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GCMS shows 'Security Screening' and waiting... - let's gather here!

lanahi

Newbie
Aug 1, 2024
5
2
Category........
FSW
Visa Office......
Ottawa
App. Filed.......
21-02-2024
AOR Received.
21-02-2024
Med's Request
26-03-2024
Med's Done....
04-04-2024
Hi,
Similar timeline.
Are there any new updates on your case?
Mine, dead silence. Undergoing a comprehensive SS and still waiting to receive the CBSA and CSIS notes I ordered earlier.
Sadly, total silence. No updates.
 
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Moonlightish

Newbie
Jan 7, 2025
7
2
Category........
CEC
Visa Office......
PVO: Sydney | SVO: Ottawa
AOR Received.
19-02-2024
Be patient, brother,
As your Compatriot, I've been stuck in SS since September 2023, and still nothing from CBSA.
Everything else, such as criminality, info sharing, eligibility, medical and bio, is completed.

CSIS does an A34 comprehensive background check for Iranians and then CBSA.
The result will be sent to the IRCC secondary officer for decision-making.

I hope you get your clearance soon.
Hi,
Thank you for your reply, and sorry to hear that you got stuck in the SS this long.
Similar status for my case: everything has been completed and passed, but SS.
It's literally unfair that they're punishing us like this only because of our nationality, while we've always been law-abiding and honourable either in Canada or our home country. We, the people, are paying the price instead of the politicians.
Thank you for your kind words, and hope to hear good news from you soon!
 
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Realuser

Member
Aug 25, 2021
19
9
Hi,
Thank you for your reply, and sorry to hear that you got stuck in the SS this long.
Similar status for my case: everything has been completed and passed, but SS.
It's literally unfair that they're punishing us like this only because of our nationality, while we've always been law-abiding and honourable either in Canada or our home country. We, the people, are paying the price instead of the politicians.
Thank you for your kind words, and hope to hear good news from you soon!
I, personally, don’t mind the extra checks and I may understand why they’re tied to my nationality. What I do mind is an absolute lack of feedback and any deadlines whatsoever. How can the screening be? A year? A two? Why aren’t there any protocols to regulate this?
 

Moonlightish

Newbie
Jan 7, 2025
7
2
Category........
CEC
Visa Office......
PVO: Sydney | SVO: Ottawa
AOR Received.
19-02-2024
Hey everyone,
I just received an email from CBSA saying they sent me CBSA notes, but the attached file is the GCMS notes! This is the first time I’ve requested CBSA notes, but I don’t think CBSA notes and GCMS notes are exactly the same, right? Do you think there might have been a mistake when requesting the CBSA notes, or did they send the wrong notes? What should/can I do now?
 

Moonlightish

Newbie
Jan 7, 2025
7
2
Category........
CEC
Visa Office......
PVO: Sydney | SVO: Ottawa
AOR Received.
19-02-2024
I, personally, don't mind the extra checks and I may understand why they're tied to my nationality. What I do mind is an absolute lack of feedback and any deadlines whatsoever. How can the screening be? A year? A two? Why aren't there any protocols to regulate this?
I agree with you to some extent; it sucks that there's no clear timeline or due date, and they don't provide any feedback. But what I'm trying to say is that I've already provided all the necessary documents confirming that I have no background in military service, government work, shady studies or employment, or any concerning travel history, and I've never left Canada after landing in it years ago. I've submitted my clear police certificate and have always been law-abiding. There's nothing wrong with my background! It doesn't make sense to subject me to a comprehensive security screening just because of my nationality!
 

Eman.M

Newbie
Nov 25, 2018
7
1
Be patient, brother,
As your Compatriot, I've been stuck in the SS since September 2023, and still nothing from CBSA.
Everything else, such as criminality, info sharing, eligibility, medical and bio, is completed.

CSIS does an A34 comprehensive background check for an Iranians and then CBSA.
The result will be sent to the IRCC secondary officer for a decision-making.

I hope you get your clearance soon.
May I ask when your info sharing completed,as I thought once it’s completed then your comprehensive is done?
 

Alien2025

Member
Nov 4, 2024
19
5
May I ask when your info sharing completed,as I thought once it’s completed then your comprehensive is done?
My Info sharing was completed on September 9th, 2023.
Info Sharing is just the initial step for SS and criminality, not the final step.
The final step in the SS is the report in 4 different States from CBSA to IRCC.

May I know your Timeline, brother?