IL FOID card delay ??
 

Anybody else experiencing a big delay in getting their FOID renewed?

Mine's been in the works for 3 months now.

Can't get any info from the State Police either.
No response to an email I sent.
Can't ever get anything but a busy signal on the FOID information line.

Any other ideas?

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Just call ISP....not sure that's the foid hotline? when I called before I got right through, but I think I called ISP, got right through, very knowledgeable too, very surprised on that, since nowadays seems everyone has to ask someone else who doesn't seem to know.

None the less, what a crock in IL ....FOID cards...psssh.

Usually I find right around the time you start complaining, the thing shows up in a few days! so keep an eye on the mail! ha.

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3 months is plain unacceptable, especially from a state agency in Illinois. Contact your State Rep's office.

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Keep trying the phone number. I believe they only have 2 people that work the phone lines for the entire state.It took me a while to get through but once I did it was very helpful. Trying earlier in the morning, that is what I did.I had some problems with mine in October and the gentleman that was working was very helpful. It sounded like all people do is call and yell where there cards are at so if your polite it is usually a breathe of fresh air for them. Also, ask if there is a hold on it for any reason. I was told mine was going out the next day but then had a return phone call saying they couldn't send it out because my Drivers license had expired (which I didn't realize). If I wouldn't have been polite and the gentleman would have not called me back, I'd still be waiting for mine. Good luck though, not only is this president ruining our economy but making it even tougher to buy a gun in Illinois.

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How y'all put up with that FOID sheit is beyond my understanding, it's bad enough that they've abridged your Constitutional rights, but to make you wait that long on top of it? What a friggin' joke! It took less than a month for me to get an Indiana Lifetime Concealed Carry license, and the sheriff's office even did all the paperwork for me, all I had to do was mail the state police paperwork with the money order. Y'all need to consider moving or something...

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ISP's FOID office is just a little backed up right now due to (can you believe this!) - understaffing. There is a specific number of days that you are supposed to either be issuedor denied. They are also required to inform you when it is going to expire a specific time period prior to it actually expiring but that seldom happens. (Uh budget cuts?)

Also I hope some guys will heed this! DON'T WAIT UNTIL HUNTING SEASON IS NEXT WEEK TO LOOK AND SEE YOUR CARD IS READY TO EXPIRE AND FIND YOURSELF WITH YOUR BACK AGAINST THE WALL.

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My dad and I went to renewours about 10 years ago and someone with the same name (first and last ) was wanted for something, I dont even remember what. It took us over 6 months to get them. Luckily our foids did not run out before we got them. Mine is good for another year, I hope I do not have to go that long again, but I will reapply before it comes due.

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Better grab your rear and hold on then! Check out what what theDems are trying to get through!
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h111-45

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OK, mine expires 4/09. I just renewed mine yesterday 2/27/09. We'll see how long this takes.[:@]

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I just renewed mine around a month ago and probably received the card 2 weeks after submitting the app?

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Thanks guys.

I finally got in touch with somebody in the FOID office.
It seems they are VERY understaffed, and get calls constantly, all day.
That's why the FOID phone line is always busy.
I got through when I called the ISP Deputy Director's office, and asked to for some help. I got transferred over to the FOID Dept right away, and everyone was very helpful, courteous, and professional.

It turns out the delay was partially my own fault. When I moved, I failed to give them my new address, thinking that my mail forwarding request at the US Post Office would get it to me, and then I would do an address change with the ISP later, rather than send in a new app and confuse things during the renewal.

It turns out that a FOID card is one of those things that cannot be forwarded in the mail. So my card, approved and sealed with a kiss, had sat on someone's desk for months without anyone calling me or writing to me about it. Lesson learned, but I wasa bit disappointed that no one could take the time to let me know what was going on.

Anyway, just wanted to follow up and let everybody know what really happened, and that my problem wasn't caused entirely by somebody in Springfield sitting on their butt. It was caused by the cuts made by our former Governor BLAGO. Should have guessed.:eek:

Sure pays to renew way ahead. You never know how long it will take.

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Stll nothing as of today. I called and the "Nice Sargent" that took my call said if I don't have by next week to call back. BS I'm going to complain to my State Rep and see if he can do any good.

