New system is pretty straight forward.
Once application submitted, you are given >2 Months to make appointment with Sopra Steria. Only standard or VIP is available for Tier1 Ent. VIP is just asking them to come over to your desired place for biometrics etc. It does not expedite decision time though.
You can get same day appointment by paying £100. Saturday is also available with £100.
Free appointment comes up within 10 days too.
Document check is £35.
File uploading is very quick, if files are under 6MB and organised, it can be done in less than 10 min. However it does not upload anything even exact 6MB so file size must be below 6MB.
There are categories to upload ur files to. Like business proof, travel history etc. So uploading in relevant sections is recommended.
You can upload documents anytime before going for appointment or/and Sopra can do it for you too.
Hoping for the best now