Settlement Visa from Uk Embassy in Rome

[Sarah32]

I applied for my husband to get a settlement visa in Rome on March 16th. I'm very concerned after looking at the home office timeline sheet that Rome is one of the slowest processing offices in the WORLD if you can believe it and it takes around 3 months. Since 3 months without travel is going to be hard due to his work does this visa REALLY take 12 weeks to process at the Rome embassy or is it a vast over estimation?

Also I was thinking of withdrawing it if we need to travel since his work contract soon expires in italy and we return to America. I was thinking of doing it in NYC where i think it is processed a lot faster?! I know it looks bad to withdrawl the application for your passport but we need to travel for work!!!!!

Frustrated...and in awe that an embassy in the EU is such a slow processor....

advise or timeline estimations anyone?!

thanks!