To effectively monitor and review your investigation request, you should be familiar with the stages this request will go through.​

The first stage is Pending Initiation, where the investigation request has been sent to e-QIP.​

Stage Two is Initiated, meaning the applicant has been initiated but has not logged into the e-QIP system yet.​

Stage Three is Pending Applicant Information, meaning the applicant has logged into their e-QIP and is currently adding information to the application.​

Once the applicant has added all information, the application moves to Stage Four - Pending SMO Review, which means that a Facility Security Officer, or FSO, is tasked to review the Investigation application. Watch your Task Inbox Unassigned Tasks tab for Pending SMO Review reports.​

Stage Five is FSO Reviewed, which means that the Investigation application was reviewed, approved, and released to VRO for review by the Industry Process Team.​

Stage Six is PSII Reviewed, where the Personnel Security Investigations for Industry team has reviewed, approved and released the investigation application. ​

The Seventh and final stage, Sent to ISP, indicates that the Investigation Request was validated by e-QIP and sent to the Investigation Service Provider.​

The initiating SMO can cancel a request in Stages two through five. We will cover cancellation shortly.​