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| Topic Started: Jan 8 2010, 07:31:13 AM (1,629 Views) | |
| meg1388 | Mar 8 2010, 04:16:51 PM Post #21 |
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I finally received my background check in the mail. took ~ 11 weeks. Big difference to the 2.5 weeks when submitted at the same time last year! So plan in advance! |
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| NurseJules | Mar 15 2010, 10:48:31 AM Post #22 |
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Received mine in the mail on Friday, so exactly 12 weeks from when I sent it...(which includes the Christmas/New Years period) |
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| jayde | Mar 16 2010, 02:43:56 AM Post #23 |
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got ours too, Thursday so roughly 12 weeks |
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N400 approved Sep 2009. Australian Spouse Visa 309/100 applied for 21 Dec 2009 Medical criteria not met, so waiver application sent Medical Waived and 100 visa approved 12 July 2010  | |
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| karlig | Apr 17 2010, 02:56:30 AM Post #24 |
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Sent my FBI check off on Tuesday, April 13 - thought I'd add it here to keep up with when I did it. Does it really take 13 weeks? Even if you put the date you need it and reason like it said on the info? I know the actual information page that I sent with it said you could do that...but in the instructions it said that no processing times would be expedited for any reason. So..hurry up and wait I guess... is there like a mass exodus from this country or what? lol Edited by karlig, Apr 17 2010, 02:57:19 AM.
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Applying for - Partner Visa: Offshore Temporary and Permanent (Subclasses 309 and 100) / Sent May 15th - received at Embassy on May 17th. Received email from NP (my C?O) on May 26. Waiting  .
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| AmbroseChick | Apr 17 2010, 03:43:55 AM Post #25 |
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Wow - I must have been really lucky when I did mine... I got my FBI clearance back about 3 weeks after I sent it in last year. |
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| NurseJules | Apr 17 2010, 09:39:52 PM Post #26 |
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Haha you would think so from the amount of people applying on the forum  They've had a backlog for the last few months so unless they've powered through I would only imagine it's still going to take the 12-13 weeks they've been quoting. Mine was sent over the Christmas/New Years period and I received it almost 13 weeks to the day I sent it from Australia. Probably a bit less time if you're sending it stateside. |
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| josetann | Apr 18 2010, 10:12:10 AM Post #27 |
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I'm just curious...are there different types of FBI background checks? I.e. is there one that might take a week or two, and another that takes months? I'm just asking because my wife has had two done recently (one to get a nurse license in Alaska last May, then another around this past Christmas to get a nurse license in Florida), both required FBI checks (complete with annoying fingerprint card that we couldn't get locally, and had to find a place to do fingerprints), and both only took a matter of weeks. I mean...13 weeks...ouch! I'd be trying to get that taken care of as soon as we apply for the visa, instead of waiting until it's requested (which was my original plan). Edited by josetann, Apr 18 2010, 10:12:37 AM.
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| AmbroseChick | Apr 18 2010, 07:22:37 PM Post #28 |
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The minute I knew that we were immigrating to Australia, I did the FBI and state checks as they were the only things that I couldn't control so I wanted to make sure I had them in plenty of time... Yep thats me... a control freak!
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| blarg | Apr 19 2010, 03:09:00 PM Post #29 |
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Not that I know of. The one I did was the full fingerprint card and all, and that only took a few weeks to get back. It's the same one people are waiting 13 weeks for currently. It looks like they've either let a lot of people go, slowing things down, or they've got a massive influx of applications. |
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| bmr5series | Apr 23 2010, 10:37:16 AM Post #30 |
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I sent in my prints March 10 and I just got them back today with the letter quoting April 15 as the processed date! So perhaps they are getting them out sooner now? |
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| Lil D Down Under | Apr 26 2010, 02:46:41 PM Post #31 |
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Yeah, I got mine back after about 8-9 weeks, not the 13 weeks they had quoted me so looks like things are speeding up just a little bit. Now I wonder how much longer my visa will take to process once my C.O. gets the finger prints and other few last bits of additional paper work he requested? |
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| Reader3333 | Apr 27 2010, 02:50:38 PM Post #32 |
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Wed. will be 12 weeks since I've sent it in. I called about 3 weeks ago. They said they have it and to just sit still...It'll take about 2 more weeks after that. I'm SICK of sitting still. Vicki (waiting in TX while hubby is back in Oz) |
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| bmr5series | Apr 28 2010, 09:16:32 AM Post #33 |
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Good luck, I hope its any day now for you! Visa application received: April 7 Visa APPROVED: April 27! |
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| Reader3333 | Apr 29 2010, 12:31:52 AM Post #34 |
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wow BMR, that was FAST! Congrats!  My FBI papers came yesterday and hubby took them to the immigration agent. So from the beg of Feb to end of April for them to process them! This should be the last bit of paperwork they need. I hope the medicals went ok. I want to go home. Vicki |
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| erenee | Jun 7 2010, 05:19:06 PM Post #35 |
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Hi, The FBI received my request on April 5, 2010, charged my card on May 21, 2010, mailed it back to me on May 25, 2010 and I received it in the mail today June 7!! I'm really glad that they did'nt take the 13 weeks quoted as I have to submit my partner visa app on June 18! I also really hoping that it won't take 6 months to get approved...finger, toes and legs crossed!! |
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| AmbroseChick | Jun 7 2010, 05:22:40 PM Post #36 |
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Best of luck to you Renee! |
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| erenee | Jun 17 2010, 10:12:16 PM Post #37 |
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Thank you! |
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