told you my county is a doable. light green, reasonable good cause required. otherwise i wouldn't have made a post like this. the possiblity and odds of approval is not the issue here.
the three states i mentioned each has CCW for both residents and non-residents. and even if you are a non-resident of the state, your CCW is honored by the particular other states according to this: https://www.usacarry.com/conceal ... ciprocity_maps.html
btw of course i have a green card. why would i try to apply for a CA CCW if i don't?