By reading the comments about this issue, what is strange to me (I understand, people can only apply once) it's that, according to the Ministerial instructions for this process, it's not mentioned that one of the reasons of rejection is that the person submitted more than one form. According tho the ministerial instructions (January, 2017), it says that "applications that do not meet the applicable conditions established by these instructions will be returned". And when we look at thoss "applicable conditions", we have:
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Conditions — sponsorship applications
With respect to a year, in order to be processed, any sponsorship application referred to in these Instructions that has not been returned under section 12 of the Regulations for not meeting the requirements of sections 10 and 11 of the Regulations — for example by not using all the applicable forms provided by the Department in the application package published on the website of the Department or by not including all information, documents and evidence referred to in paragraph 10(1)(c) of the Regulations — must meet the following conditions:
- (a) the sponsorship application is made by a person who, having indicated — during the period during which they could do so — their interest in making a sponsorship application by means that have been made available by the Department for that purpose, has been invited to make the application after they were randomly selected by the Department among the other interested persons;
- (b) the sponsorship application has been received by the Department within the period of 90 days after the day on which the Department sent the sponsor an invitation to make a sponsorship application;
- (c) the sponsorship application indicates the same information, such as name, date of birth, address, country of birth, as that of the person who has been invited to make such an application; and
- (d) the sponsorship application is accompanied by the documents required by the application package published on the website of the Department, as amended from time to time.
Conditions — permanent resident visa applications
With respect to a year, in order to be processed, any permanent resident visa application referred to in these Instructions that has not been returned under section 12 of the Regulations for not meeting the requirements of sections 10 and 11 of the Regulations — for example by not using all the applicable forms provided by the Department in the application package published on the website of the Department or by not including all information, documents and evidence referred to in paragraph 10(1)(c) of the Regulations — must meet the following conditions:
- (a) the permanent resident visa application is made by an applicant sponsored by a person who, having indicated — during the period during which they could do so — their interest in making a sponsorship application by means that had been made available by the Department for that purpose, has been invited to make a sponsorship application after they were randomly selected by the Department among the other interested persons;
- (b) the permanent resident visa application is made by an applicant being sponsored by a person whose sponsorship application has been received by the Department within the period of 90 days after the Department sent them an invitation to make a sponsorship application;
- (c) the permanent resident visa application has been received by the Department within the period of 90 days referred to in paragraph (b); and
- (d) the permanent resident visa application is accompanied by the documents required by the application package published on the website of the Department, as amended from time to time."
No mention about duplicate applications.