I can appreciate the fact that SVO is handling application from 11 different countries... however I don't believe it should take anywhere near 26 months to process applications... and then if you are selected for an interview it could take up to an additional 2 years... That is ridiculous
I saw a post another thread where the person applied through the office in Rome - Application sent to CIC-M on July 30 and transferred on Aug 27th ... already has an interview request.... The Rome office is handling applications for 6 countries and has a processing time of 13 months...
I have seen applicants get through other visa offices that have long processing times - Manila is 14 months and looks after applications from 18 different locations.
Two VOs in Africa have processing times of 20 and 25 months and applications are being completed in less than 8 or 9 months ...some less
It doesn't make sense why SVO is taking such a long time with application