Guys, here is my 50 cents regarding the six months processing time.
So, CiC claims that they take up to six months of processing each application. Six months of processing applications is different than until the sixth month of receiving your application.
Meaning: Our first month of wait, is actually month 0 of wait. Our first month of wait only completes one month of processing 30 days after CiC receives our application.
So, if your AOR is January 1st, your six months of processing is reached only on June 30th, and not June 1st.
I do know that this doesn't help us much, but at least helps to settle our expectations a bit more.
Following me?