Yes, agree with hila01, it is from the date application received at cio. Initially, there was confusion b/w application received date & PER date, but VOs cleared it in interview to some applicants.hila01 said:I don't agree that 1 year processing started in January 2014 bcos LVO started issuing MR to few applicants from fsw 2013.1 year processing should be from lock-in-date when applications were received at CIO and processing offices (including LVO) have been told to be mindful of that date and process applications to conclusion.