As I said before in another thread, this is the time of the year that renewals are being processed. They are usually done first. The there is the fact that new applications are at an all time high. There has been no additional personnel hire to handle this load. So probably you will be waiting a good while. If they tell you it may take 6 months, I'd say that's probably right. If it comes in sooner you can be happy, happy, happy!