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[silverlinings]

If on page 2 under the Assessment section your Eligibility is Passed and also Security is either blank or "In Progress" then it's conclusively passed by an officer.

Sometimes Eligibility is Passed by an officer and Security would say "Not started" then in that case cross check with the comments in the "notes" section in the last few pages of the Gcms Notes to looks for "OFFICER REVIEW" and the associated comments.

Hi @legalfalcon. Mine says eligibility and criminality passed and security is blank and info sharing is in progress. I’ve checked the notes 1 and 2 and I see agent review says ready to finalize and case analyst Says documents set for review respectively . So it wouldn’t have been passed by Officer could it?

 

[Maple bonbon Sirop]

I think you are passed too. I would suggest calling them. The agent I spoke to confirmed that everything had passed. GCMS notes only confirmed when. But let me tell you, I had to really fish for answers. He kept saying my application was in good shape and that I should have some patience. I then asked if an officer had reviewed my application and if eligibility and security were passed to which he said yes.

Noted will call them. Thanks for your advise highly appreciated. Will keep you posted !

 

[legalfalcon]

Hi @legalfalcon. Mine says eligibility and criminality passed and security is blank and info sharing is in progress. I’ve checked the notes 1 and 2 and I see agent review says ready to finalize and case analyst Says documents set for review respectively . So it wouldn’t have been passed by Officer could it?

If your security is blank then it is in progress. If your eligibility is passed by a case analyst, then the recommendation is followed by the officer. Usually after the case analyst's note / recommendation, the officer will make a find note and make a conclusive decision on eligibility. However, in come cases, the note may not be there or it may just be there as label admissibility passed starting with ******OFFICER*****

The note that says documents set for review, would be an older note which would most likely be a R10 note.

Your application seems to be progressing well and after the security is passed, your application will be approved. to read on security see https://bit.ly/34lcfiW

 

[jasmin22]

@legalfalcon I have sent you a message. Please reply. Thank you so much!

 

[legalfalcon]

@legalfalcon The status of my background check has been the same since AOR (Feb 12th):

Background check

• Your application is in progress. We will send you a message when we start your background check.

Is this normal?

Yes, this is normal. The BGC status changes twice and then goes back to not started. It changes once for the criminality and then for security.

You should send a webform and inquire. What matters is eligibility. The webform will give you a good idea about the eligibility and if you need an in-depth details, you can request your GCMS notes.

To read on how to understand webform responses see https://bit.ly/3kllXrq

 

[Magnolian]

I ordered my notes on September 21st and received them a couple days ago.

Hi Thanks! I am waiting for my notes ordered on 29 Sep.

 

[caipsnotes]

@legalfalcon The status of my background check has been the same since AOR (Feb 12th):

Background check

• Your application is in progress. We will send you a message when we start your background check.

Is this normal?

This is quite normal and indicates either criminality or security screening is being conducted. If your Eligibility has previously passed then it's security screening that triggered this message. No point requesting Gcms Notes for this, best to raise a web form if it all. Security information in Gcms Notes from IRCC is redacted anyway.

 

[Pallavibhasin20]

Yeah, I need the officer to pick up my application and do the eligibility review so that security gets started. My application has remained untouched since April.
I'm FSW(outland) and living in the US.
AOR: Feb 12th
Medical Passed: Feb 22nd
Biometrics: March 9th
How about you?

Outland living in USA. AOR feb 9 and my profile also not touched since april. Biometrics and medical done in feb only

 

[Magnolian]

Background check

• We are processing your background check. We will send you a message if we need more information

Hi, Can anyone please tell me what this means? Does this mean they are still working on the criminality?

 

[g.neha]

Yeah, I need the officer to pick up my application and do the eligibility review so that security gets started. My application has remained untouched since April.
I'm FSW(outland) and living in the US.
AOR: Feb 12th
Medical Passed: Feb 22nd
Biometrics: March 9th
How about you?

My timeline is same as yours and I am Indian citizen residing in US... file untouched since April/May... just hoping for some change in the application as each day passes by....

 

[Souskhaj]

Thanks for your response. My eligibility is "recommend passed" and the latest update based on the GCMS notes that I got a week ago was in April when the eligibility was reviewed by a case processing agent and they recommend passed. So, no officer has yet looked at the case. and the note about background check has been the same in my online profile since the beginning, and never changed to "we are processing your background check". @legalfalcon do you think I can do anything to speed up processing? Should I ask for any specific information in webforms or when I call IRCC?

 

[Souskhaj]

Outland living in USA. AOR feb 9 and my profile also not touched since april. Biometrics and medical done in feb only

Ok, It seems like US residents cases are kinda on hold. Not sure why!

 

[legalfalcon]

Thanks for your response. My eligibility is "recommend passed" and the latest update based on the GCMS notes that I got a week ago was in April when the eligibility was reviewed by a case processing agent and they recommend passed. So, no officer has yet looked at the case. and the note about background check has been the same in my online profile since the beginning, and never changed to "we are processing your background check". @legalfalcon do you think I can do anything to speed up processing? Should I ask for any specific information in webforms or when I call IRCC?

You cannot do any thing specific to speed up, you can can definitely seek information on the processing. The GCMS notes are a few days-weeks old when they are released. However, if your BGC status in your account hasn't changed then that would indicate that your security has not yet started. Usually the security only starts after the eligibility is conclusively passed by an officer.

You should send a webform and seek an update information.

In the webform, you should ask for the status of your eligibility and security and the date when the eligibility was passed and the specific date when the security was initiated. Usually IRCC has standard format responses, but in some cases they may give specific details.

To read on how to understand the webform responses see https://bit.ly/3jjPz6Z

 

[boilercat]

Yes, this is normal. The BGC status changes twice and then goes back to not started. It changes once for the criminality and then for security.

You should send a webform and inquire. What matters is eligibility. The webform will give you a good idea about the eligibility and if you need an in-depth details, you can request your GCMS notes.

Yes, this is normal. The BGC status changes twice and then goes back to not started. It changes once for the criminality and then for security.

You should send a webform and inquire. What matters is eligibility. The webform will give you a good idea about the eligibility and if you need an in-depth details, you can request your GCMS notes.

I’m in a similar situation. my background status changed to this message after providing biometrics about two months ago, nothing happened since then. I also got RPRF request around the same time. Not sure if that indicates eligibility passed. AOR July 2020

 

[tapioca]

Did any outland applicant get PPR applying through FSW stream in this thread?
Looks and feels like FSW-Outlands are being left behind.