Hello everyone I am new to posting here. Like a lot of people I've been reading this forum for quite a bit of time - mostly during work, which also explains why I didn't say hi earlier - somehow Internet Explorer wouldn't let me register an account but that problem has been resolved
My timeline is as follows:
1. ECAS states that they received my application on Aug 26, 2016
2. I've received an AOR thru email on Oct 3, 2016 (does that make me an "Aug Applicant" or an "Oct Applicant"?
3. I got SA, AIP and Medical Request early Aug 2017
4. Did medical and it showed "pass" on MyCIC/"received" on ECAS since early Sep 2017
5. Have not hear anything since then
I learned from earlier posts that the only steps left are criminal/background check by CSIS (which will then yield a DM on the applicant side on ECAS) and then landing.
I am an inland applicant (from Hong Kong). I am sure that my background is super clean (no criminal history) but I did travel a bit - a few days here and there. I don't understand why background check is taking so long, especially when a lot of applicants get their applicant DM a few days after SA. It's driving me crazy especially when my IEC work permit is expiring in Mar 2018. I think I will have to apply for an OWP if I do not get applicant DM this week because that will take 4 months to process.
Any comments or help (with the timeline, the hold-up, and whether you think I need to apply for an OWP now)? Thanks!