My husband received his after 6 months. We emailed our Congressman and put in an expedite request at the same time. I’m retiring from the military so financial was our reason- our main income was going to be cut in half and we needed him to be able to work to keep financial stability during this transition. I don’t know which one did the trick because I didn’t even get to send in my documents- we saw card being produced and the interview was waived