We have kids so we get special treatment. We get rushed throu the expedited line, no questions asked. They dont even ask to see our DTV, they pull it up on the PC, stamp our passports. And smile us away.
I did a few months ago. Signed up for the 6 month Muay Thai course, submitted all the paperwork they requested, and got approved. Its pretty straight forward.
We reached out and asked for a status update after about 20 buisness days. Got a response saying they will look Into our application. And 2 days later approved.