Does it mean there will be no interview ?

[caninsan]

Our background check changed to "We are processing your background check. We will send you a message if we need more information.", Does this mean we passed eligbilty and they wont invite us to an interview?

 

[adt83]

Maybe, maybe not. Our background check is currently being processed and we were invited to an interview after that change happened...

 

[caninsan]

Maybe, maybe not. Our background check is currently being processed and we were invited to an interview after that change happened...

Did you recieve the interview request immediately after the background check changed?
I dont get it . Why would they start the background check if they still have doubts about he genuinity of the relationship?

 

[dominicantiguan]

Our background check changed to "We are processing your background check. We will send you a message if we need more information.", Does this mean we passed eligbilty and they wont invite us to an interview?

It does not mean your eligibility is done or even started. Be happy your background check has started however though as that takes the most time.

 

[sylvain1]

Did you recieve the interview request immediately after the background check changed?
I dont get it . Why would they start the background check if they still have doubts about he genuinity of the relationship?

In theory, yes, they should start background check and ask for the medical after they give you AIP, but in fact, they often start before giving AIP.
On that matter, it's seems that ECAS is more reliable than mycic.
https://services3.cic.gc.ca/ecas/authenticate.do
Use the sponsor information to login. If the sponsor is already approved, you will see "decision made" on the sponsor side. If the PA was approved in principle, you will see "decision made" on the principal applicant side. If you see that, then for sure you won't have a relationship interview.

 

[caninsan]

It does not mean your eligibility is done or even started. Be happy your background check has started however though as that takes the most time.

Its been 10 months already. The background check will take more than that !! I thought the eligibility part is the longest one!

 

[caninsan]

In theory, yes, they should start background check and ask for the medical after they give you AIP, but in fact, they often start before giving AIP.
On that matter, it's seems that ECAS is more reliable than mycic.
https://services3.cic.gc.ca/ecas/authenticate.do
Use the sponsor information to login. If the sponsor is already approved, you will see "decision made" on the sponsor side. If the PA was approved in principle, you will see "decision made" on the principal applicant side. If you see that, then for sure you won't have a relationship interview.

Nope! Still in process

 

[dominicantiguan]

Its been 10 months already. The background check will take more than that !! I thought the eligibility part is the longest one!

There are 2 types of interviews incase you're not aware. If doing the inland - the landing interview is a must which is approximately 5 minutes however if they are questioning the relationship and prefer to speak in person rather than having you submit more documents that its referred to as the relationship interview.. 1-2 hours. Not to worry if you know you have a genuine relationship and some do land at the relationship interview also.

 

[caninsan]

There are 2 types of interviews incase you're not aware. If doing the inland - the landing interview is a must which is approximately 5 minutes however if they are questioning the relationship and prefer to speak in person rather than having you submit more documents that its referred to as the relationship interview.. 1-2 hours. Not to worry if you know you have a genuine relationship and some do land at the relationship interview also.

Well naturally i prefer to avoid the relationship inteview because its been a long time already (10 months) and i dont want to wait more.

 

[dominicantiguan]

Well naturally i prefer to have ditch relationship inteview because its been a long time already (10 months) and i dont want to wait more.

My application was submitted 15 months ago.. lol, none of us want to wait anymore but we know what we got involved in. @sylvain1 applied 2015 and landed in May 2017 and the list goes on and on..

The relationship interview doesn't always happen but it does not mean that you won't have a bit of waiting to do.

 

[adt83]

Did you recieve the interview request immediately after the background check changed?
I dont get it . Why would they start the background check if they still have doubts about he genuinity of the relationship?

It was pretty much simultaneously actually. Within a day or two. My husband is from Jamaica though- they seem to interview all applicants now. Most who are successful are granted their visa at the end of their interview.

 

[sylvain1]

Nope! Still in process

It still can go quite fast once they work on it. In our case, we got the medical request after 16 months. And finally after 19 months, we got SA, AIP and DM within 24 hours. I ordered our GCMS notes on March 8th 2017, when I got them in April (the information was still regarding the day they were requested), the notes were stating that my eligibility as a sponsor was not started, my wife's eligibility was not started,... But on March 20, we got SA and AIP. So, don't worry about the process, whatever the status says, when they will work on your file, it will go fast.

 

[caninsan]

It still can go quite fast once they work on it. In our case, we got the medical request after 16 months. And finally after 19 months, we got SA, AIP and DM within 24 hours. I ordered our GCMS notes on March 8th 2017, when I got them in April (the information was still regarding the day they were requested), the notes were stating that my eligibility as a sponsor was not started, my wife's eligibility was started,... But on March 20, we got SA and AIP. So, don't worry about the process, whatever the status says, when they will work on your file, it will go fast.

What exactly is this background check thing? Isnt it the security and criminality stuff?

 

[sylvain1]

What exactly is this background check thing? Isnt it the security and criminality stuff?

the background itself is fast, you provide the police certificate,... that's quite straightforward. But the security check will be done in collaboration with secret services, the Canadian, but they might also ask secret services of other partner countries.

 

[starnaenae]

So basically the background check has nothing to do with the genuinity of the relationship?

absolutely nothing thats done during the eligibility phase... my notes have the officers thoughts and notes on our relationship... our eligibility has been in process for a bit now... itll be a while until background im sure although we sent everything upfront and medicals were passed