The agent did not give any hint as to why we were red-flagged, but it could be because there is an age gap between the two of us. It could also be that we married 6 months prior to applying. In our application we had given extensive documentary evidence that we'd been together for 4 years prior to that, including living together 2 weeks per month for two years (with both names on the lease, etc.).Thank you for your update. I hope everything speeds up for you guys now. If you don't mind me asking, what was it that you believe gave them the notion that your relationship could be suspect? We are approaching 15 months now and haven't heard anything since SA in Feb. We are a married couple whom have always cohabited, no time apart since 2017 and are wondering what the heydey is going on.
Another unusual aspect of our application is that I am retired, so of course I had to provide an explanation of why I had no pay stubs. I suspect that you will get an interview if you have to "provide an explanation on a separate piece of paper" for any part of the application. The interview summons included a demand for a lot of financial documentation.
Our situations are different, of course. You received SA in Feb, we still haven't.