VIENNA OFFICE

[McDutch]

By "third parties" do you mean the RCMP / Canadian government? have you lived in any other countries besides Holland or Canada?

I'm in a similar situation, only have lived in my country and then in Canada last two years on a work permit. My spouse and I are going back to Europe for the summer in mid-may and we are hoping that we get COPR before we leave Vancouver, so we can just drive down to the border and land before we leave for the summer. That would allow us to get the three-month wait for medical coverage started while we are away so we wouldn't need to pay private insurance since we would be in Slovakia anyway, and just generally make life easier and less stressful getting it all finished before we leave.

we have been "in process" since early February and just yesterday sent them the first email asking for an update since receiving AOR more than 3 months ago. Hope to hear from them.

I think i am at the stage where the Can Government runs your background check, so not just the criminal investigation based on your police certificates. I have only lived in Holland and Canada, but i have traveled a lot. Maybe that is what slows it down. (But come on, how many people backpack through Asia nowadays?)

 

[SanBen]

According to my MP they are still waiting for my security clearance from the "Third Parties" and they have no timeframe

It is true that they have no idea, they issue background check requests to CBSA, CSIS and RCMP I believe and wait for their responses so it's out of their hands during that period. I am not sure if all three get involved in all cases, probably not if you never lived in Canada.
I know that you can contact all three yourself but it takes forever for them to reply. I contacted CSIS and they replied after 4-5 weeks I think.
I don't know how much travelling affects it, I think it's mostly the addresses that you put down on the form for the past 10 years and maybe how often you come and go to Canada.
My husband's background checks took about the same as Europe's - 4 months and he comes from a visa exempt country (germany), has no criminal/military record but he did live here before.

 

[messenger]

It is true that they have no idea, they issue background check requests to CBSA, CSIS and RCMP I believe and wait for their responses so it's out of their hands during that period. I am not sure if all three get involved in all cases, probably not if you never lived in Canada.
I know that you can contact all three yourself but it takes forever for them to reply. I contacted CSIS and they replied after 4-5 weeks I think.
I don't know how much travelling affects it, I think it's mostly the addresses that you put down on the form for the past 10 years and maybe how often you come and go to Canada.
My husband's background checks took about the same as Europe's - 4 months and he comes from a visa exempt country (germany), has no criminal/military record but he did live here before.

Hi guys

Sorry for interrupting this conversation but I like to ask: You are talking about background checks and their delays. When an applicant lives all his life in one country, has never been to Canada, what sort of background checks do they make?
I mean they have the police check from his/her country..What happens on those background checks really!
Curiosity got the best of me here!
messenger

 

[europe]

Messenger

My husband never left the country and his backround checks was 4 months ,even they nknew that he never been in military and that my country never was in war they still asked him to prove the military booklet , backround checks are little bit longer in the process

 

[messenger]

Messenger

My husband never left the country and his backround checks was 4 months ,even they nknew that he never been in military and that my country never was in war they still asked him to prove the military booklet , backround checks are little bit longer in the process

Thank you europe Yes I understand

My question is what type of investigation do they conduct on the background check. Could it be verification of the contacts you have declared ie: employers, friends etc.?
Does anyone know?

 

[McDutch]

They also run your name across several lists of known organisations that are "unwelcomed" in Canada.

 

[newpal]

NEWCOMER!!

Congrats to those who got visa. And prayers for those who are in the waiting list ..like me

App filed July 2012
Stage 1- completed Sept 2012.
Medical July 2012
File Transfer April 2013 (I am frm Asian Country and my file was re.transfered upon request to vienna) thtsy took long time

Question:- 1) What does actually meant by File Transfer? Electronic or Physical !!
2) I am living in Germany.. Background Checks are both for my HomeLand Country and Germany? or only Germany!!!

Thanks for cooperation!!

 

[europe]

were you in military..if not, how u got military booklet

My husband never was in military , and military in my country doesnt exist any more we got the miltary booklet we got from ministry of defense back home,
Messenger somebody from Immigration told me that the govermentys check both, applicant and sponsor , because is taking long , i dont know if this is true or not

 

[messenger]

They also run your name across several lists of known organisations that are "unwelcomed" in Canada.

That's better! Any other input?

 

[newpal]

Does that mean everyone must provide military booklet regardless of applicants relations(Directly or indirectly) in Military?

 

[europe]

Nop they dont ask but we are from Montenegro and Ex yugoslavia was in war , and they just want tomake sure that my husband never been in military or in the war/

 

[newpal]

hmm thanks for clearing... normal timeframe via vienna is 10-11mths??

 

[europe]

yes normal time is 10-11 months, it can take shortly , or longer than that ,

 

[smokovnitsa]

Still no news for me.

Visa expiring in 20 days.

our 2nd medicals are expiring in 20 days.
so far 26 months wait, and waiting RCMP since mid Dec. never ends

 

[riverrock55]

our 2nd medicals are expiring in 20 days.
so far 26 months wait, and waiting RCMP since mid Dec. never ends

Wow, I feel for you! Any idea why you have been waiting so long? Anything special or unusual about your case?