AUGUST 2025 - CITIZENSHIP APPLICATIONS

[bhullarg]

Do you see a due date in that section? Is Vancouver your primary office?

Yes, Vancouver is my primary office. The Application assignment section is black with no due date. In the notes section, I found ICES Requested, which might be causing the delay.

 

[ccaallvviinn]

Yes, Vancouver is my primary office. The Application assignment section is black with no due date. In the notes section, I found ICES Requested, which might be causing the delay.

We should try to feed our GCMS notes, with personal info deleted, to AI and have it interpret / forecast for us based on research on social media and recent trends

 

[jo_jo_jo]

Feb 25, 2026 Citizenship oath status has been updated to In progress.
This line is actually updated on Feb 27.
March 24, 2026 Scheduled ceremony

My takeaway after painfully checking others' timelines for 1+months.
The queue they have for oath schedule isn't purely based on LPP time. I saw July applicants LPP later than me but they got their oath status last week.
And this week I think they move multiple Vancouver applicants one step forward. (with earlier and later LPP times).
So I guess is a 2-column sort, first your application time(or AOR time), second your LPP time.

 

[bhullarg]

We should try to feed our GCMS notes, with personal info deleted, to AI and have it interpret / forecast for us based on research on social media and recent trends

I tried it, but I don't think there is enough public data available to make a forecast.

 

[rama_0808]

Interview can happen for many reasons, not just to confirm your days. Sometimes, it's to check your language skills, etc.

I've seen that people were asked about their work, travel history, etc. They said the questions were fairly simple/ basic.

Don't stress too much!

Thank you.

 

[Ad78]

Hi, Any update on passport?

Yup. Got it on 25 Feb.

 

[Ad78]

So this is it, folks. I went and picked up my passport on 25 February, and with that, my immigration journey is over. I was away from the forum for the last few days. I've been dabbling in some new hobbies (making videos, editing etc.).

Wishing you all the best of luck!!!

 

[Butterfly26]

So this is it, folks. I went and picked up my passport on 25 February, and with that, my immigration journey is over. I was away from the forum for the last few days. I've been dabbling in some new hobbies (making videos, editing etc.).

Wishing you all the best of luck!!!

Somehow this goodbye feels bittersweet. But good luck with everything!

 

[nickgrizzly]

Update:

Application sent: August 5th, 2025
AOR: October 7th, 2025
Fingerprints request: October 8th, 2025
Fingerprints done: October 14th, 2025
Background completed: November 5,
Invitation to test: December 15th, 2025
Test done: December 20th
Language: January 13, 2026
Prohibitions: January 13, 2026
Physical presence: January 13, 2026
Invitation to Oath Ceremony: February 27
Oath ceremony: Scheduled for March 24

Cheers

 

[forgotpassword]

Update:

Application sent: August 5th, 2025
AOR: October 7th, 2025
Fingerprints request: October 8th, 2025
Fingerprints done: October 14th, 2025
Background completed: November 5,
Invitation to test: December 15th, 2025
Test done: December 20th
Language: January 13, 2026
Prohibitions: January 13, 2026
Physical presence: January 13, 2026
Invitation to Oath Ceremony: February 27
Oath ceremony: Scheduled for March 24

Cheers

Congrats, where are you located?

 

[monas]

Hi All, is anyone going through the same thing I am facing? Everything is showing in progress.

Is this Normal? I have seen people who applied after and have already been gotten the Oath scheduled.

According to my Test email, I am Team 3.

Application Type: Online
Applicant: Single
Application Date: 2nd Aug 2025
AOR: 22nd Sept 2025
Tracker activated: 27th Sept 2025
Test Invite: 5th Dec 2025
Test Passed: 30th Dec 2025
Test Complete: 5th Jan 2026
Language skills: In progress
Background verification: In progress
Physical presence: In progress
Prohibitions: In progress
Citizenship ceremony: Not started

Hey Folks, Its been almost 2 months since my test was updated on the tracker and everything else is still in progress. Is this normal? Any advice on what I should do? I am seeing people who applied in September already receiving their Oath invitations.

 

[Tratata]

Hey Folks, Its been almost 2 months since my test was updated on the tracker and everything else is still in progress. Is this normal? Any advice on what I should do? I am seeing people who applied in September already receiving their Oath invitations.

Pray and hope buddy. I’m in the same boat. Also seeing people applied in October and already got their passports. This whole process is random and has no process whatsoever.

 

[monas]

I dunno, so its pure luck? There's gotta be a reason for this delay or set back.

Pray and hope buddy. I’m in the same boat. Also seeing people applied in October and already got their passports. This whole process is random and has no process whatsoever.

 

[Tratata]

I dunno, so its pure luck? There's gotta be a reason for this delay or set back.

I have no idea. Some people get asked for extra documents(which from the information on IRCC site should make their application non routine) but then they would still get their stuff processed quickly. For people from Calgary and who’s office is in Vancouver I think it’s just combination of misfortunes. Calgary office takes forever to schedule oaths and Vancouver office, well, is Vancouver office… but like the process itself is totally random I do not believe there is any system or actual work is being done despite to what people trying to make out of it. Like I called to IRCC multiple times to find out if work started on my LPP, and I always hear the same answer, nope nobody touched it yet but it is the process and they are working on it(while nobody is touching my application huh). So yeah no process, just wait and hope

 

[monas]

I have no idea. Some people get asked for extra documents(which from the information on IRCC site should make their application non routine) but then they would still get their stuff processed quickly. For people from Calgary and who’s office is in Vancouver I think it’s just combination of misfortunes. Calgary office takes forever to schedule oaths and Vancouver office, well, is Vancouver office… but like the process itself is totally random I do not believe there is any system or actual work is being done despite to what people trying to make out of it. Like I called to IRCC multiple times to find out if work started on my LPP, and I always hear the same answer, nope nobody touched it yet but it is the process and they are working on it(while nobody is touching my application huh). So yeah no process, just wait and hope

I call every other week and all i get is they are currently working on the background check and you are within avg wait time. Sorry just frustrating