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9/22/2013 4:43:15 AM EDT
I got my CHL application mailed in on the 13th, but the status still shows "License Status: Application processed online. Concealed Handgun Licensing is waiting on the receipt of required materials. Once the application and materials have been received by Concealed Handgun Licensing and processing has begun, a more detailed status will appear on this page."

I mailed it from Austin to Austin, so it should have arrived in the mail by now. Should I be concerned that the paperwork got lost in the mail?

EDIT: Got it Oct4.
9/22/2013 4:48:59 AM EDT
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I got my CHL application mailed in on the 13th, but the status still shows "License Status: Application processed online. Concealed Handgun Licensing is waiting on the receipt of required materials. Once the application and materials have been received by Concealed Handgun Licensing and processing has begun, a more detailed status will appear on this page."

I mailed it from Austin to Austin, so it should have arrived in the mail by now. Should I be concerned that the paperwork got lost in the mail?
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No.  DPS gives updating the status low priority.  What you experience is the norm.
9/22/2013 5:24:18 AM EDT
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Thanks.
9/22/2013 6:27:15 AM EDT
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It'll take about 3 weeks before you receive that received update.
9/22/2013 11:36:20 AM EDT
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Any idea what the total wait time is?

I'm hoping this isn't the "the law says 40 days, but usually it's closer to six months" shit I delt with in MA.
9/22/2013 12:31:58 PM EDT
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My first license took about 90 days. The first renewal took about 6 weeks. I did my 2nd renewal last year. I did everything for the state on line. It took less than a month for that renewal.
9/22/2013 1:21:18 PM EDT
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Any idea what the total wait time is?

I'm hoping this isn't the "the law says 40 days, but usually it's closer to six months" shit I delt with in MA.
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Mine ran about 90 days. I was too honest and some of the stuff I disclosed could not be verified since Maine didn't keep records for certain things after the conversion to computer files.
9/22/2013 4:32:36 PM EDT
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14 days in July for my fiancé.
10/12/2013 8:31:30 AM EDT
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Any idea what the total wait time is?

I'm hoping this isn't the "the law says 40 days, but usually it's closer to six months" shit I delt with in MA.
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I took my CHL class on Sat. Spet. 7, had all my stuff done and mailed to DPS on Sept. 13th.  There was no update on-line until Oct. 4th, when it listed that everything was received and I was sent for background check.  I cleared the background check on Oct. 9th, and the site had my CHL listed as "mailed" yesterday.  Hopefully it is in my mailbox this afternoon or Monday.

I think it really depends on how long you sit in the background check, but based on my wait time you should have updates pretty soon.  Also, I have to pass the same background check for my profession, so I have no idea if recently passing it helped or not.

Best of luck.
10/12/2013 4:55:35 PM EDT
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Got my CHL in the mail Oct4.

The status went from "we're waiting for your paperwork" straight to "your license is in the mail"
10/12/2013 5:38:46 PM EDT
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From start to finish I got mine in two weeks
10/15/2013 5:34:43 PM EDT
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I did my renewal (first renewal) on August 6th. Called them on Sept 3rd (i think) and they marked me to "in progress".

Called yesterday to verify again that I didn't need to mail in my barcode. They told me I didn't have to.

Told me they were still reviewing.

I hope this comes through soon. My CHL expires on Nov. 2nd. Which is why I renewed so early.
10/15/2013 6:03:47 PM EDT
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I did my renewal (first renewal) on August 6th. Called them on Sept 3rd (i think) and they marked me to "in progress".

Called yesterday to verify again that I didn't need to mail in my barcode. They told me I didn't have to.

Told me they were still reviewing.

I hope this comes through soon. My CHL expires on Nov. 2nd. Which is why I renewed so early.
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How early do they allow you to submit a renewal?
10/15/2013 6:35:06 PM EDT
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How early do they allow you to submit a renewal?
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I did my renewal (first renewal) on August 6th. Called them on Sept 3rd (i think) and they marked me to "in progress".

Called yesterday to verify again that I didn't need to mail in my barcode. They told me I didn't have to.

Told me they were still reviewing.

I hope this comes through soon. My CHL expires on Nov. 2nd. Which is why I renewed so early.


How early do they allow you to submit a renewal?


Believe it's about 6 months from the expiration date.  My expires at the end of November and I was sent a renewal notice at the end of May.