My case(primary) was approved in August And spouse's case got approved on Oct 5. We didn't check online status frequently but happened to log on it on Oct 4 seeing an update. We sent an inquiry to INS in Sep but are not sure if it ever worked. Interestingly, since we didn't check email until Oct 9 to learn this good news, LG still used AP on 10/7 coming back from China. LG got his card past Saturday. Wish everyone good luck.