Background check

[PR_aspirent]

well, there might be other posts on this forum with a lot of details, but I think it is worth sharing the links here to couple of webpages I came across while learning about background checks.
I guess this will explain how long one might get stuck at the final stage due to background check.
If you find this information outdated and has been replaced with something new, please do share it....

I am one of those who has done with Meds, RPRF, RCMP etc and still waiting because of background check for almost 6 months!


https://secure.immigration.ca/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=1191&title=delayed-background-check-csis-mandamus

http://www.roadtocanada.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=3143

 

[joolery]

Thank you for sharing that! Very interesting information.

 

[ganapathi]

Helpful information and intresting too..

 

[lhyyym]

· From the first step they determine (with a CSIS member) if they want a in-depth report or simple one...
· Simple on takes about 90 days - 120 days
· In-depth takes about 180 days - 21 months --> now he said that this is further broken down to how in-depth they go... here are a few determining factors
o Your nationality and race (eg. if you are Tamil you are going to get an in-depth one... great my husband is that)
o Where you currently live
o Have you ever been rejected by a country
o have you ever been a refugee in a country and was that excepted
o how many courtiers you lived in
o Have you ever been in a country illegally
o Your Criminal record
§ if you have a record have you been rehabilitated and for how long
§ they do a full 12 months one if you had a criminal record
o And then they go into your personal stuff
§ eg. Bankruptcy ....
o They also will check your family background if they have reasons to suspect it
§ eg your brother is involved in anything that is related to their watch list (terrorism springs to mind here)

Thus, I guess most of our applications require 3-4 months to clear the background check.

The information is pretty useful. Thank you so much!