Cappuccino said:
I have just thought of an even more horrifying possibility.
The reason they are saying 33 weeks is this is how long they think it will take for their caps (1000 in each NOC or 20000 to be full). So they do not want to let anyone know if they've passed or failed until they have their 20000 that they want.
This may be that applications that they perceive ineligible do not have chance to amend their applications and send them back in again.
If this is their battle plan, then it could be that not only will people not receive AORs for 33 weeks, but also nobody will receive a rejection. Then all at once all AORs and rejections go out at once, and those rejected have no chance to amend their application.
If this is true I think it's disgraceful, especially not communicating this officially to the applicants.
Wayne.
Wayne, the whole reason for "application processing" reform that took place in Feb. of 2008 and the refinement they went through in June of 2010, was to limit unnecessary applications (those careers that the country did not need), and to attract those people who they do need, by processing their applications in a timely manner, i.e.
6 to 12 months. This new processing time will allow them to relieve the backlog of applications before Feb. 2008. They have said repeatedly that they want to be competitive with other countries, such as Great Britain and Australia, in attracting the educated skilled workers they need, and to do this they have to process applications in a timely manner.
Minister Kenny has blamed the Liberal Administrations of the past for creating this backlog in skilled worker immigration and has credited his own policies for "proactively" coming up with solutions that will relieve the backlog. I cannot believe the 33 week for AOR is correct, simply because the processing time for those who have applied post June 2010, will go over one year and those who are applying in June 2011 will have to wait until the June 2010 people are cleared...
33 weeks will create a new backlog and it will be an embarrassment for the administration. The new policies would then be considered a complete failure.
I think what they mean is, you will hear something
WITHIN 33 weeks... so stop calling us every day. I think we should get some AOR's in November...
Cam