mohammed.xyzt said:
Hello, Ramy.
I am also stuck in the security screening stage for 15 months now!
I filed my application and received the AOR 19 months ago. I passed eligibility and criminality 15 months ago, and the background check went in progress, and it is still in progress now.
I have been in Canada for more than 4 years now on a study permit. I contacted all security agencies responsible for conducting the security screening and they said they were done with the security screening long ago, and sent the results to the IRCC more than a year ago.
Therefore, I have strong reasons to believe and I am actually 100% sure, there is a new hidden policy to limit the number of Muslim immigrants they accept, and they will just never finalize our applications and claim that that they are waiting for security screening results. Of course, they can't do this to all Muslim applicants because it would be very clear if they did this. They just select a percentage (I don't know how many %) of Muslim applicants and just never give a final decision to them. They don't reject us right away because sometimes they can't find any reasons for rejection.
Hello brother, nice to find someone who suffers like me, but I think we are in a stage which they can't refuse us except if they found any suspicious activities belong to the applicants which is not being in ours so don't panic my brother we will be all through insahallah.
But I have a conclusion after your post, all people who have travel history undergo this security screening, you and I have both common travel.
I traveled to Canada 3 times but never stay there more than week, and maybe this travel and your stay in Canada made us stuck in this security screening.
All people from Egypt who have no travel history get decision shortly than us who traveled, it's just an assumed opinion, what do you think ?
Trust me we will get rid from this killing waiting but when, I don't know.
BTW, I sent many emails to minister, visa office, CSE and officer and unfortunately same answer (( your application need more verification ))
I wish someone who figured this same security screening could tell us how long does it take.
Good luck brother and wish you and I and all waiting people to get positive decision very soon inshallah.