Wife and I applied the same day three weeks ago within 15-20 minutes of each other. Neither of us has gotten approved yet. She’s got all the DoD security clearances and a squeaky clear record but that apparently hasn’t helped so far. What I think may be the issue is that we visited Egypt, Jordan, Oman, and UAE in 2017. We were on a cruise but all you can say is that we visited those countries so that might be holding approvals up. I don’t see that as a potential issue in the long run as nothing else has happened or changed since our initial interviews four plus years ago. We pulled the renewal trigger several months out so not concerned but would like to get it over with.

Trusted Travelers website says there’s going to be delays in approvals on their end. But it sounds like some people are still getting approved promptly.

I too see their notice but then again the government close down was relatively short and months ago so I’m having a bit of trouble seeing that as a major contributor now. What’s more interesting are the reports of mere days to get a renewal approved versus what seems to be more or less a 90-day average. Again not particularly concerned at this point as we still have 7-8 months eligibility left on our existing GE enrollment and supposedly that would get extended as long as we’ve applied for renewal. Obviously my concern would go up significantly if we don’t get at least conditional approval in the next 90 days. Just odd and curious the apparent variances in renewal times.