This is specially true when you consider they process EE on average in 6 months. Lots of us are inland PNP applicants and while I understand EE takes precedent, I feel like 12 months processing is a fair amount of time for PNPs. But 19-20 months is just too much. That’s longer than a woman waiting to have 2 babies!
We are waiting to move on with your lives. They clearly have no understanding of this because they didn’t have to go through the same. You would think they would be more sensible to this matter.
I'm in the same boat! while I'm happy for people from 2018 to be done with this nightmare, It frustrates me that 2017 applicants got shoved aside so they can lower their average processing time from 20 months to 19.
we shouldn't be paying to redo the medical, to be honest. This should be done at their expense or it should never expire. You were healthy at the time of sending the application, period.
Finally, venting does help but will never change the way things are going. I wish someone would start a petition on change.org and explain the current processing issues, for example:
- Not based on first come first serve
- Long wait and the uncertainty - how it affects your mental state
- The cost associated - Medical, application, express mail, Re-medical
- Missed opportunities - Can't change jobs for higher salary/ better work environment
- Economical - People aren't going to invest in buying a house or a new car with this type of uncertainty.
- Family - People wait for their PR for years to get married or unit with the loved ones
- Citizenship eligibility - people who applied months after you, could be eligible for citizenship way before you.
Unfortionaley, the way I see it is we're just an application number to them, they don't understand all the impacts of this on our daily life.
Anyways, hopefully, someone would take action one day to make things better for future applicants.