I suspect something is afoot in Immigration office
on or around march 2003, there was a change in the PR / right of abode process.
The earlier two step process ( undoncitional Stay + Right of abode) was replaced by a single "unified" application.
Subsequently applicants were notified that due toa court judgement, the immigration office requires to verify that pplicants "intention" to make his/her permanent place of residence is bonafide.
However, you cannot contact Immigration to find out the status of this subjective verification.
Aplications put in , in Feb, were replied to in Mar , asking whether the applicant wanted to continue with Unconditional Stay or wanted to convert to a "right of abode " application.
Applications put in, around March, were all put into the new "single step" process.
I havent heard of a single succesful right of abode applicant with application put in , in March or afterwards.
If anybody has indeed received the right of abode after putting in the appl in March 2003, ( or heard of somebody) , positive confirmation would be helpful
As a reference, the timeframes prior to Feb/March was roughtly as follows
Unconditionl stay - 6-8 weeks from date of app
RightofAbode 4-6 weeks from date of app following succesful Unconditional stay approval