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Tocanadawego said:
I have sent yet another email to them today. Losing patience with this ridiculous long processing.

Hi,

Any update about your security status? How long it has been since you sent them the fax?
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOiWXgLy5zw

Watch immigration minister talking about the changes that will come in this fall.
 
Que Em said:
Hi,

Any update about your security status? How long it has been since you sent them the fax?

Yeah, i gave up on that. I don't think i'm ever getting a reply from them. It's been, well, almost 3 months.
 
8 months today. Not a freaking beep has been heard from SGVO. Background Check: Not Started (from day 1). Emailed them one month ago: No Reply. It is beyond frustrating.
 
Tocanadawego said:
Yeah, i gave up on that. I don't think i'm ever getting a reply from them. It's been, well, almost 3 months.

:(
It's mentioned on the website, "Please allow up to eight weeks for the processing of requests", I am not sure why you haven't received a response, yet.

Is it because the request has to be made by (coming from) the person having a valid Canadian status (a relative, friend and/or a lawyer making the request on your behalf, if you are an outside applicant)?
 
Que Em said:
:(
It's mentioned on the website, "Please allow up to eight weeks for the processing of requests", I am not sure why you haven't received a response, yet.

Is it because the request has to be made by (coming from) the person having a valid Canadian status (a relative, friend and/or a lawyer making the request on your behalf, if you are an outside applicant)?

I don't think so. It doesn't say anything like that on the website. It requires a designated individual in Canada to receive the mail with response. I put my friend down for that.
I wonder whether they've never received my fax. Come on, who uses that old piece of junk any longer anyways? So frustrating.
 
Hi Guys,

My work permit expire on July 09, 2016. I have applied for BOWP (same employer) at end May 2016. My file & wife's file is still in process but my son's study permit has been approved.

I think i have crossed the processing time period, is there anyway to check whats happening with my BOWP file ? like calling CIC etc.

I applied thru a consultant, so i dont have login access. Kindly advise.

Thanks
 
Tocanadawego said:
I don't think so. It doesn't say anything like that on the website. It requires a designated individual in Canada to receive the mail with response. I put my friend down for that.
I wonder whether they've never received my fax. Come on, who uses that old piece of junk any longer anyways? So frustrating.

Yes, the website doesn't say anything about that. I was just concerned, as I have submitted the request the same way (fax, online), and mentioned my Canadian relative's name & address to receive the mail.

Anything new from your visa office?
 
Que Em said:
Yes, the website doesn't say anything about that. I was just concerned, as I have submitted the request the same way (fax, online), and mentioned my Canadian relative's name & address to receive the mail.

Anything new from your visa office?

Emailed them yesterday and got a response within several hours. It was sadly only that standard reply: we confirm your application is in our office and it's within regulatory processing times. Which made me angry because how is 12 months a regulatory processing time??? I wonder whether engaging a lawyer at this point would do any good!?
 
Tocanadawego said:
Emailed them yesterday and got a response within several hours. It was sadly only that standard reply: we confirm your application is in our office and it's within regulatory processing times. Which made me angry because how is 12 months a regulatory processing time??? I wonder whether engaging a lawyer at this point would do any good!?

Hi Tocanadawego and Que Em,

I also faxed a request to CSIS (by my fd in Canada) and called CSIS a week later to confirm whether they received the fax. Amazingly the lady who picked up the phone said there was no way an individual could ask for the security file directly from them. I led her to their OWN website and she said she needed to check. A few days later she called back and said the information on the website was incorrect (surprise!)!

I double-checked the forum posts of people who previously got their security screening file from CSIS and found that they did request the file this way and got the information from CSIS.

I sent the request to them again by registered mail last week. I know it is frustrating and you are always at the edge of giving up. But no harm keep trying. There are a lot of staff in their system who do not know anything of their own business and give a wrong answer. I think we just keep following their steps according to their website. First request the file, the second step is if you havent heard from them beyond the processing time write to the Director, then next step there is a Committee overseeing CSIS. This is what they list on their website.

Just don't give up trying, even if you no longer have an expectation on those authorities.

I guess involving a lawyer is good for cases exceeding 12 months.

Keep us posted of any update and hope we can help each other (even spiritually) during this painful process.
 
You can add me to the list as well - AOR Mar 4.

I've called CIC twice now, and I gather that we've passed everything, except the security check is not completed for my husband. We're guessing that it's because of his (mandatory) military service long ago.

When I called them yesterday I also got a nagging from the call center agent about requesting GCMS notes too often - he was going on about how MAYBE SOMETIMES things could happen, like they could misplace your file if they kept having to pick it up? I found that rather disturbing, even if he was careful to keep saying that it was my right to request them. In any case for my most recent request it's already been 43 days, so they're hardly meeting their service targets.

