June so far nada.

I forgot to renew my permit which expired back in February - went to buy a gun in April and the shop told me it was expired.  This was 6 days before I could no longer renew and would have to re-apply.  

I printed the renewal form, picked up a money order and mailed it that night in a priority mail envelope, which they received the next day (checked tracking), so day X minus 5.  I got my renewed permit 9 days later - they had issued the renewal on day X minus 2, and then took a couple more days to mail it and a couple for delivery.

I was quite surprised, I think it was taking more than a month at the time based on others' posts.  Someone definitely noticed that it was a few days from having to be kicked back to me, and made sure it wasn't.  Thanks DPS CCW unit!

I just set a calendar reminder 90 days before mine expires.

Sent mine in and a month later kicked back for some docs (american passport...etc) to prove my us citizenship... on a fuckin renewal. like no shit i think im still a citizen.. oh yeah btw there is  a grace period after it expires. i think its a month or 2

I sent in my renewal at the end of June... they marked it as received July 1st.
I just got it in the mail a week and a half ago.

BUT... that was because I called and sat through the 7 people ahead of me to talk to someone just over 2 weeks ago. I had never had one take that long, and have had a CCW since Sept of 94,' so that is a lot of renewals to compare this one too. I've had renewal permits as quick as 2 weeks before, from dropping it in the mail to recieving it.

I commented to the guy that I was concerned about mail issues in our neighborhood... my wife keeps up with a neighborhood chat where people were saying a woman was being seen going into mailboxes, so I was afraid it might have been snatched... he said no, nothing has been issued and they are running behind due to 'staffing issues,' so that is putting them behind, but that also my application was set aside 'for review.'

I told him nothing has changed on my end... same boring person since the first ccw was issued almost 30 years ago. He said 'it looks like it was set aside for review because of a similar name popping up, let me look at something.'

1 minute later he said it would be in the mail tomorrow (a Thursday), and I had it the following Wednesday. Glad I called.... who knows how long it would have sat on someones desk waiting for 'review,'' even though it only took him -1 minute to do that step.

Where do you look to see if they received it?

Send it return receipt requested?

Just called DPS, they received it a couple months back..   said some guy with the same name flagged it.. different middle names..  but still flagged.. said he would send it out tomorrow.

If your waiting, might be worth a phone call.

I wonder what would have happened if you didn't call them...  

THe guy told me the date received when I mentioned that I mailed it towards the end of June... Marked was a poor word choice... More like "we show it as received July 1st...."

I am glad I checked this thread. Mine expired on 9/8 also and I sent in the renewal three months ago and nothing in the mail so far.
I will make sure and call them now.  Thanks guys

Mine expired the same day.  I have heard the same:  NOTHING.  Also sent my renewal in late May/early June.


ETA: emailed DPS' CCW division...let's see what shakes out.

I think I will email them also.

And as a reminder, don't ditch your old card once your new one comes in.  Your new one may not be valid yet.  Found out the hard way when I went to buy a gun & they won't accept my new CCW to waive the background check.  It wasn't valid yet. Need to use the old card until it officially expires.  

Good to know.  I always keep mine.

I had not heard back, no reply to my email, so I called the general line and spoke to a guy in the ccw unit.

Super helpful, said they have huge back log, and he took care to make sure mine was ready to print and send out shortly.

I would definitely call and speak to them if you dont hear anything. The staff there were great.

I didn't get an email back so I remembered to call this morning.  It was nearly finished processing and the customer service guy had me squared away in a few minutes.  


They had received the check in late May (the 25th) and I knew they were backed up and short staffed so I wasn't surprised it took this long.  They were super nice on the phone and had me cleared and the permit ready to print in like 10 minutes.

Got mine a week after it expired.

Still waiting on mine too.

Don't waste your time with an email.  Call them for fastest response.

I mailed my renewal application 7-17.  My CCW expires today, so I called and talked to a nice gentleman who said the renewal had been flagged.  I have not had any problems since my first application, which was when DPS first started issuing permits.  However, he did say that he would send it out next day.  

But then, I asked about my wife's renewal application.  He said it had not be flagged but was still held up.  No reason noted.  He said it would go out next day also.  

It seems that with lack of proper staff, things are a bit disorganized.  A phone call is the best way to communicate with them.

Agreed.  I did get an email that my permit had been processed but I had actually called them after about a week.  I'd been flagged, too.  I think I was flagged last time.   Anyhow, they finished it up when I was on the phone and sent it out the following week.  I got it on Monday.

What is the number?  I am still waiting, since 6/28.

AZ DPS concealed weapons

If it's been 75 days since you sent the application in and the check was cashed, give them a call and ask for a status.  Both my wife's and mine were overdue but sent in at different times, every tine I called they were polite and helpful. They are overwhelmed and probably in some disarray, I get the impression that if you call up politely and ask about your permit they look it up, see that its overdue and if it's cleared to be printed and sent out they push the button to make that happen. I called on a Friday, the guy checked and told me it would be in the mail Monday. I got it on Wednesday.

(602) 256-6280

Thanks, I called them today.  It had been processed but not mailed.  They said they would mail it tomorrow.

I received my new card today.  I am happy about that.  Yes, they are very backed up.

Glad I mailed mine in 90 days early.

Call them , they’ll push it right through and you have it in 2 days.

after 100 days I finally called...  They got it approved in 30 sec over the phone.  I asked what was the issue they said background checks.  Apparently nothing that can't be done in 30 secs.

Just called,  they're currently working on stuff they received in early September,  so anything received after that mystery date in "early" September is not yet in the system yet as "received" and "in progress"

Got my renewal back today, right at two months wait.