Hey everybody.
My how things have progressed!
Congratulations to all those who have recently received MRs, PERs, AORs etc.
My heartfelt sympathies to those who have received returned packages due to a variety of reasons. I know how much time and effort goes into preparing an application. Don't lose hope! Try again next year!
And finally, a note of support for people who - like me - continue to bare the agonizing bureaucracy of their visa offices. Trust me, their is no canonized rule book which can allow anyone to predict or understand how visa offices function. It isn't a first in, first out system. It doesn't seem to be determined by which visa office you are at (although manila is exceptionally fast). I guess now its down to individual details and which case represents a priority in the views of an officer.
Till the MR stage, I had been something of a trail blazer amongst the applicants on this forum. Never first (for PER,Payment encashment, RBVO / In process status etc. ) but always amongst the first few. Now things seem to have stalled. I guess being a 25 year old male is less advantageous than being part of a married couple with kids. It certainly gives your points tally a boost. What's the popular view here? Do you think the speed at which our applications are processed is correlated to how our applications compare to others? Does the number of points one score effect the speed at which an application progresses?
Views, opinions and especially concrete information from official sources would be much appreciated!
Good luck everyone!
