Anybody knows average processing time for Visitor visa these days for someone with no travel history? I applied for my parents but it has been 10weeks with no decision yet.

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Send a paid mail to UKVI. You should get a response and the passport in 48 hours. I tried it for my mum (whose application was stuck for 8 weeks) on Monday and we got the passport on Wednesday.

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Yes, same happened with me.

Ten weeks is a long time. You should submit an enquiry to UKVI

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