It's a lot clearer now than it ever was, because there are now quotas. If you don't come within the quota you shouldn't file an application. If you do, it will be sent back to you.
This is an attempt by the government to prevent a new backlog from being created, and I don't object to it. I think it's probably right, because you know ahead of time, unless you're looming towards the deadline by which the quota is being filled up, which happened to us recently. But there's more certainty in it. There's faster processing. It's going to prevent the new backlog. It's a good thing.