Given that 50% of them get turned down and then appeal, and that a lot of them actually win at the appeal division, you're looking at a couple being divided for five years. Often there's a child involved, so there will have to be a decision as to whether the child goes with mom or dad. Likely it'll be mom, but if the mom is overseas, then the child will be separated from the mom for five years.
Let me see if I have this clear on the recommendations from both of you. There's a need for faster application. The turndown rate should be lower, especially in some visa offices. If a case is rejected, the immigration appeal division process now takes a year and a half, so we need more board members in the appeal division in order to process these cases faster. It used to take six months. How long does it take now?