TRV Security Screening – Eligibility Positive, Pregnant and Separated from Canadian Spouse

[ArKr1994]

Hi everyone,

I applied for a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) to return to Canada on March 15, 2025. My security screening started May 7, 2025 after IRCC requested my CV.

From my GCMS notes:

• Recevabilité positive (eligibility passed)
• Criminality passed
• Only security screening is in progress

My profile:

• PhD student at Polytechnique Montréal (valid study permit)
• Married to a Canadian citizen
• Currently pregnant (due January 2026) → baby will be Canadian by descent
• Clean travel history (Tunisia + short honeymoon in Mexico)
• Research is environmental/civil (unsaturated soils, water retention)

I am stuck outside Canada after my father’s passing in June and need to return to defend my thesis and reunite with my husband before the baby arrives.

Questions:

• Has anyone with a low-risk TRV profile had security screening?
• How long did yours take (3–5 months or longer)?
• Did anyone manage to get priority due to pregnancy or Canadian child?

Any insights would be greatly appreciated — I’m very anxious with the baby on the way and the long separation.

Thank you!

 

[JrbWheaton]

Did you end up getting approved? My wife is in a similar situation, I'm a Canadian citizen and we have two Canadian citizen children but her TRV has been under security review since June.

 

[ArKr1994]

Did you end up getting approved? My wife is in a similar situation, I'm a Canadian citizen and we have two Canadian citizen children but her TRV has been under security review since June.

ended up finishing defending my thesis online applied for pgwp and got approved. Since i applies outside of canada i have also received a trv. My other application is still pending.I guess it will go in limbo