wpan
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- Sep 15, 2012
- 1
- Category........
- Visa Office......
- CPP-O
- NOC Code......
- 2121
- Job Offer........
- Pre-Assessed..
- App. Filed.......
- 13-Sep-2012; Received in CIO 17-Sep-2012
- Nomination.....
- Mar 2012
- AOR Received.
- 13-Nov-2012 (CC charged 01-Nov-2012)
- IELTS Request
- N/A
- Med's Request
- 14-Nov-2012
- Med's Done....
- 19-Nov-2012; Med sent 30-Nov-2012; Med received in Ecas 08-Jan-2013
- Interview........
- Additional Doc request 12-Jan-2013; In Process 15-Mar-2013
- Passport Req..
- 03-Apr-2013; Decision Made 07-Apr-2013
- VISA ISSUED...
- 17-Apr-2013; CoPR received 22-Apr-2013
- LANDED..........
- 27-Apr-2013
You are right, in general circumstances, the RCMP clearance need not be done by an applicant before submitting the application. The criminal/security checks are effected by the CIC with partner agencies (RCMP/CSIS) for about 10-20% of applicants. How this lot (10-20%) is selected is not that strainght forward and depends on many factors.TRUONGAN said:From what I understand, usually they only request RCMP fingerprint if your name is matched with someone who has criminal records in Canada. If your name is unique and the RCMP screening returns with no name match then you're off the hook. You always have to provide Police Clearance for all other countries you've lived more than 6 mths.
In a situation where there is a serious backlog of applications for permanent residency (some say run into 100s of thousands) the CIC is currently faced with a situation to find a mechanism to expedite the processing to save their face.
The clever idea is to request individual applicants to get RCMP clearance during the processing stage. This will enable the CIC some breathing time and also put the onerous to prove the security suitability to the applicant and the RCMP. Less work for the short staffed CIC and some money for the retired RCMP Bobs.
Who said the civil servants are not clever?