Because it has not yet been processed. As soon as it's been processed you will be notified and we will remove the pending status. Please don't make a new request as long as you have a request in pending status. It might cause a delay. Normally withdrawals are processed during Mondays and Tuesdays for the requests made in the previous week. The very first withdrawal is delayed for security reasons. First withdrawal by e-gold is delayed for 45 days starting from the day, when funds were added to account. First withdrawal by any other method is delayed for 15 days since the day, when funds were added to account. Next withdrawals are sent without such delays.