Apply for an online ATIP request, and check the expiry dates. It takes 30days.AlexRox said:Hi,
How did you find out the expiry date of the background check ? Thanks
Does CIC submit or request for an fresh clearance to move their file forward if clearance has been expired?twocats said:Not sure, but I had mine one day before the the clearance expiry date. Could be just a coincident, could be a deliberate decision.
You need valid clearances at oath date...but hey with CIC you may luck out! Even with valid clearances you still have to sign that you are not under any criminal proceedings as at the oath date!rk3 said:Hi .. My background checks are expiring on May 15, 2014.. Does this delay the oath ceremony, in case I don't get one by then..
Applied May 2012
RQ may 2013, replied June 2013
Test feb 2014
Waiting for oath since 10 weeks..
Backgrounds expiring 'May 15, 2014
Hi Msafiri,Msafiri said:You need valid clearances at oath date...but hey with CIC you may luck out! Even with valid clearances you still have to sign that you are not under any criminal proceedings as at the oath date!
Yes.. They are valid for 1 year.culturaltiger said:How long is the validity of background check, one year?
CIC in theory should schedule the test in the order of transfer in dates (all other things being equal i.e. routine application). There is a test capacity based on room size and availability as well as that of the CJ. So if by bad luck you are number 51 and only 50 people can do the next test say on May 14, 2014 and the following test is May 20, 2014 then no dice and your clearances have to be re-run. Clearances are batch processed but give it say 3 months. What you need to worry about is CSIS clearance (intelligence) since it relies on the Canadian authorities getting information from organizations outside Canada - these ex Canada peeps may be efficient or jut plain disorganized.rk3 said:Hi Msafiri,
If the Oath is not schduled by the time the clearances are valid (and I assume that CIC will not make any extra effort to do so), or if they keep track of this parameter or not?
But in case the clearanes need to be obtained again, how much more time does it add to the case ?? or in other words how much more coud the case be delayed due to obtaining new clearances?
Thanks Msafiri.. It appears that luck plays a very important role. I tested 1st week Feb'14. Was a pre-Test RQ with original application submitted in May2012.Msafiri said:CIC in theory should schedule the test in the order of transfer in dates (all other things being equal i.e. routine application). There is a test capacity based on room size and availability as well as that of the CJ. So if by bad luck you are number 51 and only 50 people can do the next test say on May 14, 2014 and the following test is May 20, 2014 then no dice and your clearances have to be re-run. Clearances are batch processed but give it say 3 months. What you need to worry about is CSIS clearance (intelligence) since it relies on the Canadian authorities getting information from organizations outside Canada - these ex Canada peeps may be efficient or jut plain disorganized.
Of course this raises the question of how CIC deal with say 50 people all with the same transfer in dates! My impression is that they go for a nationality mix which would disadvantage the applicant whose nationality is the bulk of the test group.
