October 2024 - Citizenship Applications

[USProgrammer]

nope i didn't

Interesting. It was said earlier in this thread if you get the test invite before the background check, you will have to give fingerprints.

 

[greenelle]

Interesting. It was said earlier in this thread if you get the test invite before the background check, you will have to give fingerprints.

i feel like trying to understand the rules of this game is pointless

 

[tobiashenry]

Does it mean if you background check is good - most likely your security clearance is fine? What’s the difference between security clearance and background check

 

[forw.jane]

Does it mean if you background check is good - most likely your security clearance is fine? What’s the difference between security clearance and background check

One is done by RCMP and other by CSIS.

 

[tobiashenry]

One is done by RCMP and other by CSIS.

so background is RCMP and prohibition is CSIS

 

[moman21]

so background is RCMP and prohibition is CSIS

Yes. I think one type of check is checking your Canadian records while the other is checking your over all background for crimes against humanity, etc globally, such as reaching out to the other countries you may have lived in, including where you are from.

 

[Sept2024applicant]

Yes. I think one type of check is checking your Canadian records while the other is checking your over all background for crimes against humanity, etc globally, such as reaching out to the other countries you may have lived in, including where you are from.

This makes a bit more sense, I did live in the US for a couple of months MANY years ago. Interestingly, I've only been out of Canada for 2 weeks in the last 5 years. So does IRCC scan every country ever reported to them pre citizenship application? Or is it a blanket check?

 

[moman21]

This makes a bit more sense, I did live in the US for a couple of months MANY years ago. Interestingly, I've only been out of Canada for 2 weeks in the last 5 years. So does IRCC scan every country ever reported to them pre citizenship application? Or is it a blanket check?

I would think the checks are from after one became a PR to the present. I'm saying this because IRCC conducts the same extensive background check as part of the PR application process. So, they should already have those results in the system. But then they ask for any immigration status held in other countries too, so they will probably check with those countries as well.

Honestly, it would be logical to conduct a blanket check and then go deeper if there is a hit of any kind. But your guess is as good as mine with how IRCC works.