Visa Decision wait times - De Facto (unmarried) Partner of Irish National Preclearance

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Hello,

Is anyone waiting on a preclearance decision for a De Facto (unmarried) Partner of Irish National applying from outside Ireland?

https://www.irishimmigration.ie/visa-decisions/

The wait times seem to increase every week. And for the last 3 weeks haven't changed at all. Currently De Facto (unmarried) Partner of Irish National applications from 16 January 2024 are being processed. Whilst Family Member of EU/EEA/Swiss Citizen from 22 April 2024 are being processed. Both of these applications are for unmarried partners, but the process is 3 months shorter for EU citizens and they can apply from within Ireland? My non-EU partner applied in April and I'm trying to get a gauge on how long this process will take. Maybe a decision will be made by October? Right now it looks like the applications are taking 6 months, and are taking longer. We're applying from the UK, where applications are handled by the London visa office, so I can only hope they are processing applications quicker.

Many Thanks.