Good update guys! after all this wait I finally got my passport request for the tourist visa today!!!

I can go to join my husband!!! we feel very happy.
TRV application sent: june 26, 2020
Biometrics validity leter: september 30, 2020
Passport request: october 29, 2020
My country is Venezuela. My biometrics validity letter came from Turkey, my passport request came from Embassy in Mexico.
I had a refusal of a TRV last year and my biometrics were done last year so I didn't need to give it new.
I applied through a lawyer. We've sent many inquiries and webforms asking about it many times, maybe it helped to expedite it.
I have a spousal sponsorship application in progress (in early stage waiting to receive AOR1)
Good luck!