Originally Posted by
elc2414
Are there any data points as to why some people get approved in 2 or 3 days (as my wife did) and others are waiting and waiting and waiting (as I am even though my wife's application was submitted after mine!)?????? This seems to be the case long before the government shutdown, so that has nothing to do with it other than delaying approval even further.
The only explanation that makes sense to me is that GE applications are not handled by one centralized site, but rather are dispatched into queues which are individually processed by ports of entry / CBP offices across the country. Each of these offices has a different backlog, ranging from practically none to months. That's my theory for what it's worth.