There is another thread of folks stuck in London VO and I did lurk around there. A lot of pakistani and Nigerian cases are handled there. Many PNP cases there too. I am neither Nigerian, Pakistani nor a PNP but I am there for load sharing obviously. There are folks there with 8 months AOR in waiting at London though amajority seem to be getting PPR on the 6th month. I am on day 108 today and I have no hopes of getting my PPR before day 180 now. Its a long wait...but hey, better late than never.
London has a reputation of files just lying there ''úntouched' based on GCMS notes since they are overburdened there. I still dont understand why they keep shipping files there.
I had a change of ADR last week. My ADR changed to "we don't need additional documents". and I was excited since I heard that in many cases, this happens before IP2. However based on what I read on the London VO thread, that means nothing for CIO folks. It means, that they have dressed us up really well, made us prim and proper, polished our shoes and sent us off to our AUNT in LONDON VO!
The ADR change means that they have checked all our files at CIO - It is technically an Eligibility check based on past GCMS notes. However, London doesn't seem to believe the CIO check so many GCMS notes show that London checks the eligibility again and then it goes to security and then PPR from London office. You are of course free to send your passport for stamping to your local VO but the PPR mail comes from London.
Average processing time from what I see for London - 150 to 200 days. And they usually don't even freaking look at your files for a month or two. And that's how the cookie crumbles!