Belgium Single Work Permit timeline applied during the summer

Hello Everyone,

I just joined this community and I know that this topic has already been discussed.
However my company told me that currently the authorities are having backlog. Hence I wanted know if there is anyone here who started the single permit process during the summer time ?  What's the status and do you know how long will  your permit process take ?

I applied for a professional card 5 weeks ago, in a call with the labour office I was told it takes around 4 months max for a response. also was told there is a shortage on staff.

Thanks for the reply, I know that it'll take max 4 months just wanted to know if there are cases that took less than 4 months