Background Verification time! How long?

[tommy_2k23]

Hello guys,

What is the longest waiting case have you come across here since eligiblity completed and your case has been put into background verification.
Can it even take a year to hear a response or even more than that? I enquired from Vienna consulate they said they have no fixed time frame. To be honest , it is a vague answer coming from a higher authority.
I filed my case from germany.

 

[trymebeyonce2020]

Hello guys,

What is the longest waiting case have you come across here since eligiblity completed and your case has been put into background verification.
Can it even take a year to hear a response or even more than that? I enquired from Vienna consulate they said they have no fixed time frame. To be honest , it is a vague answer coming from a higher authority.
I filed my case from germany.

Oh wow.. You mean you haven’t been sent Passport Request after all this while?

 

[scylla]

Hello guys,

What is the longest waiting case have you come across here since eligiblity completed and your case has been put into background verification.
Can it even take a year to hear a response or even more than that? I enquired from Vienna consulate they said they have no fixed time frame. To be honest , it is a vague answer coming from a higher authority.
I filed my case from germany.

As the visa office said, there is no fixed timeframe. This is because Canada is dependent on response from other countries to complete background checks and Canada cannot control how long it can take for other countries to respond. Taking a year would be unusual, but yes, it is possible.

 

[tommy_2k23]

Oh wow.. You mean you haven’t been sent Passport Request after all this while?

yes. my application status is still showing "in progress". Since may 25 only eligiblity completed.
I am entering into mid november right now.
no fixed timeframe seriously what does it mean considering they are using chinook+ to judge applications without actually having a look at documents.
I mean if they are verifying information from other countries I appreciate their professionalism on the other hand when I notice that people with valid usa visas from germany are getting passport requests within 10 days. Things are supposed to be done in a timely fashion in a developed country like Canada which is not a developing country.
I have not understood their visa application processing system. No unified parameters even for the same applications from the same country.

in short, we are not a priority.

 

[tommy_2k23]

As the visa office said, there is no fixed timeframe. This is because Canada is dependent on response from other countries to complete background checks and Canada cannot control how long it can take for other countries to respond. Taking a year would be unusual, but yes, it is possible.

Cool. Seems like a develping country way of doing things even for a developed country. What happened to having access to Five eye database? European Union database?
I mean, since 9/11 system has been robust , i am not sure if it should take that long. I am almost into 6 month of waiting

 

[scylla]

Cool. Seems like a develping country way of doing things even for a developed country. What happened to having access to Five eye database? European Union database?
I mean, since 9/11 system has been robust , i am not sure if it should take that long. I am almost into 6 month of waiting

Six months is a long wait.

FVEY doesn't cover everything. FVEY works well if your history is limited to other FVEY countries. However in some cases, depending on an individual's background, IRCC may be relying on another less developed country for information to support the background check. If that less developed country's processes for providing this information back are slow or low confidence, that can impact the length of the background check.

 

[trymebeyonce2020]

yes. my application status is still showing "in progress". Since may 25 only eligiblity completed.
I am entering into mid november right now.
no fixed timeframe seriously what does it mean considering they are using chinook+ to judge applications without actually having a look at documents.
I mean if they are verifying information from other countries I appreciate their professionalism on the other hand when I notice that people with valid usa visas from germany are getting passport requests within 10 days. Things are supposed to be done in a timely fashion in a developed country like Canada which is not a developing country.
I have not understood their visa application processing system. No unified parameters even for the same applications from the same country.

in short, we are not a priority.

So sorry to hear about your situation. Well, I’m already in Canada.. Wishing you best of luck

 

[Miki21]

12 weeks for background check and still waiting ..Eligibility not even started . Fingers crossed still

 

[JAYB92]

12 weeks for background check and still waiting ..Eligibility not even started . Fingers crossed still

Same situation here

 

[Miki21]

Same situation here

Have you heard anything on your application .

 

[foxygrandpa]

My parents' eligibility was approved in June. Since then, have been stuck at Background Verification. Don't know what to do either other than just wait miserably!

 

[Mr.Mark.O]

Anyone here has an update on their background check? Came across this forum since mine and my daughter’s application is still in progress. Last update on the tracker was Nov 22, 2023. Only biometrics is completed. No movement at all since then and stuck in background verification. Btw, my wife’s student visa has already been approved since first week of dec. Thanks for your insights

 

[Naturgrl]

Anyone here has an update on their background check? Came across this forum since mine and my daughter’s application is still in progress. Last update on the tracker was Nov 22, 2023. Only biometrics is completed. No movement at all since then and stuck in background verification. Btw, my wife’s student visa has already been approved since first week of dec. Thanks for your insights

Where are you from? Has eligibility started? Are you both applying for TRVs? If so, why if wife is going on a study permit. Her permit is processed separately. if wife’s program starts then she can come to Canada and study.

 

[Mr.Mark.O]

Where are you from? Has eligibility started? Are you both applying for TRVs? If so, why if wife is going on a study permit. Her permit is processed separately. if wife’s program starts then she can come to Canada and study.

i’m from the Philippines. My wife applied for a study, then I applied for Open work permit and my daughter for TRV. Me and daughter’s application has no movement since Nov 22 of last year. Eligibility hasn’t started yet as per the new tracker.

 

[Naturgrl]

i’m from the Philippines. My wife applied for a study, then I applied for Open work permit and my daughter for TRV. Me and daughter’s application has no movement since Nov 22 of last year. Eligibility hasn’t started yet as per the new tracker.

How old is your daughter? Processing for your permit is 13 weeks so well within processing times. So if you don’t get a response mid-February then follow up.