Finally...

Application sent: 23/09/2021
Application processed email: 21/11/2021

Finally....

Application sent: 23/09/2021
Application processed email: 21/11/2021

Those announcements are welcome (IRP valid to travel until January and Citizenship Applications new guidelines in terms of passport). However, people that are changing from stamp1 to stamp4 like I am are being left in the dark... I don't really care about traveling until January, but I am about to l...

From what you are saying, the delays are getting worse instead of improving!
This is starting to become unsustainable. If this goes into December I will lose the best job offer I've ever had!

My personal case:

Applied: 23rd Sept - Nothing yet

Not me but a colleague of mine:

Application for IRP renewal: 08/09/2021
Email sent confirming that the application was successful: 28/10/2021

Hey! Could you share with us when you received the confirmation email if you don't mind? You applied on 02/09 right? I'm just trying to establish a timeline. I applied for mine on 23/09 and I'm in a mega rush due to a job offer. Thanks! As a follow up, I got the e-mail that my IRP has been processed...

A colleague of mine:

Applied 23rd of August 2021
Received confirmation that the IRP was processed 05th of October 2021

I applied for mine (stamp 1 Critical Skills to Stamp 4) on the 23rd of September. Still waiting.