December 2018 AOR - join here

[crs441]

It could be that you're in IP2, or it could be that you've been in a faux-IP2. Either way, it's a good thing.

Sorry,What is Faux-IP2?

 

[derkdsou]

A haiku to celebrate:

Congratulations!
Can you make a profile on
MyImmiTracker?

I'm curious to know more about your travel history - did you have many trips to report? Where are you a citizen of? Are there any other peculiarities of your application that you'd like to share (once you've stopped drinking the champagne, of course)?

Friends,
Monday blues turned into Monday Rainbows. Got PPR today at 7.30am ET hours. They have asked to submit passport to Ottawa office even though I am based in US. Will be sending them a email to possibly change it to US Visa office address in East coast.
Good luck to all for processing on their applications.
Experts - Can we ask for change in passport submission location? Please let me know
Thank you

 

[derkdsou]

A 'Faux-IP2' is an expression that I have just coined to mean an IP2 that can come before its time either because you were required to provide your biometrics or because you did not pay your RPRF upfront and were asked to pay it later. @USProgrammer has addressed this in great detail over several posts in this forum.

Sorry,What is Faux-IP2?

 

[crs441]

A 'Faux-IP2' is an expression that I have just coined to mean an IP2 that can come before its time either because you were required to provide your biometrics or because you did not pay your RPRF upfront and were asked to pay it later. @USProgrammer has addressed this in great detail over several posts in this forum.

Thank you for your reply but I already paid my RPRF and I am CEC INLAND applicant.

 

[phillcent]

Congrats to both of you for being in "real" IP2 now. Ghost update around IP1 to IP2 timing for those already in IP2 seems to indicate the "real" IP2 that FSW-O, non-biometrics, non-RPRF see as a transition from IP1 to IP2.

My background check has been like this since my MEP

 

[USProgrammer]

Hello,this is my application status, what would be the next step?please guide me. Application step Current status Help
1)Review of eligibility We are reviewing whether you meet the eligibility requirements.
2)Review of medical results You passed the medical exam.
3)Review of additional documents We do not need additional documents.
4)Interview You do not need an interview. We will send you a message if this changes.
5)Biometrics We do not need your fingerprints. We will send you a message if this changes.
6)Background check We are processing your background check. We will send you a message if we need more information.
7)Final decision Your application is in progress. We will send you a message once the final decision has been made.

You're in IP2. No steps until PPR except possibly a ghost update. Please check my signature for explanation of terms. If you don't see the signature below my post, turn your phone sideways.

 

[USProgrammer]

My background check has been like this since my MEP

Like @derkdsou just said, you've been in "Faux-IP2". Your first ghost update will likely signify your real IP2. You probably had to give biometrics, pay RPRF after it being requested, or you are CEC. Since you don't have a signature, I have no way to know anything about your case.

Edit: Sorry, I'm an idiot and I was looking at the wrong person. You do have a signature and you are FSW-O, so I must assume you had to give biometrics or pay RPRF after not paying it upfront.

 

[chrisbebop]

Hi Guys~ I have got a second ghost update today~
here is the status
CEC-inland
AOR: 5th Dec
MEP+IP2: 17th Jan
Ghost update: 30th Jan
Ghost update: 11th Feb
Country: China

Any clue?

 

[USProgrammer]

Hi Guys~ I have got a second ghost update today~
here is the status
CEC-inland
AOR: 5th Dec
MEP+IP2: 17th Jan
Ghost update: 30th Jan
Ghost update: 11th Feb
Country: China

Any clue?

Real IP2. I can tell this is going to be fun every day. You were in Faux-IP2 as @derkdsou coined. This is your "real" IP2. Your background check has likely actually started now with your eligibility/criminality likely complete and your security is likely started.

You can confirm this by ordering GCMS or contacting IRCC by phone. You will need to ask specifically about criminality and security with those words, because by default, they will only say "background check is in progress" which comprises both security/criminality.

 

[chrisbebop]

Real IP2. I can tell this is going to be fun every day. You were in Faux-IP2 as @derkdsou coined. This is your "real" IP2. Your background check has likely actually started now with your eligibility/criminality likely complete and your security is likely started.

You can confirm this by ordering GCMS or contacting IRCC by phone. You will need to ask specifically about criminality and security with those words, because by default, they will only say "background check is in progress" which comprises both security/criminality.

thanks for the help

Real IP2. I can tell this is going to be fun every day. You were in Faux-IP2 as @derkdsou coined. This is your "real" IP2. Your background check has likely actually started now with your eligibility/criminality likely complete and your security is likely started.

You can confirm this by ordering GCMS or contacting IRCC by phone. You will need to ask specifically about criminality and security with those words, because by default, they will only say "background check is in progress" which comprises both security/criminality.

thank for the help. but what is the first ghost update?

 

[crs441]

You're in IP2. No steps until PPR except possibly a ghost update. Please check my signature for explanation of terms. If you don't see the signature below my post, turn your phone sideways.

Thank you for your reply

 

[USProgrammer]

thanks for the help

thank for the help. but what is the first ghost update?

The ghost update is when you login and your application shows "Application/profile updated" instead of "Submitted" but you see no change in status; hence "ghost" update.

Since I had IP1, I saw the update, but it wasn't "ghost" since I changed from IP1 to IP2. People are now seeing "ghost updates" where they would have seen this transition, even though they've been in IP2 since MEP. My MEP to IP2 took about 25 days, so if you see a ghost update around this time period, it's probably your "real IP2", meaning probably: eligibility met, criminality passed, security ongoing.

You can call IRCC to ask, and ask specifically about eligibility, security, and criminality by name. They will not mention security and criminality unless you ask, speaking only in general "background check" terms instead.

 

[phillcent]

Like @derkdsou just said, you've been in "Faux-IP2". Your first ghost update will likely signify your real IP2. You probably had to give biometrics, pay RPRF after it being requested, or you are CEC. Since you don't have a signature, I have no way to know anything about your case.

Edit: Sorry, I'm an idiot and I was looking at the wrong person. You do have a signature and you are FSW-O, so I must assume you had to give biometrics or pay RPRF after not paying it upfront.

I have gone past all these...paid my RPRF upfront and done my biometric capture with completed status on the portal

 

[USProgrammer]

I have gone past all these...paid my RPRF upfront and done my biometric capture with completed status on the portal

Yes, so you proved me right. You had to give biometrics, which means you don't get IP1.

 

[phillcent]

So the IP2 is real?