I thought that express entry is processed through CIC and the decision is made there. VO's only process older applications in the backlog. Also, according to CIC website the processing times of PR applications prior to January 1 2015 in Russia is quite high (39 months).. and someone said that Lucilee (who already got PPR) was from Russia.sflake said:Well my observation is totally different, it's all about where you have applied from.
Eventually your case will be assigned to your local visa processing office. Some have empty queues while others have huge numbers in the queue. I think we should always mention where the applicant's current residency location.
After a small search I found LusiLee is Russian and GNPLC is Nigerian so I assume their offices' queues are nearly empty.
So it's still a 'mystery' why some applications process very fast and other take 4-6 months!