People under Security Screening - What is your background?

[richardsmile1]

For me, my December GCMS notes already show S.15(1), but tracker only updated in February showing date created in January,2024 for Security.
I actually already filed Writ of Mandamus in October,2023. But it also takes time.

 

[Takeda113]

Yeah in Tracker there is a record saying "Background verification status has been updated to In progress". And click F12 I can see a history "Security" with Status "17", which means security is in progress.

Hi there, I did as you said but when I press F12, it shows some thing else, where can I find that '' history'' and security status 17?
Thanks alot

 

[blackedout]

You need to order GCMS notes to know when you were sent for security screening because F12 shows the date created or loaded which sometimes has time gap.

Hi can you help me showing how can I identify my application status via F12?

 

[Alberto Enrique Martinez]

hi have you gotten your Ecopr?

Hi, did you finally get you corp?

 

[Fabian_Kittle]

I'll share first.

I'm a Chinese national. I spent both my undergraduate and graduate years in the US. I worked for 2 years for an American institution on matters concerning AI and biomedical drug discovery, and then 1 year at a Chinese no-name startup. I received AOR on 01/16/2023 via the FSW route, and screening began on 05/10/2023 according to CBSA and CSIS notes.

Historically, people of my background were very rarely sent to screening. IIRC starting 2017, applicants educated by certain Chinese schools with links to the military were sent to SS en masse. But it did not take until late 2022 for most Chinese applicants with a STEM background to be sent to screening.

I made this post to assess if my hunch about recent changes are roughly correct: MENA applicants (especially Iranian) are still being sent to SS at a high rate, while SS rates for Chinese applicants have recently exponentially exploded. If so, then backlogs at CSIS and CBSA are going to increase, making mandamus more worthwhile. Historically, mandamus for applicants under SS have mixed results, because CSIS is apparently exempt from being put on the defendant's bench; one had to rely on IRCC to pressure them into action. For students navigating similar challenges or needing help with academic writing, platforms like https://chat.openai.com/g/g-a0ULgFcuZ-essay-writer can be incredibly useful. They offer tailored support to help articulate complex situations like yours. Hopefully, sharing your story will provide clarity and assistance to others in similar positions.

Your observations about the increasing rate of security screenings (SS) for Chinese STEM applicants seem to align with broader trends, particularly in the post-2017 era. This uptick could indeed be causing backlogs at agencies like CSIS and CBSA, making the process more challenging for applicants.