Anyway. It just feels really frustrating that it feels like we've been put on hold because of nothing that we could help.
 
bratsche said:
You can add me to the list as well - AOR Mar 4.

I've called CIC twice now, and I gather that we've passed everything, except the security check is not completed for my husband. We're guessing that it's because of his (mandatory) military service long ago.

When I called them yesterday I also got a nagging from the call center agent about requesting GCMS notes too often - he was going on about how MAYBE SOMETIMES things could happen, like they could misplace your file if they kept having to pick it up? I found that rather disturbing, even if he was careful to keep saying that it was my right to request them. In any case for my most recent request it's already been 43 days, so they're hardly meeting their service targets.

Anyway. It just feels really frustrating that it feels like we've been put on hold because of nothing that we could help.


12 Months and 12 Days still counting
 
Hello Seniors,

Anyone from NDVO- PNP category and still waiting ..

My BG changed to IP on 19 Sep but no updates till now. Everybody else got PPR around my dates.....

Worried... anything to worry about Sad

Are there any possibility of rejection at this stage ?
 
Updated for vab_o1984 (Removed) and Graciekay, mian mian, Cansmk, bratsche (Added)! Welcome

Note: I add to the list who clearly states their interest to be added. I hope all of us get our PPRs as soon as possible.




Name AOR Date Category Visa Office (if known)
mokachino 06 May 2015 FSW - Inland CPC-Ottawa
NashMash 30 July 2015 FSW - Outland ---
rigel 02 Aug 2015 FSW - Outland New Delhi
Sharma1990 12 Aug 2015 CEC - Intland CPC-Ottawa
taekwondo 26 Aug 2015 FSW - Outland Ottawa
Aigan 04 Sep 2015 FSW - Outland ---
ues.waiting 05 Sep 2015 FSW - Outland ---
DreamCanada16 09 Sep 2015 FSW - Inland CPC-Ottawa
fkl 11 Sep 2015 FSW - Outland ---
DominoEnrich 12 Sep 2015 FSW - Outland ---
Canadaist 15 Sep 2015 FSW - Outland ---
samroger 16 Sep 2015 FSW - Inland CPC-Ottawa
IceAge 20 Sep 2015 PNP - Outland Singapore
Bassamjh 23 Sep 2015 PNP - Outland CPC-Ottawa
Tocanadawego 06 Oct 2015 FSW - Outland Ottawa
DandK 06 Oct 2015 PNP - Outland Pretoria
miltoncsekuet 08 Oct 2015 PNP - Outland Singapore
vernon22445 09 Oct 2015 --- ---
Sirgic 09 Oct 2015 PNP - Outland ADVO
yras 09 Oct 2015 FSW - Intland Ottawa
smimran 10 Oct 2015 PNP - Outland ADVO
Que Em 11 Oct 2015 PNP - Outland ADVO
asadchev 15 Oct 2015 FSW - Inland (USA) CPC-Ottawa
uppu22 26 Oct 2015 FSW - Outland NDVO
perfectSkilledMigrant 18 Nov 2015 PNP - Outland ADVO
EhabHassaneen 02 Nov 2015 PNP - Outland Ottawa
Amal 20 Nov 2015 FSW - Outland Ottawa
RSS2015 27 Nov 2015 FSW - Outland NDVO
Gatari 01 Dec 2015 PNP outland NA
ambreenkhan 23 Dec 2015 PNP-Outland Sydney(Australia)
Cookiedough12 01 Jan 2016 PNP - Inland Ottawa
Hosam 08 Jan 2016 FSW - Outland Ottawa
sunshinejan 09 Jan 2016 FSW - Outland Ottawa
apache5021 14 Jan 2016 FSW - Outland NDVO
Rahul1990 18 Jan 2016 FSW - Outland NDVO
redd456 19 Jan 2016 --- NDVO
ybjianada 20 Jan 2016 FSW - Outland SGVO
Cowkiki 29 Jan 2016 --- Ottawa
Neo_Says 06 Feb 2016 FSW - Inland Ottawa
Ertugru 07 Feb 2016 PNP-Outland Ottawa
Waiting _Kills 07 Feb 2016 FSW-Outland NDVO
Shana_kabir 07 Feb 2016 PNP-Outland SGVO
hamzakhobza 14 Feb 2016 PNP-Inland Ottawa
Kirkoven 20 Feb 2016 FSW-Outland Ottawa
Cansmk 22 Feb 2016 PNP-Outland NDVO
linandzou 02 Mar 2016 FSW-Intland Hong Kong VO
Graciekay 03 Mar 2016 FSW-Outland Pretoria
bratsche 04 Mar 2016 FSW-Intland Ottawa
mian mian 05 Mar 2016 FSW-Outland Ottawa
sttaq 05 Mar 2016 FSW-Outland Ottawa
Shilpa.Pahwa 17 Mar 2016 FSW-Outland NDVO