Basically this is exactly what I concluded from GPI-3-1 weeks ago, that AOR does not mean anything in terms of new rules, only interview letter, decision pending letter, refusal letter, etc. Everyone else will be treated under new rules:
1. I applied for immigration in the regular Skilled Worker Program. How do I know whether the new measures apply to me?
The new measures apply to you if, dated 1 st August 2013, you received from the Department or one of the following documents:
- A receipt confirming the opening of your file and the collection of fees charged;
- An acknowledgment of receipt and a letter asking you to provide the missing documents or documents that conform in order to process your request.
If, dated 1 st August 2013, you were in one of the situations described below, it means that your file was already in treatment. Therefore, the new measures do not apply to you.
- You have been invited to a selection interview to be held in the coming weeks or months;
- You have received a letter entitled "Application pending selection interview", which tells you that the first evaluation of your application is complete and that you will shortly for an interview;
- You have received a letter entitled "Application pending decision" that informs you that you will be contacted once a decision has been taken;
- You received a letter entitled "Intention refusal" that informs you that you must submit other documents or information to allow us to continue the analysis of your file;
- You've already spent a selection interview and your application has not been finalized.