ChronicMosquitoBite

I am facing the same "additional background check" nonsense despite having already passed the initial background check years ago. TPC now requires me signing a "consent form" before arranging "additional background checks". The consent has a particular clause saying "In such case, I shall not demand return for the Membership Fee (or any fees under different name, shape or form, equivalent thereto), nor shall I demand for any damages from the Company." under one of possible many conditions saying "visa application is denied". If I sign this, I am risking the entire membership fee lost upon some random immigration decision. From what I can infer from this thread, even if you pass the "additional background checks", you can still be scrutinized at airport with some small but non zero risk of losing BOTH elite visa AND entire membership fee. This is even worse than a first-time applicant whence the full membership fee is not yet paid.