Now the official CIC timescale is 11 months I would like to reassure folk that I was not a straightforward application and I got my DM in 220 which is not too much over the average waiting times - so use the spreadsheet as a guide rather than CIC !
I was asked for an additional 30 years history from aged 18 - which was really hard to recall ! I am divorced with two children - one accompanying and one not ( both declared ) and I spent some time in Holland as a teen and could not recall dates or address !
Ecas never went to In Process which proves work can still be going on despite no updates !
I shall post again when the COPR arrives to show others how long it can take and once we take a trip to the States to activate it I will let everyone know how it went - I doubt we will do the flagpole thing because I have a fear the Administrative Refusal will come back to bite me in the future !
Best of luck that all of you waiting since before August get your decisions next