RCMP fingerprints timelines

[immg.applicant]

thanks for replying 3 weeks is a very long time. Everything takes forever now

luckily for me, the status got updated as IRCC received my fingerprints results. So I am not waiting for RCMP to reply to my email anymore.
Hopefully it will be quick turn around for you as well. Good luck.

 

[nikcap]

I'm still not clear why they need fingerprint clearance for the second time, and why it take now so long (4+ weeks already) to process it?

 

[rajkamalmohanram]

I'm still not clear why they need fingerprint clearance for the second time, and why it take now so long (4+ weeks already) to process it?

Criminality clearance that is obtained on the basis of the fingerprints you submit is valid only for 1 year. If the criminality clearance expires and a decision is not made on your application before that, then IRCC will request fingerprints again.

 

[nikcap]

Criminality clearance that is obtained on the basis of the fingerprints you submit is valid only for 1 year. If the criminality clearance expires and a decision is not made on your application before that, then IRCC will request fingerprints again.

Why?
IRCC explained the request in fingerprinting, because they need to do background check on your application timeline (which was 2 years ago), then they receive clearance that during those period was everything okay.
Having requesting NEW fingerprint clearance a year later, as citizenship eligibility period was ALREADY cleared - just has juridically zero sense.

 

[Kornet]

fingerprints submitted Aug. 5
received Aug. 25

 

[nikcap]

fingerprints submitted Aug. 5
received Aug. 25

Good! That gives me some hope,
Submitted Aug 2 - no response still...

 

[Pascal.H]

fingerprints submitted Aug. 5
received Aug. 25

May I ask to what office they were sent?

 

[rajkamalmohanram]

Why?
IRCC explained the request in fingerprinting, because they need to do background check on your application timeline (which was 2 years ago), then they receive clearance that during those period was everything okay.
Having requesting NEW fingerprint clearance a year later, as citizenship eligibility period was ALREADY cleared - just has juridically zero sense.

Its because IRCC can't work with an expired criminality clearance. Like I already mentioned, criminality clearance is valid only for 1 year. At the time of decision making, apparently, criminality, security and immigration clearances all have to be valid.

Because you were required to submit fingerprints before to obtain a criminality clearance, IRCC wants fingerprints again to get a new criminality clearance since the old one expired. RCMP, AFAIK doesn't store fingerprints. I think fingerprints are destroyed soon after a criminality clearance reported is issued.

As to "why" they have this policy in place, you'll have to ask IRCC about that.

 

[Usher9387]

They send to your home address

Nope the will send it directly to Vancouver IRCC office. You have all the instructions in FP request letter so provide that info to the agency at the time of FP.

 

[maxiie]

Nope the will send it directly to Vancouver IRCC office. You have all the instructions in FP request letter so provide that info to the agency at the time of FP.

no, they send to your mailing address. Not sure which stream you're talking about

 

[maxiie]

I did it upfront

 

[Usher9387]

no, they send to your mailing address. Not sure which stream you're talking about

I didn't receive one and IRCC agent confirmed they get updated from RCMP whe i did mine. Even if they send it to your mailing address by mistake you should send that to IRCC (its again to much delay process)

 

[maxiie]

I didn't receive one and IRCC agent confirmed they get updated from RCMP whe i did mine. Even if they send it to your mailing address by mistake you should send that to IRCC (its again to much delay process)

am saying you're talking about different stream. my friends had got sent to their mailing addresses in past for PR

 

[Kornet]

May I ask to what office they were sent?

Vancouver office

 

[Usher9387]

am saying you're talking about different stream. my friends had got sent to their mailing addresses in past for PR

I'm not sure what you applied for. I did the FP for Citizenship