Agree. The bar is just a visual representation of the processing time estimate. It just reassures people and prevents people from calling. Progress bar is still operating based on precovid processing times.I am of the opinion that there is a disconnect between the progress bar and actual progress of officers on applications. The bar is based on an algorithm that calculates gradual percentage from the date of application received to estimated completion date based on the submission date e.g. for some maybe 18 months or 20 months at the time of submission. Moreover, officers don’t update the progress bar based on their input. They deemed it unnecessary, perhaps.