Originally Posted by
smurfturf
I would say the odds aren't high he'd get final approval by then. I applied on 2/21 and had conditional approval on 2/24. I received verbal approval at my interview at LAX on 4/7 and I'm still waiting for my final approval. At the interview the officer told me I should have the card in a week, but when I log into goes it still shows everything is pending. The interesting thing is that I've never been arrested and I have frequent background checks with my employment, so I'm sure it is clean. I'm not sure why it takes a long time for some. Hopefully your Dad will be one of the lucky ones that get's it done quick!
I'm in the same boat as you. I got my conditional approval on 3/31, then managed to get an interview at LAX on 4/3. The officer told me that I was approved and I should receive my card and an email within a week or so. As of this morning, I'm still listed as "Interview Scheduled" under status. I called the help line and waited on hold for about an hour before I managed to get an agent on the line. She told me that it was listed as "pending approval" and that I should just keep waiting for a few more weeks. She said that sometimes it just takes a month or so, which I find really suspect based on the other responses in this thread.