Rumors: And so it starts...

It's about that time again. The time when everyone starts wondering what the heck CCAA will do next. And the answer is (drumroll please):

No one knows! Heh.

But in the absence of anything concrete, a whole bunch of people are willing to speculate. So here's what I've heard so far this week:

Next referral batch will be June 16 through June 30...The cutoff for the June referrals will be June 30. So they'll finish up June this time around. (This rumor's my fave, natch.) This would mean a referral batch of 15 days.

Next referral batch will be June 16 through June 23...The cut-off for the June referrals will be June 23, 2005. So this would mean a referral batch of 8 days.

New information coming on the 19th... CCAA will update its web site by next Monday (6/19) with information about the latest batch of referrals.

Next referral batch will come faster... July referrals will be sent just 3 weeks after the June referrals, a "speedup" of sorts.

The CCAA is moving and it will affect the process... This old rumor again? Haven't we heard this one about 4 times in the last two years? I think it's a cyclical rumor that just keeps coming back. Anyhow, take it with a grain of salt, because the last time it came around people said their agencies 100% confirmed the move so it was definitely true. I'm getting jaded. Yawn.

China is rejecting applicants based on "excessive" weight... This rumor has been out there for about a month now, but one of the people affected today reiterated that their rejection was solely based on weight. There had been speculation that other factors were involved, and this person emphatically says that is not true. I feel so, so bad for this person and send my heartfelt sympathies.