I was due to drop to Silver today (1 March) but applied for the status match around 2 weeks ago. My Silver membership pack shows as "dispatched" in my account transactions (not yet received and I live in the UAE) but I am also now showing as "Matching Gold". When I spoke to Etihad Guest this morning the lady told me that the status match had been approved and I would be Gold for 2 years. Will just have to wait and see what, if any, membership pack turns up!