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Last year, as soon as the applications for ROTP opened I applied and got contact fairly quickly, then just handed them files and information about me they asked for as soon as possible. Eventually, once I had given my high school transcript and my SAT scores, I thought it would be smooth sailing from there. To my great surprise, there was more.
I'm actually a Canadian born citizen living in the United States and I was finishing up high school at the time. I have no US Citizenship, only a temporary visa which expires in less than a year from now.
I needed an FBI background check in order to continue and do the pre-assessment. I thought, okay, perfect. Easy! I send out my fingerprints and expect them to be there by late December. I checked the FBI website about a month later and it turns out there was a delay in processing for about 3-4 months. By the time I actually received my background check and contacted the recruiter, it was basically far too late in the processing for me to actually get everything done. I was rather disappointed and moderately annoyed that I couldn't get enough information on what I needed despite several visits to the CFRC and a lot of calls to them asking about what I will need from the US. Although its still my fault I couldn't get the information myself. Last week, when thinking about what I need for reapplying during my first year at the University of Victoria, I came across a document.
http://cdn.forces.ca/_PDF2010/CF_ApplicationProcedure.pdf
I would really like to know if there is a more up-to-date version of this as it has some really important information which if holds true today would really have changed the way my application had concluded.
I took a screenshot of the specific area of my concern. It is under the reliability screening portion of the PDF if the link doesn't work for any reason.
http://puu.sh/ixFvr/e2a6c1d420.png
Does this essentially mean I never had to do this FBI background check? In my situation, I was living in the United States going to High School, I'm still a Canadian Citizen, and I was also accompanying my parents.
I still have my FBI background check in case it is still needed for when I try again. Oh, and there's no criminal history either.
If a recruiter could look in to this and maybe enlighten me on if this is correct or incorrect I would really appreciate it.
Thanks.
I'm actually a Canadian born citizen living in the United States and I was finishing up high school at the time. I have no US Citizenship, only a temporary visa which expires in less than a year from now.
I needed an FBI background check in order to continue and do the pre-assessment. I thought, okay, perfect. Easy! I send out my fingerprints and expect them to be there by late December. I checked the FBI website about a month later and it turns out there was a delay in processing for about 3-4 months. By the time I actually received my background check and contacted the recruiter, it was basically far too late in the processing for me to actually get everything done. I was rather disappointed and moderately annoyed that I couldn't get enough information on what I needed despite several visits to the CFRC and a lot of calls to them asking about what I will need from the US. Although its still my fault I couldn't get the information myself. Last week, when thinking about what I need for reapplying during my first year at the University of Victoria, I came across a document.
http://cdn.forces.ca/_PDF2010/CF_ApplicationProcedure.pdf
I would really like to know if there is a more up-to-date version of this as it has some really important information which if holds true today would really have changed the way my application had concluded.
I took a screenshot of the specific area of my concern. It is under the reliability screening portion of the PDF if the link doesn't work for any reason.
http://puu.sh/ixFvr/e2a6c1d420.png
Does this essentially mean I never had to do this FBI background check? In my situation, I was living in the United States going to High School, I'm still a Canadian Citizen, and I was also accompanying my parents.
I still have my FBI background check in case it is still needed for when I try again. Oh, and there's no criminal history either.
If a recruiter could look in to this and maybe enlighten me on if this is correct or incorrect I would really appreciate it.
Thanks.