Startup Visa Program Timeline

[abufaris76]

hi

Nothing in May side
In GCMS written you are in queue after priority DO got processed, we will process yours
It sounds everything stopped
Or nobody said anything,, I don’t know
Hope it’s getting better

Hi Nima, where exactly do you see this in GCMS , which part?

I fall in Cat4 - 40 months

 

[Aleem123]

My team falls into category 2 (priority outland), approximately 46 months.

Hi, did you order GCMS notes? If yes what the notes say about completed milestones

 

[Fiat@fifo]

Hi, did you order GCMS notes? If yes what the notes say about completed milestones

Hello,

Yes, we received the GCMS notes. According to the notes, eligibility, medical, and criminality have all been passed. Everything is passed for me as well, except for security. For my wife, sons, and daughter, even security is marked as passed.

What's strange is that under the security section, it shows 'Security 1 – passed' and 'Security 2 – in process,' and we still don't know what that means exactly.

 

[Fiat@fifo]

Canada’s Immigration Backlog Surge With 802,000 Delayed Applications​

https://immigrationnewscanada.ca/canada-immigration-backlog-june-2025/

 

[Aleem123]

Hello,

Yes, we received the GCMS notes. According to the notes, eligibility, medical, and criminality have all been passed. Everything is passed for me as well, except for security. For my wife, sons, and daughter, even security is marked as passed.

What's strange is that under the security section, it shows 'Security 1 – passed' and 'Security 2 – in process,' and we still don't know what that means exactly.

What I read about Security 1 and 2 is as below

• Security 1 – Basic security screening, often done by IRCC itself.
  • Includes checks through internal databases, watch lists, and sometimes low-level CSIS/CBSA checks.
• Security 2 – Enhanced or in-depth screening, often referred to CBSA or CSIS.
  • Triggered if there are flags, travel to certain countries, affiliations, or unusual immigration

Did you travel to certain countries which raises flags?

 

[Aleem123]

Hello,

Yes, we received the GCMS notes. According to the notes, eligibility, medical, and criminality have all been passed. Everything is passed for me as well, except for security. For my wife, sons, and daughter, even security is marked as passed.

What's strange is that under the security section, it shows 'Security 1 – passed' and 'Security 2 – in process,' and we still don't know what that means exactly.

I think you shouldn’t worry when all is showing as passed, it’s just matter of some more time

 

[Fiat@fifo]

What I read about Security 1 and 2 is as below

• Security 1 – Basic security screening, often done by IRCC itself.
  • Includes checks through internal databases, watch lists, and sometimes low-level CSIS/CBSA checks.
• Security 2 – Enhanced or in-depth screening, often referred to CBSA or CSIS.
  • Triggered if there are flags, travel to certain countries, affiliations, or unusual immigration

Did you travel to certain countries which raises flags?

No, I didn't , but I went through a comprehensive security , which is mentioned in GCMS notes.

 

[BigDreamBoy]

DO Priority, Annual quota, less head count and manpower, i do believe files will be processed in the following order
1- Prioritized DO inland
2- Prioritized DO outland
3- Non priority inland
4- Non priority outland (I'm in this category - 39 months)

I am in Cat 4, and the way IRCC is treating SUV…soon it will be a forgotten program and processing time will jump to 7-8 years. I wonder how to keep a startup alive for this long remotely.

I believe we should collectively contact Immigration minister and let her know our grievances…

 

[Bilal444]

DO Priority, Annual quota, less head count and manpower, i do believe files will be processed in the following order
1- Prioritized DO inland
2- Prioritized DO outland
3- Non priority inland
4- Non priority outland (I'm in this category - 39 months)

From where can I check about categories?

 

[Aleem123]

From where can I check about categories?

Bilal, there are two types of Designated Entities or organisations, one which is Priority and the other is non Priority

The organisation which has given you letter of support will be priority or non priority

If you are in Canada, then you are inland, and if outside Canada its Outland

You can check on IRCC website if your DO is Priority or non Priority

 

[JDI]

DO Priority, Annual quota, less head count and manpower, i do believe files will be processed in the following order
1- Prioritized DO inland
2- Prioritized DO outland
3- Non priority inland
4- Non priority outland (I'm in this category - 39 months)


SUV Processing Time increased to 51 months

 

[Fiat@fifo]

DO Priority, Annual quota, less head count and manpower, i do believe files will be processed in the following order
1- Prioritized DO inland
2- Prioritized DO outland
3- Non priority inland
4- Non priority outland (I'm in this category - 39 months)


SUV Processing Time increased to 51 months

Hello GDi and others ,

Till now, and though I have repeatedly tried to figure out how they calculate the time, I couldn't understand how.

quoted "This processing time tells you how long it took us to process most complete applications in the past 6 months.
It includes the time you need to give your biometrics.
Your processing time starts the day we receive your complete application and ends when we make a decision. It may vary depending on how many applications we get or if your application is complex.
Your application may be delayed or returned if it’s not complete."

To calm ourselves, IRCC may make decisions on many applications during the last week, the majority of them from longstanding applicants , and that's justifying the horrible jump. Do you agree?

 

[abufaris76]

DO Priority, Annual quota, less head count and manpower, i do believe files will be processed in the following order
1- Prioritized DO inland
2- Prioritized DO outland
3- Non priority inland
4- Non priority outland (I'm in this category - 39 months)


SUV Processing Time increased to 51 months

This is the end....as if they are shutting down the program or telling you dont dream of it anymore......

 

[Fiat@fifo]

This is the end....as if they are shutting down the program or telling you dont dream of it anymore......

IRCC may make decisions on many applications during the last week, the majority of them from longstanding applicants , and that's justifying the horrible jump.

 

[JDI]

IRCC may make decisions on many applications during the last week, the majority of them from longstanding applicants , and that's justifying the horrible jump.

what kind of decisions? do you mean quota of 2025 is already fulfilled 2000 files already accepted and no more file remain or 2025? please give some details