No clue as to why these apps have been takin so long for some of us. I sent mine a few days after yours- USCIS received sept5 . Have you had USCIS history in the past? I've had a previously A# for previously petitions I aged out of, I've had an EAD in the past, no felonies , significant misdemeanors, etc., and I've been here my whole life : Ewi at age 1. Is your case similar? Perhaps it's completely meaningless to try to make sense of the senselessness of this adjudication process, but its therapeutic. How thick was you packet? (Mine was a good 100 plus pages) . We probably have the same adjudicator. Good luck mr patience! ... good luck!