Background check 'after' interview?

Do they usually do the background check 'after' the interview?  It makes sense to me that this is the case, because why spend money on a background check, if the person is refused, and the interview usually decides this.  So, what I'm really asking is, if it doesn't say 'Decision Made' on ECAS for a few months after the interview, then this should be a 'good' sign, right?  No news, is good news!   I mean, my husband's interview was on May 5th, 2010, and although I'm checking ECAS often, I really don't want it to say 'Decision Made' yet, because this will probably mean a refusal, right? 

We're at this stage too - post interview, which went well (she had it in December 09) waiting for either PPR or something to show on eCas. They asked us for extra documents, which is why its taking so long to hear back - their letter said to allow 3-4 months to review these (and they received them in Jan).

However is it really the case that if eCas changed to 'Decision Made' before we receive a passport request then its going to be a refusal? I'm very sorry to hear about your case Kamjit. If it is the case, I guess I should stop checking eCas every other day to see if anything changes and instead pray for their email or letter!

I don't mean to disasgree with you Kamjit, but I do believe that it is different sometimes depending on the particular Embassy and their practices, and maybe some other factors too, like maybe they forgot to change ECAS or send out the letter.  I sponsored a man from Turkey in 2003, and after the interviews (I had to have one too), it was 3 months before ECAS changed to "Decision Made"and it was another 5 weeks before my husband received his passport request.  What I 'do' think is, that if it says 'Decision Made' too soon after the interiew, then this is usually a 'no', but if after 3 or more months, and still there is no decision, then this is usually good news, because they are completing the background check, and it never says Decision Made until this is completed.  I am "sure" English Muffin, that if you were going to be refused, you would certainly know this by now, so hang in there a bit longer, they're probably just finishing the background check.

hi, i have interview by Nov 2013 and. i passed interview, but still i didn't get and request form embassy . we did call mp and they say they do background check third party. i dont know whats third party and they say still didn't get and answer. please i need help