# Follow the steps below to check the status of a background check submitted to the California Department of Justice (Cal DOJ)
1. Check the Manage Transactions page to verify the transaction was sent successfully
The Submission Status rotates through 3 stages: prepared, transmitted, and complete. If this field is blank, you have not yet submitted the application. Prepared means the transaction was submitted but is still in your system; transmitted means the transaction has reached Biometrics4ALL's servers; and complete means the transaction has reached the Cal DOJ. Once the submission status is complete, the OSCN field will be populated. This is another way to verify the transaction has been sent to the Cal DOJ
2. Check the status on the Cal DOJ's website
We do not have any exposure to what happens after it reaches Cal DOJ, but you can use this link to check on the status of the applicant's transaction. Most results are made available to the Requesting Agency (the agency listed on the form as the ORI) in just a few hours, but some can take up to 30 days.
3. If the status is complete, the governing body (Cal DOJ or FBI) has sent the results to the Requesting Agency
