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So when do they check our eligibilty ? I mean after our medicals passed and it says background check in progress ?
 
Primary eligibility check is done a few days after AOR in the CIO (Central Intake Office.) This step is done by junior staff, and if everything looks good, eligibility is usually marked as "Met" or "Recommended Passed."

After your medicals and criminality are passed, and your file is transferred to your local Visa Office, a Visa Officer (senior staff) will review your documents and eligiblity again, and at this point, it will be marked as "Passed" - this is usually the point in time at which Background/Security check goes into progress. Here is an exerpt of my notes, during which the visa officer does final eligibility check:

NOTES: 35
Created Date: 2016/09/23 11 :09:25
Created By: XXXXXXX
Updated Date: 2016/09/23 11 :09:25
Updated By: XXXXXX
Restricted: No
Label: General
Office: CPC-Ottawa
Text:
**Officer's review** GCMS/FOSS: no adverse information FAMILY COMPOSITION Married (M/C on file) No prior
relationship B/C indicates PA and SP as parents Identity established via provided documents. Documents
reviewed but not verified NOC XXXX, Consultants and Program Officers EXPERIENCE
-Satisfied Employment documents reviewed R75 (2) MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS- satisfied R76 (1) SELECTION
CRITERIA- POINTS- satisfied SETTLEMENT FUNDS-satisfied A11.2 & SELECTION PASSED ADMISSIBILITY:
Received correspondence indicating that SP had forgotten to mention a trip to Dubai, UAE from 04-
DEC-2008 until 11-DEC-2008.
Criminality: FBI for SP is NRT Based on information provided of last 10 years: No concerns All
police certificates on application received: NRT Crim passed for PA and SP Meds passed and valid RPRF Paid
 
My BG is not started. does any one has any idea steps/cycle for background check. i.e. Not needed -> Inprogress -> not started ????
 
guarang: background check is usually not needed - however, for some applicants, it says not started.

In my experience, not started can go to not needed, and then to in progress.. but in my case, it went from not started, directly to in progress.

good luck!
 
Hi
i have submitted my application on 04th Jul 16, My AOR received on same day but till date no progress has been made , moreover BG checked is also stating as "Not needed at this time" can anybody help please
Application/profile status Open
Review of eligibility Review in Progress
Review of medical results Passed
Review of submitted documents No additional documents are needed at this time
Scheduling an interview Not needed at this time
A background check is needed Not needed at this time
Final decision Not Started
 
smandeep787@gmail.com said:
Hi
i have submitted my application on 04th Jul 16, My AOR received on same day but till date no progress has been made , moreover BG checked is also stating as "Not needed at this time" can anybody help please
Application/profile status Open
Review of eligibility Review in Progress
Review of medical results Passed
Review of submitted documents No additional documents are needed at this time
Scheduling an interview Not needed at this time
A background check is needed Not needed at this time
Final decision Not Started
Do not worry, everyone has the same status! They work in background and update at the last stage. If u want to know more detailed status of ur file then order GCMS notes.
 
canadahere.I.come said:
Do not worry, everyone has the same status! They work in background and update at the last stage. If u want to know more detailed status of ur file then order GCMS notes.
[Thanks dear can u please confirm whether PNP Express entry files are being processed at Centralize office Ottawa or at our home country (from where the application submitted)
 
Thanks dear can u please confirm whether PNP Express entry files are being processed at Centralize office Ottawa or at our home country (from where the application submitted
 
smandeep787@gmail.com said:
Thanks dear can u please confirm whether PNP Express entry files are being processed at Centralize office Ottawa or at our home country (from where the application submitted

Initial scrutiny done at CPC Ottawa n u r being recommended passed by case analyst then it will transferred to local VO n they will process it
 
Hi sweety,

No PPR's for July yet, but like you said, we are noticing some serious PPR activity for June folks... hopefully we're next in a couple of weeks :)
 
How we came to know whether file is in Ottawa or at our Local VO, as their is no update in our GC Key account, kindly revert
 
If AOR received in Jul 16 and the file status is still showing OPEN as on date, whether their are any chances for Rejection. i mean to say at what time we will get sure that file is complete and no further documents are required by VO.
 
MIKASINGH374 said:
If AOR received in Jul 16 and the file status is still showing OPEN as on date, whether their are any chances for Rejection. i mean to say at what time we will get sure that file is complete and no further documents are required by VO.

Usual time taken for processing is 6 months, it is an average time taken to process. One can not guess exact time as it depends on the complexity of ur file.

U can order GCMS notes to know intermediary updated about ur file. It charges 5$ if u have ur friend in Canada and he/she can give consent for that. Or it will charge 25$ if apply from third party sites. Just google it u will get lots of third party sites
 
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