There is another possibility that sometimes they move certain applications to another queue where they go through detail level of scrutiny. They can do it based on many critical points or flags they have listed. An application which looks straightforward to us can have certain flags which require detail processing.badpusacat said:...which really sucks because you dont know what's your real progress unless you're close to the finish line!
Well, all these things are speculations and nobody can be sure how VO's are processing the applications as there is no transparency in the system.