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[iSaidGoodDay]

Hi!!

So, the tracker says

Biometrics - Completed
Medical Exam - Completed
Eligibility - Not Started
Background Verification - In Progress

Not sure how normal this is.

Very normal.

 

[kenngee]

EE PNP (Alberta)
ITA: May 24
Submitted: July 06
AOR: July 06
Medical passed: July 19

ON TRACKER
MEP passed
Background check in progress
Biometrics in progress
Eligibility not started

GCKey
Eligibility:We are reviewing whether you meet eligibility criteria
MEP Passed
Biometrics: we do not need your fingerprints
Background check: Not applicable

Still waiting for BIL(i had done biometrics in 2021, but i know i need to give another one.Should i be worried i didn’t get the BIL with MEP? How long does it take to get the BIL if you didn’t receive with MEP?

Eligibility completed on tracker- 04 Aug
New Biometrics linked/completed - 15 Aug
Background check - still in progress

 

[Ritesh_08]

Eligibility completed on tracker- 04 Aug
New Biometrics linked/completed - 15 Aug
Background check - still in progress

What is the primary visa office and SVO?

 

[kenngee]

What is the primary visa office and SVO?

I don’t know yet.I haven’t called Ircc to ask.

 

[tjtabel21]

hey everyone!!

just called IRCC to ask what my PVO and SVO are. My PVO is CPC Ottawa and SVO is CIO Sydney, NS.

Is there anything I should be worried about? It's been fast enough so far.

 

[iSaidGoodDay]

hey everyone!!

just called IRCC to ask what my PVO and SVO are. My PVO is CPC Ottawa and SVO is CIO Sydney, NS.

Is there anything I should be worried about? It's been fast enough so far.

Every VO has been called slow and fast at the same time in this forum. I'd simply ignore any concerns for now. Also your VOs can change too, they are not static.

 

[tjtabel21]

Every VO has been called slow and fast at the same time in this forum. I'd simply ignore any concerns for now. Also your VOs can change too, they are not static.

ahh, okay! Thanks for the response

 

[AasimarSalute]

FSW inland. Sharing my time line here:

1. AOR: 07/21/2023
2. Medical Passed: 08/10/2023
3. Biometrics collection letter: 08/10/2023
4. Bio completed & linked: 08/11/2023

Now my tacker says (08/15/2023):
Biometrics - Completed
Medical Exam - Completed
Eligibility - Completed (It was "Not started" on 08/14, there was a ghost update on GCkey on 14th, and on 15th it turned "Completed")
Background Verification - In Progress

My partner's tracker says (08/15/2023):
Biometrics - Completed
Medical Exam - Completed
Eligibility - Not started
Background Verification - In Progress

I wonder if this is normal? I heard people saying having "Background verification status has been updated to In progress" in Tracker history, combined with keyword "Security" in web console code means you're going into a long security process.

 

[iSaidGoodDay]

I wonder if this is normal? I heard people saying having "Background verification status has been updated to In progress" in Tracker history means you're going into a long security process.

Everything is normal in your process. About BGC changes and enhanced security, I've seen zero evidences to say that it happens that way.

 

[AasimarSalute]

Everything is normal in your process. About BGC changes and enhanced security, I've seen zero evidences to say that it happens that way.

Thanks for the reply! I was getting anxious about this all day now

 

[WM510]

It looks like they've actively shifted focus away from processing PR apps at the moment; seems very few people if any have been getting through BGC in the past couple of weeks. Maybe delaying processing because they're approaching the 2023 immig quotas faster than expected?
I went from receiving the AOR to having everything but BGC completed in 10 days, and then no updates for over a month since then.

 

[iSaidGoodDay]

Thanks for the reply! I was getting anxious about this all day now

If it worries, you'll I'd simply call them and ask about sub stages of BGC (security, criminality, etc). An agent can tell you whether you are security started or completed - if it isn't started, you are not in c-check; if it is started you'll only have to wait a month to know if you were sent for c-check. If security is completed, problem solved.

 

[iSaidGoodDay]

It looks like they've actively shifted focus away from processing PR apps at the moment; seems very few people if any have been getting through BGC in the past couple of weeks. Maybe delaying processing because they're approaching the 2023 immig quotas faster than expected?
I went from receiving the AOR to having everything but BGC completed in 10 days, and then no updates for over a month since then.

BGC takes 110 days to finish if you aren't sent for c-check. With their SLAs still 6 months (for processing 80% of the applications) and avg processing time of 5 months, I'd keep that as my source of truth.

 

[WM510]

BGC takes 110 days to finish if you aren't sent for c-check. With their SLAs still 6 months (for processing 80% of the applications) and avg processing time of 5 months, I'd keep that as my source of truth.

Historically, their SLA targets have been about as accurate as a random number generator would be.

The 5 months is for apps that started 5 months ago, and 5 months ago that was at like 20 months so that figure also means practically nothing, given that it could be back up to 20 months or down to 1 month for applications sent today...

Not that I'm certain they've slowed down, of course, as I only have anecdotal evidence in the form of the different places where people post their timelines. But AFAIK that anecdotal evidence is as good as any other evidence we have.

I'm curious as to where you got the 110 days though? Doesn't seem to match most recent applicants' (public) timelines?

 

[vanillabean]

Got off the call with IRCC:

Eligibility: Recommended Pass (is it as good as clear? what do you guys think)
Criminality: Clear
Info Sharing: Complete
Security: Not started
PVO: CIO Sydney
SVO: CPC Ottawa

Hey I have exact same status and VO’s as you. I just have May 3 AOR