Am I under comprehensive security screening?

[oulette]

I applied March 6th for common-law inland sponsorship. AOR March 21st. Everything except background check was done by mid-May. Silence until October.

Now these are the updates I had in October:

• October 3 - Tracker added a line for pre-arrival service letter, dated May 10th
• October 4 - Ghost update in Tracker
• October 28 - Ghost update in Tracker. GCkey Additional Documents changed from “We received” to “Not Applicable”
• October 29 - Ghost update in Tracker
• October 30 - Ghost update in GCKey
• October 31 - Tracker added a line dated October 30 that Background verification is in progress even though it’s been “in progress” since AOR

I have contacted my MP, they said security screening is in progress but criminality is done.

What I worry about that maybe I am under comprehensive security and doomed to wait like another year for my PR. I am stressed, anxious and devastated. All the March application are receiving their FDs and P1/P2 emails and I am still stuck in background check. I don’t know what to think or do about it.

If anyone has heard of anything similar, please let me know.

 

[nzkko]

You can order GCMS notes to see if you are under comprehensive SS

 

[oulette]

You can order GCMS notes to see if you are under comprehensive SS

I have ordered them but it would take a month to receive them

 

[canuck78]

I applied March 6th for common-law inland sponsorship. AOR March 21st. Everything except background check was done by mid-May. Silence until October.

Now these are the updates I had in October:

• October 3 - Tracker added a line for pre-arrival service letter, dated May 10th
• October 4 - Ghost update in Tracker
• October 28 - Ghost update in Tracker. GCkey Additional Documents changed from “We received” to “Not Applicable”
• October 29 - Ghost update in Tracker
• October 30 - Ghost update in GCKey
• October 31 - Tracker added a line dated October 30 that Background verification is in progress even though it’s been “in progress” since AOR

I have contacted my MP, they said security screening is in progress but criminality is done.

What I worry about that maybe I am under comprehensive security and doomed to wait like another year for my PR. I am stressed, anxious and devastated. All the March application are receiving their FDs and P1/P2 emails and I am still stuck in background check. I don’t know what to think or do about it.

If anyone has heard of anything similar, please let me know.

Background checks are always the longest part of the application process and you haven’t even reached target processing time. It is hard to compare applications to others because you don’t have the specific details of other applications. Unless you have certain known red flags not sure why you would think this is not regular processing.

 

[nzkko]

Well then nothing you can do but wait, unfortunately. Nobody here will be able to give you a definitive answer.

 

[CanGoldDigger]

• October 31 - Tracker added a line dated October 30 that Background verification is in progress even though it’s been “in progress” since AOR

Most often it's a sign of a comprehensive check.

 

[YVR123]

I applied March 6th for common-law inland sponsorship. AOR March 21st. Everything except background check was done by mid-May. Silence until October.

Now these are the updates I had in October:

• October 3 - Tracker added a line for pre-arrival service letter, dated May 10th
• October 4 - Ghost update in Tracker
• October 28 - Ghost update in Tracker. GCkey Additional Documents changed from “We received” to “Not Applicable”
• October 29 - Ghost update in Tracker
• October 30 - Ghost update in GCKey
• October 31 - Tracker added a line dated October 30 that Background verification is in progress even though it’s been “in progress” since AOR

I have contacted my MP, they said security screening is in progress but criminality is done.

What I worry about that maybe I am under comprehensive security and doomed to wait like another year for my PR. I am stressed, anxious and devastated. All the March application are receiving their FDs and P1/P2 emails and I am still stuck in background check. I don’t know what to think or do about it.

If anyone has heard of anything similar, please let me know.

My suggestion is to wait for the GCMS notes and try NOT to check your status everyday.

 

[Eman.M]

I'm in the same boat, February applicant, i think too that I'm in comprehensive screening, let's update each others if there is any update.

 

[oulette]

Background checks are always the longest part of the application process and you haven’t even reached target processing time. It is hard to compare applications to others because you don’t have the specific details of other applications. Unless you have certain known red flags not sure why you would think this is not regular processing.

The only “red flag” I have is that I’m from Russia and worked there for a couple of years. I don’t know if that counts as a red flag nowadays.

 

[oulette]

Most often it's a sign of a comprehensive check.

Have you seen examples like mine?

 

[oulette]

My suggestion is to wait for the GCMS notes and try NOT to check your status everyday.

It’s hard, I keep trying to just not think about it but the idea of being stuck as a temp resident for another year and having to spend hundreds to get a new OWP and hope the recent cuts to OWP also won’t affect me. Yeah, really hard.

 

[GandiBaat]

I applied March 6th for common-law inland sponsorship. AOR March 21st. Everything except background check was done by mid-May. Silence until October.

Now these are the updates I had in October:

• October 3 - Tracker added a line for pre-arrival service letter, dated May 10th
• October 4 - Ghost update in Tracker
• October 28 - Ghost update in Tracker. GCkey Additional Documents changed from “We received” to “Not Applicable”
• October 29 - Ghost update in Tracker
• October 30 - Ghost update in GCKey
• October 31 - Tracker added a line dated October 30 that Background verification is in progress even though it’s been “in progress” since AOR

I have contacted my MP, they said security screening is in progress but criminality is done.

What I worry about that maybe I am under comprehensive security and doomed to wait like another year for my PR. I am stressed, anxious and devastated. All the March application are receiving their FDs and P1/P2 emails and I am still stuck in background check. I don’t know what to think or do about it.

If anyone has heard of anything similar, please let me know.

Get GCMS notes and CSIS information on your file if you are getting anxious. I think you are well within processing time. 12 months that is.

 

[oulette]

I'm in the same boat, February applicant, i think too that I'm in comprehensive screening, let's update each others if there is any update.

Did you get an update with background check like mine?

Yeah, let’s update each other. I ordered my GCMS from both IRCC and CBSA just in case so I’ll let you know here when they come through. Probably will reach out to my MP once I get them too

 

[nzkko]

The only “red flag” I have is that I’m from Russia and worked there for a couple of years. I don’t know if that counts as a red flag nowadays.

Yes, that's most certainly it.

Did you get an update with background check like mine?

Yeah, let’s update each other. I ordered my GCMS from both IRCC and CBSA just in case so I’ll let you know here when they come through. Probably will reach out to my MP once I get them too

MP will not help you with security screening. Just FYI.

 

[canuck78]

Did you get an update with background check like mine?

Yeah, let’s update each other. I ordered my GCMS from both IRCC and CBSA just in case so I’ll let you know here when they come through. Probably will reach out to my MP once I get them too

You are within normal processing times so no point contacting MP. They can’t do anything and will just be told your application is being processed.