AUGUST 2025 - CITIZENSHIP APPLICATIONS

[Tratata]

Question for y'all who applied in August and have had more progress at this stage :

Outside of the test/oath ceremony invite, When other stuff like Background, Language, Prohibitions and Physical Presence stages change status to in progress/completed, do we get an email informing us of these updates ? or an email alert indicating there's an update on the tracker so we can login to check ?

or do we just have to login to the tracker every week or few days to keep checking without email alerts ?

Every week or few days? I check about 20 times a day.

 

[Tesla_M3P]

Question for y'all who applied in August and have had more progress at this stage :

Outside of the test/oath ceremony invite, When other stuff like Background, Language, Prohibitions and Physical Presence stages change status to in progress/completed, do we get an email informing us of these updates ? or an email alert indicating there's an update on the tracker so we can login to check ?

or do we just have to login to the tracker every week or few days to keep checking without email alerts ?

Only test and oath invite will be sent. These stages where you really need to be at

 

[Tesla_M3P]

Every week or few days? I check about 20 times a day.

I often check too, but I've always seen updates at 3 am (est time). So, we do it for fun more lol

 

[Tratata]

I often check too, but I've always seen updates at 3 am (est time). So, we do it for fun more lol

I usually wake up in a middle of the night for some work stuff and check the tracker as well. Been part of my routine for the last 6 months now

 

[sean468]

Question for y'all who applied in August and have had more progress at this stage :

Outside of the test/oath ceremony invite, When other stuff like Background, Language, Prohibitions and Physical Presence stages change status to in progress/completed, do we get an email informing us of these updates ? or an email alert indicating there's an update on the tracker so we can login to check ?

or do we just have to login to the tracker every week or few days to keep checking without email alerts ?

No emails about anything except for the Test Invite / Oath Ceremony Details

Every other update comes from the tracker or GCMS notes (if you ordered them)

 

[sean468]

I often check too, but I've always seen updates at 3 am (est time). So, we do it for fun more lol

I'm up at 4am MST for the gym, and always check when waking up. I have never seen an update during the day. It's always the following day if there's updates back to back.

 

[forgotpassword]

https://www.reddit.com/r/ImmigrationCanada/comments/1q6vm0e/comment/o2q99c9

Rant:

IRCC is an extremely unfair organization. It makes no sense that someone who applied 22 days after me, in the same location, has already received their oath while I am still waiting.

I understand that background checks and individual circumstances can cause delays, but all of those steps were already completed in my case. Situations like this create the impression that some applicants are being prioritized over others, which seriously undermines confidence in the fairness, transparency, and consistency of IRCC’s processing system.

 

[Tratata]

https://www.reddit.com/r/ImmigrationCanada/comments/1q6vm0e/comment/o2q99c9

Rant:

IRCC is an extremely unfair organization. It makes no sense that someone who applied 22 days after me, in the same location, has already received their oath while I am still waiting.

I understand that background checks and individual circumstances can cause delays, but all of those steps were already completed in my case. Situations like this create the impression that some applicants are being prioritized over others, which seriously undermines confidence in the fairness, transparency, and consistency of IRCC’s processing system.

Yeah I feel you bud. I usually bitch about it probably five times a day. I don’t think there is any fairness in the process is expected. It’s done manually by people. Some people who work in gov are lazy or slow, some people are more productive etc.

 

[forgotpassword]

Yeah I feel you bud. I usually bitch about it probably five times a day. I don’t think there is any fairness in the process is expected. It’s done manually by people. Some people who work in gov are lazy or slow, some people are more productive etc.

This is really sad

 

[Rajeevkumar84]

May I know is it normal for background verification to take a very long time to complete? thanks
I saw many of the cases are getting their background verification completed very shortly after the AOR

14 Aug 2025 - Application Submitted via the portal
09 Oct 2025 - AOR Received Sydney Office
11 Oct 2025 - Registered Progress Tracker
24 Dec 2025 - Citizenship Test update to in progress
26 Dec 2025 - Citizenship Test Invitation in portal
29 Dec 2025 - Citizenship Test Invitation email from Team 2
01 Jan 2026 - Citizenship Test completed
02 Jan 2026 - Ghost Update in Portal
15 Jan 2026 - Citizenship Test marked completed in portal (portal timeline 12 Jan 2026)

I am also same boat as you
Application 30 August
AOR 6th NOV
Citizenship test completed
5th January
Background “in progress
Rest everything n
In progress
Till now no update

 

[novemberrain]

Question for y'all who applied in August and have had more progress at this stage :

Outside of the test/oath ceremony invite, When other stuff like Background, Language, Prohibitions and Physical Presence stages change status to in progress/completed, do we get an email informing us of these updates ? or an email alert indicating there's an update on the tracker so we can login to check ?

or do we just have to login to the tracker every week or few days to keep checking without email alerts ?

No, all of the completed statuses are only tracked through tracker, no other way to know.

IRCC only sends us emails for:
- AOR
- Test invite
- Interview invite (if needed)
- Citizenship ceremony invite

 

[Overthinker]

Update : Citizenship oath status updated to in progress.

Type: Online application
Location: Toronto
Physical Presence Days: 1096
Application: 1 Adult
Application Submitted: 8th Aug
AOR: 9th Oct
Background Completed: 15th Oct
Test invite : Dec 29 (test window : Jan 2 - Jan 31) team 3
Test taken: January 2, 2026
Test completed: January 3 (tracker updated, January 6)
Language skills: completed January 16 (tracker updated January 20)
Physical Presence: completed January 16 (tracker updated January 20)
Prohibitions: completed January 16 (tracker updated January 20)
Citizenship Ceremony : scheduled for February 19. (Oath in progress Jan 29, updated on tracker Jan 31)

 

[straightdrivee]

Type: Online application
Location: Toronto
Physical Presence Days: 1251
Application: 1 Adult
Application sent: August 19, 2025
AOR: October 18, 2025
Background check: October 29, 2025
Test complete: January 7, 2026
LPP complete: January 17, 2026
Oath: 14 February 2026

 

[novemberrain]

Type: Online application
Location: Toronto
Physical Presence Days: 1251
Application: 1 Adult
Application sent: August 19, 2025
AOR: October 18, 2025
Background check: October 29, 2025
Test complete: January 7, 2026
LPP complete: January 17, 2026
Oath: 14 February 2026

Sweet Valentine's Day haha

 

[emerald1594]

UPDATE:

I asked for a new date (Jan 28) and today (Jan 29), they replied saying that I will be rescheduled to Feb 25 (a week after I come back to Canada) and in-person (as requested!)

THE BEST!!!!!!

Congratulations! Do you have any tips or guidance on how to email them and also which email did you use?