It seems like I've been waiting for conditional approval for a lot longer than expected. I'm a non-citizen (green card holder) so I'm not sure if that has anything to do with it.

I'm wondering if the shutdown has anything to do with this. I'm not sure exactly what parts of the shutdown are and aren't affected (and this seems to be difficult information to find online). I though that most fee-based stuff was not affected, but I'm not sure how many government departments are involved in this application.