How long was your wait?

So, your CHL Application has been filed and the clock has slowed to a crawl - tell us about it!

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Re: How long was your wait?

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Looking back it's been a very long wait.
78 days in total from when RSD "said" my final confirmation date was, or 51 "business days, you choose & use your own judgment. That's w/ 1 non disqualifying
boo-boo from 1993, with no supporting doc needed for the boo-boo from 1993.
So, "a very long wait" w/ boo-boo in your previous life & a "very similar long wait" w/OUT any boo-boo's in your previous life are pretty much one in the same it seems. Not for all, but for many people, just doesn't make sense.
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Mine was in my hands 21 days after submitting everything electronically.
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Re: How long was your wait?

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Dec 9 paid fee to DPS
Took the class on Dec 12
Finger printed Dec 15
Sent in paper work the Dec 16
Confirmation from DPS Dec 18
Received CHL in Mail 2/6/2016
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My timeline:

CHL Class: 07/18/15
CHL-100 and App sent online: 07/20/15
Prints done: 07/22/15
Status changed on site: 08/07/15
Plastic in the mailbox: 08/08/15
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For me, way back when, DPS received all my docs on Aug. 9, 2009. I received plastic in hand the CHL on Oct. 9, 2009 or 60 days total.
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Re: How long was your wait?

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DPS received paper work on 01/08/2016 USPS delivered confirmation , no license to date 03/01/2016, I am filing a complaint with my credit card company to reverse payment , that might get the some response , they will not answer e-mails or phone calls.

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Re: How long was your wait?

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May 28-applied online
June 2-fingerprints
June 20-CHL course
June 26-sent in CHL100 online
July 16-plastic arrived
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annettee66 wrote:DPS received paper work on 01/08/2016 USPS delivered confirmation , no license to date 03/01/2016, I am filing a complaint with my credit card company to reverse payment , that might get the some response , they will not answer e-mails or phone calls.
"DPS will make every effort to issue your license within 60 days of receiving the completed application packet. If the application is incomplete or requires additional information to complete the background check, you will be notified in writing. "

You haven't even hit the 60 day window. Go ahead and dispute the charge, suspect they'll treat it just like a bad check.
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annettee66 wrote:DPS received paper work on 01/08/2016 USPS delivered confirmation , no license to date 03/01/2016, I am filing a complaint with my credit card company to reverse payment , that might get the some response , they will not answer e-mails or phone calls.
Wouldn't do it. By law (GUBMIT CODE 411.176) they have 180 days to process the application.

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Scott B. wrote:
annettee66 wrote:DPS received paper work on 01/08/2016 USPS delivered confirmation , no license to date 03/01/2016, I am filing a complaint with my credit card company to reverse payment , that might get the some response , they will not answer e-mails or phone calls.
"DPS will make every effort to issue your license within 60 days of receiving the completed application packet. If the application is incomplete or requires additional information to complete the background check, you will be notified in writing. "

You haven't even hit the 60 day window. Go ahead and dispute the charge, suspect they'll treat it just like a bad check.
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annettee66 wrote:DPS received paper work on 01/08/2016 USPS delivered confirmation , no license to date 03/01/2016, I am filing a complaint with my credit card company to reverse payment , that might get the some response , they will not answer e-mails or phone calls.
Please do let us know how this plan works out for you. "rlol"

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Re: How long was your wait?

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annettee66 wrote:DPS received paper work on 01/08/2016 USPS delivered confirmation , no license to date 03/01/2016, I am filing a complaint with my credit card company to reverse payment , that might get the some response , they will not answer e-mails or phone calls.
Not the dumbest thing I've heard today, but it's in the top three.

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annettee66 wrote:DPS received paper work on 01/08/2016 USPS delivered confirmation , no license to date 03/01/2016, I am filing a complaint with my credit card company to reverse payment , that might get the some response , they will not answer e-mails or phone calls.

Not a good idea if I were you.
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16Adams wrote:
annettee66 wrote:DPS received paper work on 01/08/2016 USPS delivered confirmation , no license to date 03/01/2016, I am filing a complaint with my credit card company to reverse payment , that might get the some response , they will not answer e-mails or phone calls.
Not the dumbest thing I've heard today, but it's in the top three.

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Re: How long was your wait?

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I submitted my class cert on Nov. 16, status change Dec. 22nd and license in hand on Dec. 23, so I figure Thanksgiving only added a couple of days. 38 days including weekends and a holiday.
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