That's right. As soon as they come in they are put into active processing; then they would be processed to finalization. Many of them don't need an interview. Those who need an interview are asked to come for an interview, and sometimes there's a queue, so there would be a period during which they might have to wait. As soon as their interview is done, if they're considered to be bona fide, we will finalize the security and criminality checks.
On March 30th, 2010. See this statement in context.