Hello,
question: is the processing bar something that really works or is it only an automatical counter and it doesn't tell anything about the progression?
I'm asking this because at the beginning of February my security check had not started yet (ircc agent told me this), today I had the news that the security check has not started but the processing bar is going on, so... what is happening actually at present?
ITA: Nov 30, 2019
AOR: Dec 25, 2019
Medical Passed: Jan 16, 2020
Biometrics: Jan 24, 2020
Background check passed: Jan 28, 2020 (source: IRCC call center)