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)
@Jurafsky I am not an expert but based on other threads I've read in this forum as well as my application, I think the BAR is a reflection of time that has passed and not an indication of how far your application has reached. I got an ADR on February 11, but my bar kept on progressing. My colleague got his PPR when his bar was around 70% and it didn't reach 100% until after they issued the PR Visa and his passport was on it's way back to him.