Originally Posted by
JamesNoBrakes
Correct. This is an office-by-office deal. It depends on whether the office has the manpower to move it forward. If they don't, they can't accept new applications. Contact your local office to know for sure. It's not a country-wide ban.
Correct! I just finished working on getting two new certificates. One took almost 4 years because on the lack of manpower. There is no BAN and the government is not allowed to impose one like that. The problem is most IOP's are in charge of 20 plus certificates and can't take on anymore work. If it is a big deal, you can try and contact the regional office or DC to maybe start the process. At one point three years ago, the South Florida FSDO stopped accepting PASI for close to two years.