Thanks for the quick response zoran. Much appreciated.zoran said:Processing time for AOR is much faster now. It's bellow 40 days, and many guys received it for 35 days. According to that, your timeline is good.You can apply online just before your current WP expire, e.g. on March 7, and be on implied status until you receive decision. The other option is to mail application a week or two before your WP expires. It's important that they receive it before your application expires. This way you will buy more time and be sure you will have AOR before they start processing your application. The other option is what I just did and I hope it will work. I'm expecting my AOR around December 24.
Good luck with your application!