If applicant have a small case or just basic case usually the officer make decision pass to minister for exemption he/she will sign on it really fast and sometime applicant have A lot of evidence on file and the officer read and put his recommendation then they will pass it to MinisterI did h&c last year July they received it and submitted prra February of this year
Minister take their sweet little time then they will answer you
No answer is better as long as no refusal just be patient soon you will get positive answer
Those people get approved they saying like my lawyer is the best lol
But in reality he/she deserve it and he/she was eligible he/she got it
Lawyer got his money and his happy
happy endings lol