CanadianGuy
Now stop me if I'm wrong but I believe SimMan and therefore the lead programmer are in Canada, and I found this webpage listing the processing times for different applications. Again not sure if I'm completely off base assuming this is being done in Canada, but a good reference for anyone who is wondering how long on average stuff like this takes.
Shawnsan
I didn't even realize you had to have a government work permit for games like this. Just another reason I hate government lol. I really want to play this game.
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/temp.asp