General question about processing times and what's behind them

[Qutrit]

Hi Folks,

I was wondering how come the waiting times for the. I can understand that some applications can be somewhat problematic and difficult to assess, but one would think that in a typical working day, 9 to 5, an immigration officer should be able to review the documentation of at least about 10 people on average. There isn't really that much information to check. Assuming there would be more than one person reviewing applications, would this enormous delay respond to a massive amount of applicants?

Does anyone have any insight as to why the process is so slow from the moment AOR is received to the moment when the medical check is required?

I would love to know what slows down the review of applications to delay, in some cases, more than a year to decide if your application is rejected or if it should continue forward.

 

[CEC2013]

I was wondering how come the waiting times for the. I can understand that some applications can be somewhat problematic and difficult to assess, but one would think that in a typical working day, 9 to 5, an immigration officer should be able to review the documentation of at least about 10 people on average. There isn't really that much information to check. Assuming there would be more than one person reviewing applications, would this enormous delay respond to a massive amount of applicants?
Does anyone have any insight as to why the process is so slow from the moment AOR is received to the moment when the medical check is required?
I would love to know what slows down the review of applications to delay, in some cases, more than a year to decide if your application is rejected or if it should continue forward.

Same discussion over and over...if you browse the forum, you will see that there are numerous variables that play into the timeline. Clarity of application, backlog, other processing center closures, strikes (unions), holidays, vacations, number of applications, changes in procedure (manuals), ministers instructions, departmental priorities, appeals, volume of inquiries (POINTLESS emails for one), time spent on checks (depth and breadth), follow ups...and then the less obvious....management or leadership turnover (changes to dynamic), liaising with other departments or agencies....lastly, baby showers and birthdays. lol

I dont know what else to tell you. There could be any number of things that could impact processing time. Maybe a VO's newborn kept them up all nite, and instead of doing a 100 apps that day, they only do 10. Just remember that VOs are people like us...and no government agency can achieve 100% efficiency. I should know, since I work for one.

There is nothing we can do about this, so why stress yourself out. PAFSO strike is the perfect example. You can talk about it, you can wish on it, you can pray on it...but its not gonna change reality - it is what it is. 8)