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plotplot
I didn't see any mention of 7 months in that article. 5 months in rare cases but still 100-120 days being the norm not the exception.
Latest from USCIS in February this year was 12-week wait times. Given that you can apply 90 days before needing it, I wouldn't anticipate that being an issue.
https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times/
Go to "read all lines" and the last line states 4-9 months process time. Nobody gets it in 4 months.
I live in the USA. I know foreign students that have waited 9 months for a Social security number during CoVID. Things are getting better but Trump completely screwed the USCIS during his time in office. Everything takes much longer than normal now.
Just be aware that what the flying schools here tell you and what the reality is can be very different. You may get lucky you may not.
Also, how are you going to drag a CASA CPL//IR to a FAA CPL/IR +CFI out to 6.5 months? That will take maybe 8-12 weeks at the absolute most.
A more recent article
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.natlawreview.com/article/delays-uscis-affecting-f-1-students-work-authorization%3famp