CBP officer

[gaston]

Been 2 months since I emailed further medical information for medical review. Can anyone comment on whether this is average, below average, etc, in the amount of time until a decision is made? Anyone with similar experience.

Thanks

[cs333]

Alexr3496 idk i was told until my med is cleared i won't be scheduled hopefully thats not the case

[gaston]

All good information. I appreciate it. So i guess i will just hurry up and wait.

[dawoobie]

I'm in the same boat as Alexr3496. Medical is still not cleared after submitting additional info the end of June. Have since taken and passed the poly, taken drug test, and recertified e-QIP.

[Dcherise18088]

Going on 13 weeks since submission for me.

[I’m a ninja]

My medical and everything else seemed to be going fast. I’m at a standstill since my poly cleared in may. I have heard from investigator once in June and told me it should be a few weeks until I heard from them. It’s been exactly 2 months since that I’m patiently waiting since then. Don’t know if it would be a good idea to send them an email or just keep waiting.

[I’m a ninja]

The second time I received an email from investigator I was told that I would be receiving a subject letter issuance soon. I replied to ask what that meant. And all they told me was to disregard that email. That email was meant for my adjudicator. That was the last time I heard from them since June. So have no idea what that means. Or if it’s good or bad.

[I’m a ninja]

Anyone have a clue what that might mean ? Thanks

[epesguerra]

More people are passing poly compared to 70% fail rate before, could be part of the reason investigators are backlogged.

[I’m a ninja]

epesguerra. Yeah I can only imagine how many cases each investigator is assigned.

[DallyDallington]

disregard this

[epesguerra]

I asked this before but no reply, Renewal date of medical, is it the day of the exam or the day it was cleared? Mine took almost 10 months to clear from the exam date so I'm hoping I don't have to renew next month.

[JJ221]

I think you just have to sign a statement certifying that nothing has changed in your medical history

[duocbpo]

Hi guys, I have received the TSL today, as GS5, when I submitted the applicition, it showed that I'm qualified for Gs5 and GS7. Based on the TSL, does it mean they only consider me as GS5?
Also, there is a category called "considered": CBP frontline hiring, what does this mean?

Thank you you so much.

[Hal29]

If it is tel for gs5 and 7 and it shows both it means you qualified for both. That is what my recruiter told me. Because it is a posting for both. If it just gs5 then you would only qualify for that.

[CriminalJusticeStudent]

@n.n yes! Thanks!! This was 3 years in the making. I applied in 2015 but the polygraph kicked me out, I was applying for order patrol back then. My background is still being done, but I signed the provisional clearance form. So far I’ve seen my investigator twice this week & everything seems to be going smoothly

Glad to hear that this worked out. I have been debating reapplying since it has been a few years since my horrible poly experience.

[goknights]

I was very nervous for my polygraph since I read mostly about bad experiences other people had on this forum. However, my experience went well and my examminer was very professional. I’ve failed a polygraph in the past before but I ended up passing CBP’s. You got this, try not to let one bad experience hinder you from trying again.

[N.N.]

Does anyone have a recruiter they're working with that you like/is helpful? Would you possibly be able to share their contact info?

The recruiter I was working with seemed super helpful for the first week or so, she even helped get my medical rolling! But then she apparently fell off the face of the map and hasn't responded to any of my emails in almost 2 months... It's very frustrating..

[JJ221]

Dang, so no luck with the new one you were trying to contact?

[N.N.]

JJ221 unfortunately no. it's so hard to find ANYONE in CBP who's willing to help a new applicant. Or at the very least, not to ignore them.

[JJ221]

I don't know if they'll be helpful, but I received the contact info for the Tucson recruiter at my SI. I'll message you the details (it's an actual email, not a mailbox like the one listed on CBP's recruiter contact list)

[Tremellio]

Just had my EQIP rejected for the second week in a row. Having to jump through hoops. I didn't know my mother and myself being born in Germany on a US Military base would make life so difficult. lol

[Tremellio]

Dr.Andromeda right? lol.. New SI date is on Wednesday. Hoping for the Best!

[DP23]

I had my E-Qip rejected 3x's before it was sent to OPR so don't feel bad.

