Don't know about right now, but in the past people have had to wait months for an IP exemption. This might be because the staff is busy, or it might be a clever plot by them to discourage IP exemption requests
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Either way I've never heard of any way to speed things up, so I'd recommend moving on with your life for now, as you could be waiting for awhile.