Visitor Visa for Parents – Background Check Complete, Final Decision Pending After Govt Service Docs – Anyone Similar?

[canuck78]

Hi, I read through this thread and wanted to ask if anyone has any recent updates.

A parent’s visitor visa application from India was submitted on January 28, 2026, with biometrics completed on February 25, 2026. After an additional document request related to prior police/government service, we were later told that eligibility had passed, but the file is still in security/background screening with an external partner, and no further documents are currently required from our side.

If anyone has had a recent update or knows how long this stage usually takes, it would be much appreciated.

There is no exact timeline but years is not uncommon and many had to file a writ of mandamus to force the government to get a decision after waiting a few years.