Thank you for your words and opinions but as far as I read on groups the waiting time for consular process has been only extending in time:/ when we applied it was only 13.5 months of waiting, currently is +16.5.
I have the same reflections as you but the worst thing is that I cancelled my job contract and apartment where I lived before I entered the country. So it’s like going back, looking for a job in another foreign country. I don’t understand why it is so complicated and takes so much time. My spouse got her residency in EU in a few weeks without being in need of exiting the country.
I know each immigration system is different.
I still have a little bit of time so I’ll keep asking people trying to gather as much information as possible.