I'm Oct 21 AOR, FSW-O from the USA.
I called 2 weeks ago, and my security check was in progress. I've heard no update since. Still within the 6 month window, so I don't think there's anything to get too alarmed with at this point ...
I agree with you. Please check the Nov-2019 AOR or any later forums on this website.. So many ppr's have already been issued.
People spread rumors like saying cic clears the files on basis of AOR dates. But that doesn't add up. What I have observed is that cic has a set of sequential rules which stay the same for all applicants.
For some applicants some checks take time. For instance in my case I went to 2 European countries to work in last 5 years.
I went to US 4 times for flagpolling. May be verifications for these things are taking time for me, or something else similar to this.
There is no guarantee that we all will get pr, but we must have hope. keep praying.
Also calling cic is a waste of our time and their resources. call centre agent has rarely provided any valuable information except to tell you the status.
Best bet is to apply for gcms and hope to find what they are stuck at and may be send some information to them which can speed up things. my 2 cents.
By the way my aor date is 02-Oct-2019.
I hope I don't annoy anyone.