I submitted mine about a month before you did (Nov 7). At that time, I was told that I was "lucky to get in before the renewal rush", and was quoted a time of 9-12 weeks. I really don't have any intention of calling to check the status of my application until the tail end of those 12 weeks (if I don't have it yet...let us pray....)....As Im sure that place is a madhouse in the month of Jan, and Im not looking to take someone's time away from doing what they gotta do.