Rough estimate: 4 months less since application / 3 months since file transfer. BG check is 2 weeks to a month or two. Fyi, bgc could start simultaneously with eligibility. Your eligibility won't pass if you fail security, criminality, medical.. So if you just want to know how long they assess your relationship/marriage, then it would roughly be 3-4 months.
I have waited 60 days since transfer to Ottawa and my bgc still has not started as far as I know. Isn't 60 days since transfer and hearing nothing a little unusual? Some people get bgc started in a week roughly. Maybe they are just the lucky ones
Unusual? No. If you have straightforward application then all you have to wait for is PPR. For straightforward Ottawa apps, it is normal not to hear anything until the 4th month or 5th. Ottawa apps used to have an average of 4 months, but I think with all these Sched A nonsense, its average is up to 6 months now.
4 things you can do:
1. Order notes.
2. Go to your MP.
3. Email Ottawa VO for update.
4. Wait.
2 months since file transfer? You're fine. I understand your anxiety but you are totally fine as far as your timeline is concerned.
I have a dismissed dui in Delaware so I am just eager for the bgc to start. I thought the eligibility would've been very quick for a USA/Canadian couple
Do you think it will add to my processing if my FBI background check is perfectly clean?
Not to be a P.I.A, but can you help us try to assess our app. Update? Much thanks.