[Tremellio]

DP23 Yep. Just a little hard trying to find the necessary documents in a time crunch. Anything through the consulate would take a month or two.

[DP23]

I understand, try to ask for an extension if you can.

[duocbpo]

Does anyone know there is a category on TSL called "considered": CBP frontline hiring, what does this mean?

[JJ221]

The only thing close to that on my TSL is "Considered For: CBP VRA Entry Level"

[duocbpo]

JJ221 Thank you very much. Hmmmm...hopefully, someone has similar situation could help me with this.

[JJ221]

duocbpo Maybe you could post a screenshot because that doesn't make sense. Otherwise, I don't think you'll get any help (you've already asked twice). I'm pretty sure what you're looking at on the TSL has zero significance - it just tells you which agency in the DHS you applied for

[epesguerra]

Anyone work or have any information for the port of Seattle? Is this ithe Seatac airport?

[cs333]

epesguerra yes seatac airport does have a cbp if you go on the site and go to locate a port itll give you all the locations

[RJ_Jersey]

Question for anyone, so my background has " progressed to the Personnel Security Process" portion of the investigation. Just wondering what this means, i figure it is a good update but more of the lines of what to expect now, thanks in advance.

[JJ221]

It means all the information on your e-QIP has been reviewed by OPR and they should assign a background investigator shortly

[raudy06]

where did u see this? cass?

[Six_Eight]

I curious also, I received this email from my Case Manager several days ago but it didn't go into detail of what to expect next.

[stanford.west]

Anyone here doing direct hire gs9?

[N.N.]

I’m Direct Hire, but GS7. I originally thought DH meant an expedited hiring process, but now being 7 months in and being only 38% complete, it’s quite clear all it means is you’re stuck with the Southern Border lol.

[Hal29]

What's up everyone. So one of my references contacted me today. They live in the east coast and I've been living in Texas for a while now. So I'm figuring that caused a delay in my investigation. Anyways, they have an appointment with one of my investigators tomorrow. So now the ball is rolling. I'll keep everyone updated.

[DP23]

All of my references are out of state so I wonder if that will slow/hinder my process. I guess we'll see when I cross that bridge, anyway that's positive news, best of luck.

[goknights]

DP23 I think that depends on how much of a remote place your references live in. They would probably just assign multiple investigators to you. I have 3 investigators total. One of them is working in the Orlando area and the other two are working in South Florida. I do have work and school history in both areas though. I had one reference living in Kansas and they didn’t bother talking to him. Just got a reference from him for someone living in Orlando

[DP23]

My references are in Chicago & ATL. I also have lived in both places but now I'm in Arizona so I guess we'll see.

[Hal29]

Well all my references are out of state. But the same state. The farthest northern corner of Rhode island.

[cs333]

Just got an email back from med review when i emailed them last month they said it could take up to 8 weeks and sometimes longer. Now this email said it could take up to 12 weeks and sometimes longer.

[N.N.]

cs333 exactly, I don't understand why they can't give time estimates. If things really are reviewed "in the order they're received" (which I'm not 100% confident they are), they should be able to look up their filing system and easily see how many people are in front of you. Then it's simple math, if they look at an average of 5 people a day and there's 200 people in front of you, you're looking at 40 days. It's really not that hard, they just don't want to put the 30 seconds of work into it apparently...

[Hal29]

I know mine took about 2 1/2 without medical issues.

[Nycguy718]

Mine took about 3 or 4 months at most. Patience guys. If you keep emailing and going around your case manager, most likely they’ll just ignore you lol. It doesn’t work how or when you want it to.

[OKCsparrow]

I've been waiting 15 weeks now

[TheMaligator]

Okay guys, looked through some of the older thread posts but most of it seems to be out-dated. I'm an 18-7 applicant and still waiting to hear about my poly being scheduled. The Secret Service just scheduled my poly for the end of this month. I've heard from multiple sources that I can use the Secret Service poly and transfer it to my CBP application process. Does anyone have more information on this at all? It would be greatly appreciated.

[d2ep]

Your best bet is to ask your case manager or someone in MHC. They will give you more accurate information. Good luck with the Poly.