Why are newer applications approved before mine?

[PikachuAchoo]

I'm hearing posts about people getting to first stage approval only 6 months after sending out their application. These are people who are applying in the same circumstances as my spouse (inland, same country) but we applied a year and a half ago. Why are newer applications being processed before mine? Does anyone know the cause?

 

[SaskinSeoul]

You may have been red flagged or cherry picked. Happened to me sent away similar applications as my friends and I get a letter stating they require more documents when my friends never got any notices and got approved.

Its so frustrating.

 

[profiler]

I'm hearing posts about people getting to first stage approval only 6 months after sending out their application. These are people who are applying in the same circumstances as my spouse (inland, same country) but we applied a year and a half ago. Why are newer applications being processed before mine? Does anyone know the cause?

First of all, there really isn't much discrimination happening with respect to selection in terms of processing.

I did read you applied inland. With this in mind, CIC groups files with similar characteristics together. That is to say, they are not treating the submission date with any credance, unless you don't have AIP in 16 months, or have a decision by 26 months. Then you can use your submission date to action CIC to hurry up. So you're well inside that time frame. That said, I have no posting history for you, so I have little info to help. Here is the general answer.

Things that can affect processing times: completeness of the application, do they need to request documents or actions from you, how difficult is it for them to perform a trace of the PA in their country of origin or any country they lived in for 6 months or more, travel history, criminal history, relationship evidence, dependants, etc.

Think of the situation like a bank. You go in with a simple withdrawl request. Would you like to wait to complete that, while the person who was immediately in front of you is closing account, selling bonds, and opening a new account? Keeping in mind, you both were in the same line at the same time, and until the teller started into service, they had no idea how long it would take... they are just trying to process as many people (cases) as they can to make every one happy.

 

[buonqua]

I don't know but I can sympathize with you. Did you order your GCMS notes?

I ordered mines and no red flag. In fact the officer recommended no interview and pass. But yet I see people getting passport request even after giving interview and they applied around the time I applied.

Just luck of the draw I guess which visa officer(s) picks up your files and how quickly or slowly they work.