Hi... yes, online status doesn’t have anything like IP1/IP2. However, according to experts posts, the definition of IP1 is when the Background Status says “Yourapplication is in progress. We will send you a message when we start your background check.”. This is what my application stated on 6th April.
On 9th April, I got an email that my account has an update (I was expecting MEP), however, the Background Status again changed from the above stated to “We are processing your background check. we will send you a message if we need more information”. This I believe is IP2, according to the various posts that I’ve read.
I did not say that I’ve “cleared” IP2, just that my current status is IP2. I haven’t even passed medical yet, and I don’t think many people are in IP2, without Medical cleared. I guess this again proves that every case is unique.