welcome to our club sowhatifIMround,
do not be disheartend if u got NER ;D, ur in d same boat with us and to answer ur query:
1. Would you really recommend a consultant or an agency to assist me in my application?
DEFINITELY NOTTT!!!! COCONUT!
(for me)
2.Since mine was declined, my common-law partner who is a nuclear medicine technologist is willing to be the principal applicant and try our luck, but the proof of funds we have is solely under my name? Can we still use it or must be under her name? It would really be hard for us to re-open a new bank account since these are all time deposits.
in my case b4, when my husband went OC he needed money (in the bank) w/c happend to be under my name only...being generous ;D i asked our bank if it is possible to include his name, what happend now was from my name, it became Me and/or Mr...no payments made for such changes...try going to ur bank and do the same in that way u retain the date ur bank acct was opened.
3 Will I or She have to really copy the main duties VERBATIM in her application form to be sure that this time it wont be rejected?
NO! DO NOT COPY...If u do that then u have sentenced ur application to NER ;D make ur own jd, in ur own words but in accordance with the lead statement. Show the step by step of what ur doing in ur jd and dont do it bullet styled, it should be more on paragraph like...try looking for job desc at hrsdc website para pattern mo.
4. I understand that they will send us back our money in a form of check which may take 8-12 weeks, is there any possible way for me to request a rush one or for them to expedite it?
i dont think that is possible...
5. Will they send me back my complete application? Like my documents, etc.?
yes they would return it in the mailing address that u indicated.