Diaboluce said:
don't lose hope
and let's just enjoy the holidays. This stupid delay isn't deserve to take our holidays away at all!!!
Also, we have to look at the bright side. This delay is probably caused by the fact that the EE will start on January, and they are working to be prepared for that.
When the EE will start, I don't think they will have a lot of applications for that program until Feb, due to the fact that people need to collect documents and info in order to apply for the EE.
I have feeling that our application process will have a big acceleration when the new year will come!
Keep the faith, folks! ;D