US Police Clearance: FBI Processing Times

[krishnalynn]

That was also me.

I think they first charge you, then process your case.

Oh haha. That makes sense. Let us know when you get yours in.

 

[Ummy]

Our dates:

FBI received the request on 19 August 2015
We received the clearance on 20 November 2015

So processing time is about 3 months right now.

Sent it to CPP-OTTAWA on 10 December 2015 after file transfer from Mississauga.

 

[blueknight]

Between 14th November and 14th February I feel like there are a million days. Oh the wait....

 

[triple p]

Has anyone received their FBI clearance recently? Sent request on Sept 18 and it has now been 13 weeks. We are just wondering about how much longer it will be...

 

[ayrazar]

Yeah I'd like an update too. We sent ours in around Sept 24th I think.

 

[preetsarab18]

Hello to all i need urgent help i want to know tht i returned from usa in 2011 n applied the fingerprints to fbi from india n got the results i mean my pcc from usa in 4 months ...i want to know tht my pr case is in processing in canada everything is done interview n all cleared got success ...just wanna know that do i need the police clearance again as i never gone to usa after 2011 n yht was one time n last time ..on the canadian embassy website it is written submit the pcc from the country u have lived more than six months n of last time when u visited so anyone can help on this do i need the clearance again or submit the last copy i have from fbi ...thanx in advance

 

[jessicaje]

Hello to all i need urgent help i want to know tht i returned from usa in 2011 n applied the fingerprints to fbi from india n got the results i mean my pcc from usa in 4 months ...i want to know tht my pr case is in processing in canada everything is done interview n all cleared got success ...just wanna know that do i need the police clearance again as i never gone to usa after 2011 n yht was one time n last time ..on the canadian embassy website it is written submit the pcc from the country u have lived more than six months n of last time when u visited so anyone can help on this do i need the clearance again or submit the last copy i have from fbi ...thanx in advance

I think the old one will work as long as it was issued after you left the US.

 

[sikhan]

Hi Kamsterr

Send out your application if you haven't yet done so. My application was approved and now I'm requested to send them the PCC, filled out promise of visa (POV) form and the passports. So, it's perfectly alright to send your application without PCC.

My husband mailed in his fingerprints in late August and we still haven't heard back. He's been calling back a couple times last week and they can't find them. Has anyone had this experience? So frustrating and we haven't even applied yet.

Now they are saying to mail them in again, which means waiting another 3-4 months. Is it too risky to apply without the police clearance and forward it later because the rest of our paperwork is pretty much ready to go at this point? Or should we wait and delay the whole application by 3-4 months in order to send everything in together? If we mail in the police clearance afterwards, where does it go and how does all that work? We're applying outland and don't live together so adding more time onto this process is tough.

 

[rockgurl1965]

Has anyone received their FBI clearance recently? Sent request on Sept 18 and it has now been 13 weeks. We are just wondering about how much longer it will be...

Current processing time is 13-15 weeks. Allow additional time for mail delivery. I just took this info off the FBI website. it was the same when I did it back in Jan 2015. So nothing has really changed

 

[krishnalynn]

Hi guys,

I just called today and they are processing September 16th applications.

 

[ayrazar]

Oh gosh they got behind even more then. More than 3 months now. Another week or two for us then. We've been checking a few times a week.

 

[krishnalynn]

I don't even know what I'd do if they reject my fingerprints or my credit card - I'm almost at the point where I'll be getting SA soon so it would delay my application 4 months or so. Going to choose to not think about that option because it's too stressful!

 

[triple p]

Thanks for the update! Our date was Sept 18 and I was started to get anxious that it was sent to the incorrect address as hubby did not even get charged on his credit card yet. Four months is way too long to wait. It has already been 15 weeks for us and his credit card has not been charged yet...

 

[denokarter]

my credit card was stolen so i had to fax them my new credit card info !

im going to send my application anyways without it ..no point of waiting since we want to travel

 

[jessicaje]

I have been watching this thread of discussion for a few weeks. Thanks for all of your info. I thought I should contribute too.
My application was received by the FBI on September 9th. Today December 8th my credit card was charged.
Hope everything goes well from now on. Wish you all good luck.

Received my result last week. It was issued on December 17th.