Yes, that is my case as well. It is incredibly frustrating, but we cannot do much about it.
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Thanks for the reply. To confirm, we did submit the FBI check and the fingerprints with the application. We also don't really understand why they're issuing it since he has no criminal history whatsoever. You would think an FBI check trumps a state-level check, but perhaps not. It could just be that there's someone in his state with the same first/last name who has a criminal history? Not sure. His last name is pretty popular. I called the IRCC customer service line and they said everything you did. We're only doing a New Mexico police check since that's the only state he's lived in since turning 18. We'll see if they also issue an RCMP check at a later date.
Good luck with your application! What date was your application first received and what step are you on?
@schweisy have you recieved your AOR2 yet or heard anything from Vienna. I still haven't heard anything since i got the letter from Sydney that they have transferred it to VO over a week now. How long does it normally take between receive letter of transfer and AOR2 and when should you be concerned.
Hey friends,
Does anyone know when in the process "We are checking if you meet the eligibility requirements" changes?
i.e. does the PA at some point "pass eligibility" while the background check is still in process? Or do eligibility and background go hand in hand?
Thanks for any wisdom...
Does anyone know when in the process "We are checking if you meet the eligibility requirements" changes?
i.e. does the PA at some point "pass eligibility" while the background check is still in process? Or do eligibility and background go hand in hand?
Thanks for any wisdom...
So what happens if someone gets biometrics or medical request when they are on a holiday for two weeks and are in a country that is different from where they reside in? Also, do you need to take any other document apart from your passport when you go for biometrics or medical exam?
You can go to any medical office on the list of physicians: https://secure.cic.gc.ca/pp-md/pp-list.aspx Just make sure they speak the lanague you require.
Biometrics you can also go to any office on the Canadian last: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/where-to-give-biometrics.asp
You need to take your passport and the documents that are emailed to you/on GCkey. So just find an Internet cafe etc to print these out if you’re abroad.
You could of course just wait until you come home, and while on holiday book your appointments for your home country.
So if you’re abroad, it’s pretty easy, as long as you have medical and biometric places in those places. So check the lists.
No, as they say, BCG is also kind of part of eligibility. I believe your eligibility status will change only after decision made.
Finally got SA today! Looks like our application is moving along... slowly but surely! 
Congratulations!Finally got SA today! Looks like our application is moving along... slowly but surely!
Is it from sponsor side or PA side ? Decision made ? If it’s sponsor side it would be for SA should say started processing your application since date of AOR1 .
From everything I have read, Vienna almost never sends out the AOR2 email these days
. I just signed in to eCAS, though, and we now have the line 2 on PA side that says "We started processing your application on March 20, 2019" (woohoo). That is almost certainly the closest we'll get to an AOR2 from Vienna. Since we're on a very similar timeline, I'd suggest you sign in and check too! Should definitely be sponsor side, however things are not perfect when it comes to updates made by ircc. I noticed in ECAS that they added the processing start date as line 2(earlier it was medical request at line 2). So I`m assuming the DM status corresponds to SA. This is a little confusing as few people have already got their SA email in Feb and whether DM could mean the same thing for them.