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For
VIP cases (except category 11):
This individual is described
in
category <X>
of
the VIP security screening procedures. He/she
is
the <Position Title> for <Country
X>
and
will be travelling to Canada from <date> to
<date>
in
order to <purpose
of
travel>.
For
requests
under
VIP
category
11
or
on
the
basis
of
H&C:
Please provide a detailed rationale to explain
the H&C element or why the individual
is
determined to
be
a VIP or within the national
interest and therefore requires screening outside
of
regular service standards. This rationale
should include the applicant's reason for travel
and travel dates.
•
If
the applicant falls under the VIP category, the case will be processed within 48 hours
(two working days in Ottawa), and a reply provided
to
the requestor. This will provide
the visa office with the information required
to
continue processing the VIP case.
If
the
applicant does not fall under the VIP category, the NSSD will
notifY
the visa office
immediately that normal processing will apply.
•
There will be times when screening partners may require additional information or will
require additional time. When this
is
the case, the NSSD will communicate with the visa
office.
•
The VIP process can be requested when
an
application
is
on hold.
10.6
Security
screening request
(VI1)
after
a
TRV
has been issued
If, after a TRV has been released to the applicant, a visa officer becomes aware
of
information that could change the assessment and render the applicant inadmissible to
Canada, the NSSD should
be
contacted via
)r
the after hours
Border Operations Centre a
as well
as
Case Management Branch at IRCC
via
RCC officers should
be
prepared to provide
as
much
informatIon as possIble on the person(s) concerned.
10.7
Service
standards
for screening
temporary
resident applications
Urgent requests include:
48 hours (excluding weekends)
o
National interest cases; and,
o
Cases based on humanitarian and
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Applications involving lookouts also fall
under Tier I r(!guests.
Pre-diplomatic appointment
Tier 2 requests -Canadian visa offices in
all
other
countries, unless specific
arrangements have been established
between IRCC, the NSSD and screening
partners to permit accelerated processing.
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48 hours (excluding weekends)
5 working days
10
working days
10
working days
20 working days
Note: 'Working days' are based on the work week at National Headquarters (NHQ) in
Ottawa, Canada. The work week starts Monday and ends on Friday (Eastern Time).
Statutory holidays observed at NHQ do not count as working days.
Note: The NSSD screens approximately 50,000 temporary resident cases per year. In order
to ensure due diligence and to address all areas
of
potential concern, security
screening requests are not routinely expedited.
10.8
HOLD
on cases
If, for any reason, the NSSD cannot coordinate a final response on a given temporary
resident application within the allotted processing time, the NSSD will place the case on
hold. The Security Sub Activity Status
in
GCMS will be set
to
"Hold";
ifGCMS
is
not
available NSSD will send
an
email to the originating visa office.
A hold message
is
an indication that initial concerns have been identified and that further
research
is
required
to
establish a recommendation on admissibility.
If
a hold message is
sent, officers should wait for additional information before making a final decision on the
application.
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