shibuya said:
No consultant is required .This forum can help u in every way and if u have doubts put it down here and u will get prompt answers.
For example ur NOC is say 3142. The year begins with the new ministerial rules from 26th June 2010 to 30th June 2011. If ur visa office is Delhi. For Noc 3142 there will be just 1000 visas till 30th June 2011. The new year begins from 1st July 2011- 30th June 2012.
So I do not think u have arranged everthing to put ur applications thru like IELTS/ police clearance/ notary of all ur docs/ proof of funds/ transcripts from university/ reference letters from employers etc.
This will take time for u to arrange. With every passing day scores of people who have done this home work are applying . So u will not be that early bird. As soon as the stated quota for the year is over u will have ur application returned back to u.
So I think now u can figure out things easily.
Whilst it is true that there are only 1000 slots per NOC, and only 20000 total - everyone is in the same boat with regards having to now get full supporting docs prior to applying - including Police Certificates, employer contracts/references, notarization, original university transcripts, proof of funds docs, and of course booking IELTS test (can wait 1 month or more to book a test) and waiting the 2 weeks for the results.
All of this will take time for every applicant, so I suspect the offices are not receiving applications at the same rate they did prior to June 26th.
I think the best policy is to ensure you get full documents as close to what they are asking for as possible, and only submit an application when it is fully completed and ready, rather than trying to panic and rush your application in, only for it to be turned away.
I'd be very surprised if any of the NOC categories had hit 1000 yet, especially the new categories, and likewise I think it will take many months for the 20000 total limit to be reached. Baring in mind of the applications they are receiving quite a lot will be unsuccessful and therefore won't count towards the 1000 / 20000 limits.
Anyway since 120 days has now been shaved off the process because they don't need to wait for you to get supporting documents, I think the previous 6 to 10 months estimates should be a bit sooner now.
Wayne.
. phew......long process.....ok first thanx a lot n i will keep u guys updated abt my status....tomorrow i m going to get myself registered for IELTS 