Background Check Still Ongoing

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Subject: Background Check Still Ongoing
  Hi All,

Here is my case:
AOR Apr 2004
IA Dec 2004
Medical Dec 2004
Documents Feb 2005
PPR Still waiting
I sent an inquiry to Buffalo and got following answer:

"We have requested background information from other government offices(s). Unfortunately, we cannot respond to requests for the status of your application before this information is received."

Questions:
1) Anyone has similar problems?
2) How long does background check take after Medical right now?

Thanks,
Joe

[09-01-2006,19:28]
[***.202.8.1]
Joe
(in reply to: Background Check Still Ongoing)
Joe,

What country are you from?

[09-01-2006,20:12]
[***.229.136.225]
waiting
(in reply to: Background Check Still Ongoing)
Joe,

If it will make you feel better, my timeline is as follows:

Applied: Oct 2003
AOR Jan 2004
IA July 2004
Medical: Aug 2004
Documents: October 2004
Background: pending


[09-01-2006,20:46]
[***.63.177.78]
hwsgeo
(in reply to: Background Check Still Ongoing)
I applied in Jan 2004 and IA was received in Oct 2004 and sent in last step documents Dec 2004, and i have been waiting for pp request more than a year. Does that make you feel comfortable?
[09-01-2006,21:04]
[***.22.179.2]
Anonymous
(in reply to: Background Check Still Ongoing)
Anonymous, no..it won´t make us feel any better to know you are also suffering. I feel sad for all of us whose petitions are unfortunately stalled by security screening.
[09-01-2006,22:06]
[***.63.177.78]
hwsgeo
(in reply to: Background Check Still Ongoing)
Hi guys,

We are in the same boat. I got the same answer from Buffalo. I applied Nov, 2003. Although my on line status changed to "medical result received". My background check is still pending.....

Seeing lots of applicants who applied later have got their PPR, I really have nothing to say about this ....

What can we do?

[09-01-2006,22:17]
[***.103.235.111]
big apple
(in reply to: Background Check Still Ongoing)
hwsgeo,

I am from China too. Got exactly the same kind answer as Joe and you. Every time they tell you another 6-9 months. They did give me an medical extension of 6 months, but I am afraid it is still not enough for them to finish my background checking.

[09-01-2006,22:28]
[***.103.235.111]
big apple
(in reply to: Background Check Still Ongoing)
Hi guys,

I totally know how it feels, waiting for something you cannot even have an influence on. Did anyone of you have a request to pay ROLF while background checks were under way?

[09-01-2006,22:44]
[**.149.173.1]
faith
(in reply to: Background Check Still Ongoing)
Big Apple, at least you know you received a 6 month extention on medical. I requested an extension but received no response. Finger crossed i received one too. I don´t know what we can do to expedite the process. I, however, do know how we can alleviate our grief: Take a break, go for a vacation, join a gym, do something, anything that will take our minds off this ordeal.

Faith, In my case, Buffalo´s request for ROLF came before initialization of background check. Had i known i would wait this long, i would have withheld payment till they request again. God knows i may even pay less or none for the ROLF. If you followed the canadian news, there have been talks of reduced or elimination of ROLF.

I can´t speak for everyone. There were speculation that security check starts when case is established.


[09-01-2006,23:16]
[***.67.6.137]
hwsgeo
(in reply to: Background Check Still Ongoing)
My wife is applying in the in-Canada spousal sponsorship category and we are also waiting for the background check to be completed. The check was initiated March, 2005, and we are still waiting. She has already been approved in principle, granted a work permit and we recently found out her medical has been extended for one year. I just hope the background check won´t take another year!
[10-01-2006,13:24]
[***.188.79.131]
rvs007
(in reply to: Background Check Still Ongoing)
Big Apple and hwsgeo,

I do feel better to know your guys. How do you apply for an extension of medicals and when you need to do it?

Thanks,
Joe

[10-01-2006,19:52]
[***.202.8.1]
Joe