The way I see it and I really hope to be proved wrong is that the UK CAA has created a system to make easy money through these conversions applications. It doesn't make any sense to me to hear that they are waiting for my easa authority to reply while the easa authority gave me the proof that they have actually gave all the necessary replies since August 2021. I think it is just a way to receive money but I am not sure I will ever receive my UK license and that's because I live in Europe even if I have British permanent residency. I lived long enough in UK to understand the "modus operandi" of certain institutions. We are just paying the price for this political mess...