mind boggling issue with FBI clearance! anyone else?

[sbwv09]

Awesome!!!

 

[sogwap]

To answer your original question: Yes, the FBI misplaced my second set of prints.
My original prints were sent in Dec. 2009. Rejection letter received mid March 2010.

Second set of prints sent April 15, 2010. I started calling early July to find out the status. Last week I got a call from the FBI, that said the report is being mailed in the next couple of days.
Yesterday Aug. 10, 2010 I finally got "No Arrest Record" found.

That is all I will say for now, except it's unbelievable to me that the FBI own web site boast of processing nearly 100% of civil fingerprints in 24 hours. Yet for immigration purposes, the minimum time is 7-8 weeks, or typically 3 months.

 

[SaugaBoss]

has anyone ever had a crazy saga like this??

my application went off in january with the FBI clearance in it. mississauga acknowledged receipt of the complete application. it went next to buffalo. then it went to the NY consulate to be "expedited."

i was very surprised when the NY consulate wrote me to say that they didn't have the FBI clearance. huh? it was with the original application, and at each point I'd been informed my application was complete.

too bad, basically, they said. i needed to re-apply for a totally new FBI clearance certificate, and resubmit it.

arg. but, okay.

i sent a new fingerprint sheet to the FBI on may 12th. someone signed for it on May 17th.

i waited the requisite 10 weeks before i phoned the FBI today -- they couldn't tell me anything about it's status before 10 weeks had passed -- and asked if they could check on the status of my request for a new clearance certificate.

and..... WOW.

they have NO RECORD of it.

they don't have my fingerprints or request.

no record of it whatsoever.

they can see that, sure enough, canada post says the envelope was signed for on may 17th . . . . and they can see i applied for my original one last fall.

but i'm simply not in the system.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRG.

anyone else?

did u make a copy of it??? maybe send it in and see if theyll accept it because its their fault they lostit!

 

[heatherusa]

To answer your original question: Yes, the FBI misplaced my second set of prints.
My original prints were sent in Dec. 2009. Rejection letter received mid March 2010.

Second set of prints sent April 15, 2010. I started calling early July to find out the status. Last week I finally got a call from the FBI, that said the report is being mailed in the next couple of days.
Yesterday Aug. 10, 2010 I finally got "No Arrest Record" found.

That is all I better say for now, except it's unbelievable to me that the FBI own web site boast of processing nearly 100% of civil fingerprints in 24 hours. Yet for immigration purposes, the minimum time is 7-8 weeks, or typically 3 months.

I am so happy for you ;D

 

[silverbee]

The same thing happened to me! My Credit card expired and it took them from May 1 to August 10 to let me know what they needed an updated expiry date. Apparently it's against their rules to call and ask for the expiry, so they sent a letter, which I sent back. It should only take another month now...

 

[bonacker]

Yes!

I got my new FBI clearance in the mail on Thursday!!

So basically they turned it around in, like, one day!

(After getting my new credit card info, they ran the background check and mailed out my reply the very next day. Even before they said they would.)

PHEW.

 

[silverbee]

Good news!

 

[bonacker]

EDIT: ANY ADVICE, PLEASE? issue with FBI clearance!

Anyone have any advice?

Can you think of anything I can do to find out what's happening?

New York has had my application since MARCH. They signed for my brand-new FBI clearance -- only needed because somehow the original disappeared somewhere post-Mississauga -- on AUGUST 16th.

I probably shouldn't have pestered them, but I was anxious to make sure they had the FBI clearance, that everything was now truly complete. So I waited a few weeks and then emailed a "Case-specific inquiry" to make sure. No reply. Nothing. Wait . . .Wait. . . Silence .. . . Silence . . .

Because someone re-assuring from the NY office phoned back in May -- and more or less told me that everything was fine, and as soon as I got the FBI clearance everything should move quickly -- I seriously thought that the NY office would have my file at the top of the pile, and take pity on me. Why can't they even confirm receipt of the items they'd requested?

Maybe they were all on vacation for August . . ..but . . . .

Is there any other way to try to find out if they have everything now, at least?

 

[giggles1985]

Unfortunately, there probably isn't. This whole process is blind and no one is ever able to givve you a straight answer.

But here's my theroy - when they reqeusted your FBI papers they put your file back in a drawer with it's new revisit date. The revisit date came, they checked your file (maybe in June since thats the 3 month mark) still no FBI paper so they put you back in the drawer with a new date.

Now you're just waiting for your next revisit date to roll around, for them to take another look and figure out that you're good to go.

Sounds crazy but that's how this process works. Just because they got your FBI paper in August does not mean they have reopened your file yet. I'm kind of in the same boat right now. Waiting for LA to open my file and read my financial information and (hopefully) tell me I'm good to go.

 

[sbwv09]

I think you should try to contact your MP. This is far too long of a wait! Almost 9 months already! That's unreal to me. I'm so sorry But contact your MP and see if they can get the ball rolling!