A. Khan said:
They did not give a final decision before analyzing the medicals. They asked for our passports with our medicals way in advance, so there was no analyzing of medicals when they asked for our passports. But, this reduced the time delay by a few months. If at a later stage they find anything wrong with the medical, they would return the passports without the Permanent Resident visa & close the file.
But, this strategy greatly reduced the processing time as the communication delay is greatly reduced. The mails sent by them or by me takes about 20-30 days for normal mail. So, having the applicants passport in advance, reduces the time delay (40-60 days). But, this also means that the applicant cannot go to any other country as his/her passport has been taken by the Canadian High Commission for about 4-6 months or so.
I would say they are trying to reduce the processing time by taking such actions. Like:
* Asking for passports way in advance