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Note: Regardless
of
whether the NSSD
or
screening partners request that a hold
be
placed
on an appplicaton, the NSSD will coordinate and forward responses to visa offices on all
cases and will be solely responsible for lifting holds. Officers receiving a message directly
from CSIS to lift a hold should consult with the NSSD prior
to
issuing a visa.
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10.9
Procedures
when
security screening service
standard
has been exceeded
Visa offices should receive an automated response for all cases.
If
GCMS
is
not
available, security screening requests may
be
transmitted
If
a
security screening request
is
sent bye-mail using the VIT template, and
no
response
or
request for hold from the NSSD has been received within the allotted processing time,
officers should refer to the following instructions:
Until further notice,
or
until
the
indicator
review has been completed on
any
given
country,
IPMs are authorized
to
exercise discretion
in
expediting the finalization
of
applications that have exceeded the standard
10
working day processing time, regardless
of
the
new
service standards outlined above,
in
certain defined circumstances. These measures
are temporary and internal. Applicants and stakeholders are not to
be
apprised
of
these
interim measures, nor should visa offices alter their normal workflow to accommodate them.
•
New
applications
Visa offices should continue
to
apply the screening indicators outlined
in
the indicator
manual. Individuals should
be
referred for security screening as per standard procedures.
Applications that do not meet eligibility requirements from the outset,
or
that will
be
refused
for other reasons, should not
be
referred for security screening to the NSSD and/or
screening partners.
•
Applications
pending
VIT
response
IPMs may exercise discretion
in
order to expedite the finalization
of
applications that have
reached
or
exceeded the
10
working day processing standard. Provided that the VIT status
in GCMS is "Received", an JPM may
notifY
the NSSD at the CBSA
of
the intent
to
issue a
visa within one working day (ET). The message should indicate the reason the IPM
is
of
the
view that the case be finalized
in
the absence
of
completed security screening result. The
IPM's
message will be retained
in
the Secure Tracking System (STS) as a record
ofthi"
decision. IPMs should send the following message to the
o
This case has passed the
10
working day service standard. We are seeking to
expedite this application for the following reason (fill
in
as appropriate):
a) Bilateral relations.
b) High profile case.
c) Urgent family matter.
d) Other (explain).
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The IPM is satisfied that there are
no
apparent security concerns.
Within one working day (ET), the NSSD will update the status
of
the security screening
request to 'Inconclusive'
or
respond to indicate that security screening
is
in
progress.
If
the status
of
an application
is
updated to 'Inconclusive', a visa officer may proceed to
finalize the application according to established protocol.
However,
it
should
be
noted that when
an
inconclusive finding
is
sent, the
validity
for the screening result will not apply and the person must
be
screened again
if
helshe
applies'
In cases where the NSSD indicates that there are potential security concerns identified and
admissibility may be
an
issue, the visa officer should wait for a response from the NSSD.
If
there
is
no response from the NSSD within one working day (ET),
an
authorized GCMS
user may cancel the security screening request
in
GCMS and proceed to finalize the
application according to established protocol.
Officers should indicate
in
the Notes section
of
GCMS that the pending security screening
request was cancelled. Cases with a security screening request status
of
'In
Progress' should
not be cancelled to allow partners to complete research already undertaken.
10.10 Validity
of
screening results -
temporary
resident applications
Favourable
Non:-Favourl!;ble
Inconclusive
Finding,
No
Recommendation
•
(if
the person re-applies at a later time, the
application must be screened again).
Note: Validity
of
security screening results applies to applications for temporary residence
only. When a person submits
an
application for a different line
of
business (i.e. permanent
residence) the case must be re-sent for security screening.
10.11
Additional
information
•
Validity
of
screening results applies
to
single and multiple-entry visas, provided that the
purpose (type
of
application) remains unchanged.
•
If
an
applicant re-applies for a single-entry
or
multiple-entry TRV within
IS
of
the favourable result, the favourable result
is
valid and the visa officer may issue a TRV
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