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Looking forward to it!

Hey everyone!

I haven't posted publicly before, but I've been following this forum and waiting patiently right alongside all of you for the last two years. Just wanted to finally introduce myself and be more than a lurker, especially if some of us end up in class together :)

I'm glad to see that some of you are receiving invitations for Q in December! I have not had a date change in almost 11 months, but have my fingers crossed every day for the good news. I figured I'd post up my timeline for reference in case it's helpful for anyone. Has anyone gotten word on when the next class will be? March maybe? Hope everyone is doing well and staying safe, healthy, and happy!

App: 10/2018
P1: 12/2018
P2: 12/2018
P3: 06/2019
CJO: 07/2019
Poly: 09/2019
Background/Reference Contacts: 12/2019

What's the general consensus on contacting your AC for an update? My references were contacted in May and it's been radio silent since. I know being patient is key in this process....but after that two year mark it gets really hard not to ask for an update.

To put it into perspective, the shortest background investigations for IA applicants take six months. If your references were contacted in May, it's unlikely your background will conclude before November. My own background took over eight months, and it's not unusual to hear of longer ones. And that's without a pandemic impeding things.

It's a super long process, and that can be discouraging at times. But you've made it this far, and you are in good company here. I'd say don't contact anyone until you've been in background a year, but hopefully yours will be done long before then!

Re: Monthly "Active" emails

Hi - I've been in background check for a year. Last June I was reading this forum and for the first time saw posters mention getting "You're Still Active" emails every three weeks. I had never gotten one before at all. So I followed advice here and changed my preferred contact method to email instead of no preference on my profile. A few days later I got an "Active" email, as well as an email that was like a newsletter. Even though they said I'd be getting these every three weeks, I never got another ever again.

Has that happened to anyone else? Today I changed my contact method back to no preference, and then back to email to see if that would spur receiving another Active email.

Thanks

App: 10/14/18
PSI: 05/08/19
Poly: 06/26/19
BI: 9/01/19

I have kept tabs on these emails. I previously described how to find what week of background those emails say you are on. For me, those emails continued through the week 54 email. After that they continued, but they looked different and there was no link to a survey (which is where the week number of your background would have appeared). The last one I received would have been week 57, and I am due for another in the next couple of days.

I am aware that many prefer not to contact their AC because they don't want to be a bother, but I'd say if you haven't already, contact that person and see if they have an update for you - especially if you haven't spoken to them in a while. Be friendly and just let them know you wanted to make sure they don't need anything from you. I don't feel there is anything wrong with checking in as long as you are cordial.

Had a date change yesterday, fingers crossed for good news soon! Seems like the date change in the portal has varying meanings, but from what I've gathered...most of the time it means you hear something soon?

I popped over to the SA 2020 forum and saw some questions about the ACTIVE emails. For those are you receiving them, have you gotten one since July? I’ve received 3 emails since then, but they’re not the specific emails stating I’m active.

Yes, mine seemed to change to a different type of email since about the same time. They still come every 3 weeks, but they are definitely different and not the “you are active” emails. I have no idea what that means, but I did have a date change around the first week of August.

Not yet. Guessing we might hear something sometime late October/early November? Maybe someone who has been through recently can provide an approx. timeframe?