I want timeframe to be as short as possible too. However, it seems that Iranians are the ones that complain the most stating that 8 months has passed. Although, other 4 countries have to endure hardship for much longer and not too many complaints from those 4.With all due respect I should say it's your opinion that is weird not the 8 months wait time for the Iranians! I feel sympathy for anybody who is away from their spouse because of the stupid formalities that we all have to go through! I hope the processing time for anybody from any country becomes as short as possible so we can all plan for our life and I think instead of arguing with us you should pressure CIC or your MP or anybody else to make this process as fast as they can for everybody! I'll be really happy if one day I hear that processing time for you guys is below 6 months or even less!