What is the flow of background check statuses?

#1
Your background check will go through different stages and let me try to make it clear to you to avoid any further confusion. After March 7, 2017 CIC started to use the following statuses: 1. Not Applicable (NA) 2. Next to step to conduct BG Check (NBG) 3. In Progress (IP) Now as far as BG process is concerned, it will go through the below trends. I'm using new status words for your reference. Trend 1: NA -> IP -> NA -> IP Trend 2: NA -> NBG-> NA-> IP Some people who are submitting RCMP along with eAPR follows Trend 2 and rest Trend 1. I may not be 100% accurate. But this is what I noticed for CEC Inlanders. Once the applicant at IP(2), he can expect PPR anytime soon. Regarding at what stage BG will change?? STAGE 1:: After we submit our application, the BG status would be NA and it will be there until we see a change in Medical status (Passed). STAGE 2:: After medical update is done, then agent at CIO will change our BG to IP or NBG. Then, he will start R10 check, Criminal checks. STAGE 3:: After the above checks are done, then he will change BG to NA and our file moved to next stage for Eligibility assessment (A11.2) . Once he/she feels that we are meeting the Eligibility then he/she will provide his/her recommendation to Visa Officer and initiate the Security Clearance. At this point only our file will be moved from CIO to CPC. STAGE 4:: Officer at Local Visa Office (LVO) will review the recommendation, Security clearance reports. Once he/she satisfies then he/she will approve the recommendation. Then our BG will be changed to IP again. This is where PPR(Passport Request) mails triggered to applicants.
#2

Hello Andy, My representative is reluctant to give me updates when I ask for it. Is there any possibility that I can get the status updates through CIC or any other way?

#3

To be honest, I am not 100% sure, however, many people don’t really care about these background check statuses, as they are just indicative and 100% reliable… so i would just follow your consultant advise.

#4

What do you imply by R10 Check?

#5

Continuing the discussion from What is the flow of background check statuses?:

In R10 they check your documents for completion etc. and determine that everything is in order and you have provided all the needed documents correctly. If