Casual observation here: It looks like people who were approved on around 9/23 received notification late last week that their card was finally produced. I'm hoping this will be the case tomorrow or Friday for those who were approved around 9/30. (Doubt it though)
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Approval -
10/2012.
Renewal #1 -
10/2014.
Renewal #2 -
9/2016.
Renewal #3 -
Pending.