Guys god is big! Pray Pray Pray! Believe and have faith when you pray and your blessings will be ordered and delivered. I was always checking this thread as i waited months, until i started getting depressed of waiting , that i started praying a lot(wasnt much of a prayer), that when ill check the status i'll say to myself "its gonna say approved"... a week or 2 later of starting to pray with all my heart, i got approved!

APPLICATION SENT: 6/14/2013 (filled out myself, frm NY)
SERVICE CENTER: Chicago but routed to NEBRASKA
BIOMETRICS: 8/07/2013 no walk-in
APPROVAL: 10/2/2013

excited !