Reading all through the comments... it is just funny how i have gone through various threads and realized that NDVO has the highest amount of applicants but still meet up between 5-6 months for the majority. What are they doing differently from what AVO is doing that it is taking them over 12 months to process an application. The wait is tiring, I really feel everyone's pain waiting to hear from them. I am a 2017 applicant, now it got me thinking how long it will take my application.