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Applied in USA. Visa Office: Ottawa
AoR: 2022-10-24
Medical Pass: 2022-11-04 (Already provided biometrics in the past for other visa application)
GU1: 2022-11-05 (this is the GU after med pass, got an email for it. background check status: "We are processing your background check")
GU2: 2022-11-17 (background check status: "your application is in progress")
GU3: 2022-11-23 (background check status: "We are processing your background check")
PPR: 2022-11-24
congrats! fast processing for USA applications.
 
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Applied in USA. Visa Office: Ottawa
AoR: 2022-10-24
Medical Pass: 2022-11-04 (Already provided biometrics in the past for other visa application)
GU1: 2022-11-05 (this is the GU after med pass, got an email for it. background check status: "We are processing your background check")
GU2: 2022-11-17 (background check status: "your application is in progress")
GU3: 2022-11-23 (background check status: "We are processing your background check")
PPR: 2022-11-24
One month sharp. This is a new record I have seen since July 6.
 
i guess due to USA, his application got wings.
having a US visa do helps a lot.

Is this a known fact or a speculation? (an honest question, not trying to be an ass;)

I was wondering if certain countries (UK in my case) are being processed faster because of easier access to information, close ties, belong to Commonwealth, members of Five Eyes, etc.
 
Is this a known fact or a speculation? (an honest question, not trying to be an ass;)

I was wondering if certain countries (UK in my case) are being processed faster because of easier access to information, close ties, belong to Commonwealth, members of Five Eyes, etc.
speculation.
USA is more advanced in terms of scrutinizing people, I believe that may be due to this reason, he got the advantage of less clearance times.
 
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I'm not sure about this, but I believe US applications go through the Ottawa VO. Given that there are very very few US applications compared to other VOs, it makes sense that the apps are processed faster.

That being said, I absolutely do not buy into this idea that US applications are processed faster. There is zero data to suggest this. There are always straightforward applications which get processed quickly, and this person had prior biometrics too. Fewer interruptions in processing.

If you look at immitracker, April apps are more than 80% complete (so they met the service standard). May apps are close to 50%, and June onwards see a sharp drop off. with only 1-5% apps in following months being processed. None of this is out of the ordinary, it does not signify faster processing (with respect to the service standard). Immitracker is certainly not a representative sample of the total immigration set, but it's the best we have. Focus on the stats and numbers, not on the individual anomalies.
 
Update:

On Nov. 23, when I logged in, the page shows below:

Application status is currently unavailable. Please try again later.

Update:
Ghost Update On November 29, 2022
No E-mail notification
Profile showed "Application/profile updated."

Background check
changed to
  • Your application is in progress. We will send you a message when we start your background check.
 
I'm not sure about this, but I believe US applications go through the Ottawa VO. Given that there are very very few US applications compared to other VOs, it makes sense that the apps are processed faster.

That being said, I absolutely do not buy into this idea that US applications are processed faster. There is zero data to suggest this. There are always straightforward applications which get processed quickly, and this person had prior biometrics too. Fewer interruptions in processing.

If you look at immitracker, April apps are more than 80% complete (so they met the service standard). May apps are close to 50%, and June onwards see a sharp drop off. with only 1-5% apps in following months being processed. None of this is out of the ordinary, it does not signify faster processing (with respect to the service standard). Immitracker is certainly not a representative sample of the total immigration set, but it's the best we have. Focus on the stats and numbers, not on the individual anomalies.

Doesn't help that the account was literally created minutes after posting the timeline update.
 
Update:
Ghost Update On November 29, 2022
No E-mail notification
Profile showed "Application/profile updated."

Background check
changed to
  • Your application is in progress. We will send you a message when we start your background check.
mine was same yesterday after receiving acknowledgement of ADR mail BG status change to "Your application is in progress. We will send you a message when we start your background check."
 
mine was same yesterday after receiving acknowledgement of ADR mail BG status change to "Your application is in progress. We will send you a message when we start your background check."

Yep, things seem to go on schedule. Let's expect the golden E-mail will arrive soon. :)
 
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