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The ISP's website states this...

See when your payment was debited from your account, and count days from there.

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Hmmmmmm, Called my State Rep's office yesterday 4/20 and complained, asked if there was anything that could be done to speed things along. Just for giggles and grins I call ISP FOID Office today and checked the status of my card. Wouldn't you know it, I'm being backround checked as we speak, should have my card in 10 -12 days, so they say. Damn funny I can get a CCW from PA for $26 for five years in 12 days, and they don't know me from a load of firewood and my own state can't get it right in 1.5 months. I can CCW in PA, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennesse, Missouri, OK, Texas, and a few other states. Go figure.....

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Nice. ...and IL's FOID doesn't even allow carry. :eek:
Something is wrong here.

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its funny, but i was an Illinois resident for most of my life and had to have an FOID card with me to hunt and buy ammo. now that I am a non-resident, i don't need one to do all that stuff as long as i have a hunting license. wild....

RE: IL FOID card delay ??
 

OK mine is due to expire 11/01/2009.

My renewal went in the mail today.

Let's see how it goes.

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I think you did the right thing renewing now. First of Nov. is about the time everyone looks at their cardbefore deer season and does a O-$hit.... I'm looking for my card to show up anyday. It's suppose to be near 80 today and I'm missing out on some good range time. Just piss's me the hell off to have to have this FOID BS....[:@]

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My nephew dropped his in the post office's mailbox today. It will go out tomorrow AM. We'll have to wait and see how long his takes.

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OK, Guess what showed up in the mail today.....Yep finally got my FOID card. So I sent it off Feb 27th and just now got it. It's worth contacting your state rep. if your getting jerked around. I went from not even being in "their system" to having it 7 days after I called my representative. Makes you wonder...... So now that I'm legal and all the weather turned to crap. Rain all week, won't be able to get to the range.[:@]

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OK it went in the mail 04/23/2009 and I got it in yesterday's mail (05/27/2009).

WOW! That is absolutely the fastest I have ever gotten one back - 35 days.

And it is an entirely different look with a hologram on it. Kinda looks like a health club membership card or something with a big ol handsome guy on it.

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Damn, that was quick! Good for you, I was thinking it was going totake you at least a few months. Looks like they might be catching up after the rush last year. I hope people don't wait until August to renew if their card is almost up. I think it will slow down again when Hunting season comes back around.

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I think my nephew sent his in a few days after me. Let's see if his shows up soon, too.

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I'm so sorry to hear they sent you the wrong card.
Hope you get it corrected soon.

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Oh it's the right card alright. When I look at it, it is just like looking into a mirror.

Stil waiting
 

I sent my application in on April 17, 2013. My check was cashed May 7, 2013. I called 217-782-7980 on June 14, 2013 to check the status. At that time I was told my background check had not yet been completed, but to give it a week or so.

Well, I called July 23, 2013 and guess what I was told? My background check is still processing. I would think that a nice lawsuit from all of us waiting would speed things up. I feel that my right to own a gun is being infringed upon.

Melissa

Calling back
 

The nice lady on the other end did say that I should call back weekly to check on it.
FYI, I have never been in a mental institution, Did a conditional discharge on a phone harassment charge 12 years ago (called ex an A-hole over the phone. Who knew it was a crime in Illinois?) and had battery charges dismissed 5 years ago for slapping my then 16 year old daughter for calling me a f-ing B***. No other "crimes" and no other reason to block issuance. And if stating a fact on the phone and using corporal punishment on a crazy teenager is something to prevent issuance, then I'm moving to Texas.

It's always slow like that. Mine expired 1 November last year. I sent it in at the end of August. 12 November rolled around, still nothing. It took 13 tries to get past the busy signal, and when I finally got through, there was about a 30 minute wait on hold.

It's atrocious, but be a little patient. I feel sorry for the people who work there, they're being used as pawns in a game between the state and it's residents. I'm sure they keep the office underfunded on purpose.

Anyways, off the soapbox...

When I finally got through, the (very nice) lady on the other end found my renewal in her stack of apps that still had to complete the background check. She shuffled it to the front (probably because it had already expired) and I got my new one about 2 weeks later.

God only knows the mess that is going to be the CCW permit process :eek2: