Hi,
I am in the same boat. Applied for the AP renewal on Oct 23rd, and booked tickets to India for the family. From what I understand from my lawyer's office, in light of the holiday season, the USCIS had adviced the filing of the AP application before end October. Looks like the USCIS has/will put in more hands to clear the rush of the applications.
Still cant understand, when the I140 and the EADs get approved in a month, which is very good, why the AP has taken the back seat?
Is there a telephone number that we could use to follow up? If persons like us make calls enquiring about the status of APs, probably the USCIS will understand the urgency better---just hoping so.
Cheers
Higcoptimist