Background check for citizenship application

[Arnav@1]

Hi all...i applied for my citizenship in jan.2018 and today i called cic and as per the agent my background check is going on so I am wondering are they going to check everything what they checked at the time of PR ..pls guide

 

[sns204]

Check this thread...

https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/posts/6809036/

 

[LifeDreamer]

Yes. If there was something you (or they) have missed in your PR application you could be rejected and your PR case reopened for investigation.

 

[dpenabill]

Hi all...i applied for my citizenship in jan.2018 and today i called cic and as per the agent my background check is going on so I am wondering are they going to check everything what they checked at the time of PR ..pls guide

I just today posted more about background checks. See posts linked in following quote:

BACKGROUND checks in general:

There are three formal clearances:
-- RCMP criminality clearance
-- CSIS security clearance
-- GCMS check

GCMS is done by IRCC. The GCMS check is done REPEATEDLY. Last we knew internal procedure, the GCMS check is required EACH and EVERY TIME there is ANY ACTION TAKEN on the application. Thus, at minimum, IRCC should conduct the GCMS check at least three times in the course of processing the application. There will be a GCMS check not long before the oath is taken.

The RCMP criminality and CSIS security checks are done by the RCMP and CSIS respectively. On referral (usually in large batches). And sometimes IRCC requires an updated clearance.

Note, for example, in those posts I discuss the likelihood that when call centre agents state that further processing is waiting on background clearances, that actually the clearances may very well be done but the application is in queue waiting for a processing agent (or Citizenship Officer) to take action on the application, including formally logging RCMP and CSIS clearances into the file.

As to the scope of background checking attendant the clearances, this probably varies considerably depending on the particular applicant, which can vary relative to factors like nature and extent of time abroad since becoming a PR, factors arising from new information which invites questions about older information, and of course the overall consistency or lack of consistency in all the information known about the applicant. Inquiry or investigation can certainly reach back, way back. BUT THAT WOULD BE UNUSUAL. That would only happen if something triggers concerns about the applicant's older history.

Generally an applicant knows whether or not there is something to worry about. If the applicant does not know of a reason to worry, it is very likely there is NO REASON to worry. How it goes for applicants with a known reason to worry tends to be very different than how it goes for a routine applicant, that is a qualified applicant who has always accurately and completely provided information to CIC and IRCC and CBSA, who has accurately and properly completed the citizenship application, and who has no reason to worry about any criminality or security concerns. Again, the latter will almost always have NO REASON to worry.

Overall, January 2018 applicants who are ROUTINELY processed may see a timeline which ranges from getting the test and oath anytime now, to not getting the test until much later this year (perhaps some going into next year). In the meantime there is NO reason to do anything other than watch for communications or notices from IRCC and respond accordingly, prepare for the test (unless test exempt), and otherwise WAIT PATIENTLY. Even if it take most of this year to reach the next step, that in itself would NOT signal any problem or non-routine delay.