Many participants on this forum say, 'Luck plays an important part in your Canadian Immigration process.' With all due respect to others, I don't agree that luck plays an integral part in your Canadian immigration except you are part of pre-2008 set of applicants (without SELDEC before 29th March 2012), or hooked up with a visa officer that takes longer than anticipated for file review or likely admin delays.
Lets explain; what is luck and I'd like to keep this discussion within MI1 domain applicants because MI3 are more lucky than MI1 & 2 and likewise MI2 are luckier than MI1?
In my view:
(1) few MI1 applicants (due to load management) got transferred to PVO. Their files were fully ok & reviewed by LVO, hence they got MR immediately. That's luck, otherwise if they remain in LVO they had to wait until their turn comes after many months
(2) Visa officer had reviewed your file, luckily you were the last file (for the year) and BUZZ came, means visa quota over and hence your case is processed. That's luck
(3) By any means your file got re opened and you are 2009 candidate while being processed in late 2012, so after review visa officer shall directly send you MR. That's luck
(4) VO is sending a reply that background checks are in progress, say since 11 mo, this is not purposeful delay by visa officer. There could be a reason, probably shortage of visas. That's bad luck
(5) You sent the additional docs, little late, while visa officer got busy with other files. Your case got in pending for few more weeks until VO gets ready with your doc. That's how you delayed, that's bad luck
If someone feels that luck means - visa officer will pull out your file randomly leaving behind other applicants who had sent their full sets before you and VO gives you 80 marks (for a poorly managed set of docs or complicated educational history or missing marks sheet for spouse education or inadequate funds details creating suspicion) then I feel sorry. Its not luck, this is day dreaming!
Here, ppl should remember that, how VOs had rejected so many intelligent & knowledgeable candidates, just because their experience letter didn't share the JD properly. That's the tough luck!
Hence, the core of the subject is that, 'Prepare you file/set of documents with full care, review any single doc carefully by yourself, seek guidance of seniors if needed, read VO requirements again & again and attach as many as proofs you can for items where points are being awarded, and before your selection-decision is done try to arrange as many as evidences needed by VO.'
Because your luck or bad luck starts moment you sent a file which is incomplete or poorly managed, making life difficult for visa officer to ascertain facts about your case, and major circumstances changed (like previous funds evidences & addition in family) & you didn't update visa office.
Ideally, it is better to prepare file by yourself, without the help of any Consultant (as 1 only out of 1,000 are doing proper job) and its a long process having only frustration and Consultant could add more to it rather than reducing it!
Lets explain; what is luck and I'd like to keep this discussion within MI1 domain applicants because MI3 are more lucky than MI1 & 2 and likewise MI2 are luckier than MI1?
In my view:
(1) few MI1 applicants (due to load management) got transferred to PVO. Their files were fully ok & reviewed by LVO, hence they got MR immediately. That's luck, otherwise if they remain in LVO they had to wait until their turn comes after many months
(2) Visa officer had reviewed your file, luckily you were the last file (for the year) and BUZZ came, means visa quota over and hence your case is processed. That's luck
(3) By any means your file got re opened and you are 2009 candidate while being processed in late 2012, so after review visa officer shall directly send you MR. That's luck
(4) VO is sending a reply that background checks are in progress, say since 11 mo, this is not purposeful delay by visa officer. There could be a reason, probably shortage of visas. That's bad luck
(5) You sent the additional docs, little late, while visa officer got busy with other files. Your case got in pending for few more weeks until VO gets ready with your doc. That's how you delayed, that's bad luck
If someone feels that luck means - visa officer will pull out your file randomly leaving behind other applicants who had sent their full sets before you and VO gives you 80 marks (for a poorly managed set of docs or complicated educational history or missing marks sheet for spouse education or inadequate funds details creating suspicion) then I feel sorry. Its not luck, this is day dreaming!
Here, ppl should remember that, how VOs had rejected so many intelligent & knowledgeable candidates, just because their experience letter didn't share the JD properly. That's the tough luck!
Hence, the core of the subject is that, 'Prepare you file/set of documents with full care, review any single doc carefully by yourself, seek guidance of seniors if needed, read VO requirements again & again and attach as many as proofs you can for items where points are being awarded, and before your selection-decision is done try to arrange as many as evidences needed by VO.'
Because your luck or bad luck starts moment you sent a file which is incomplete or poorly managed, making life difficult for visa officer to ascertain facts about your case, and major circumstances changed (like previous funds evidences & addition in family) & you didn't update visa office.
Ideally, it is better to prepare file by yourself, without the help of any Consultant (as 1 only out of 1,000 are doing proper job) and its a long process having only frustration and Consultant could add more to it rather than reducing it!
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:-j
