The process will take time to streamline. I remember the time, pre EE system, when applicants had to wait endlessly to hear news,some news. This EE system is improving daily and it is unfortunate that we are the front runners and the experimental lot, atleast we are paving way for future applicants
They have backlog for sure and their priority will be to clear them before they kick off this "Express" train to full throttle and meanwhile, all we can do is vent our frustrations on the keyboard and wait until the bottle neck is cleared. :-\