Hi thank you all and I'd like to share some nuggets of knowledge with the processing of the applications.
1. Everyone who has their file transferred to CPC-Mississauga, be grateful!!!! This is the best thing that could happen to your file. When I sent my application off to Sydney, the only thing in mind was to spend this Christmas 2019 and New year 2020 with my spouse, Little that I knew about the processing at that time. I am so grateful for IRCC's change in plan and making this process so fast that I'll get to spend 6 months of 2019 with my spouse as well. We've been in a relationship for 9 years and married for 5 months, long distance and goodbyes have almost killed us every time so I understand the pain and we need to pray and send good vibes to people whose file has NOT been transferred anywhere and transferred to local visa office which we know are not as fast.
2. Do not go by the date your file was received at the Sydney office. Compare your file by the date it was transferred to CPC-Mississauga. According to my observation, they do not prioritize people over people or country over the country. You still have an option to think that but its only gonna get you frustrated. There is a different protocol for USA and UK etc. applicants that's why their applications are taking longer. I mean you have other things to be grateful for like being from visa exempt country and already living in the first world etc.
3. If your file sent to CPC-M, do not compare your file with any other country applicant meaning compare apples with apples and oranges with oranges. It is very evident that there are country-specific officers who are experienced and trained in that particular country. For example, if one person from the Philippines got PPR whose file transferred on Mar 24 and you are Indian and your file transferred on Mar 15, do not compare yourself with that applicant and think that there is something wrong with your file. Philippines officer is different than an Indian officer.
4. If you see profile update on GCKey and its a ghost update meaning there is actually no update then start celebrating because you are gonna get good news on next day or after a couple of days if its a weekend.
5. These Indian applicants from January are going to hear good news very soon
@MRM8789,
@bhangu9192,
@Hensy,
@Impatient1,
@Irshaddd khan,
@konaath,
@mms6082, gill (from spreadsheet). If you make a new spreadsheet of January applicants separated by countries(example:a separate one for just Indian applicants) and sorted by the date file transferred to CPC-M. You will see when its your turn.
Good Luck everyone!