Hi bluestone:
Pl find my answers in red below.
It is a Misconception.
Firstly, offloading decision is not taken by NDVO. It is taken by CIC.
Workload distribution is done worldwide based on recommendations of the visa offices. CHC has a global processing system
Secondly, physical documentation and rights to access our files are only with wvo. (Try to raise CSE to NDVO, you'll never get response)
I have raised CSE on NDVO in the past and they have replied back
Thirdly, it is the Visa Officer who decides upon the file, not ndvo or wvo as a whole.
It is the Canadian high commission of the home country who stamps the visa if you are present in your home country. Visa officers can reside anywhere
Fourthly, PPR mail suggests to submit passport to ndvo because it is the nearest visa office to us. Those Indians who are physically in Middle East on employment have been instructed to send their passport to wvo directly.
People residing in India cannot send their passports outside their home country. It is against law and also mentioned on our passports. Those residing outside cannot courier their passports back and forth from their home country so they are asked to send it to Warsaw.
You seems all correct on everything ,for this one I would add ,Something very obvious is if someone is living in India ,why would he send passport to a VO outside country and for others who live outside India ,its not they can just send the passport to Warsaw but they can send it to any nearest VO all over the world applies the same.Just you need to fulfill the requirements of that particular VO.
NDVO can do back end jobs for WVO like background check etc. But taking decision is sole authority of vo who is handling your file, except, transfer of file to other vo.
This is of course true that the authority resides with Visa Officer at Warsaw but mostly for background checks ,especially where they had a doubt in some applications ,they send the files to NDVO for employment background checks ,if its positive Warsaw takes a positive decision ,Just adding I think what you said was correct
Friends please share your views on this and please correct me if I am wrong.