May 2026 - Citizenship Applications Time Line

[LotusLeodis]

Type: Online application
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Physical Presence Days: 1112
Application Type: Online
Application sent: 18 May 2026
Delivered: 18 May 2026
AOR:
Tracker activated:
Test invitation email received:
Test in progress on tracker:
Test window:
Background complete:
Background complete shown on tracker:
Test taken:
Test complete:
Test complete in tracker:
LPP complete:
LPP complete shown on tracker:
Ceremony in progress:
Instructions to download e-certificate email:
Oath Ceremony scheduled:

 

[Chers]

Type: Online application
Location: Red Deer, AB
Physical Presence Days: 1096
Application Type: Online
Application sent: 27-MAY-2026
Delivered: 27-MAY-2026

 

[JoshD]

Hi everyone!

Type: Online application
Location: Mississauga, ON
Physical Presence Days: 1172
Application Type: Online
Application sent: 29-May-2026
Delivered: 29-May-2026

 

[Stan_the_Man]

Type: Online application
Location: Montreal, QC
Physical Presence Days: 1102
Application Type: Online
Application sent: 30-May-2026
Delivered: What does it mean? Is this even applicable to online applications?

 

[sdhaka]

Hi everyone!
Type: Online application
Location: Calgary AB
Physical Presence Days: 1121
Application Type: Online
Application sent: 30-May-2026

 

[haddad287]

Hi All! Just submitted for my wife Good Luck Everyone

Application Type: Online
Location: Ottawa, ON
Physical Prescence: 1587 Days
Application Sent: May 31, 2026

 

[novemberrain]

Type: Online application
Location: Montreal, QC
Physical Presence Days: 1102
Application Type: Online
Application sent: 30-May-2026
Delivered: What does it mean? Is this even applicable to online applications?

Hi there, "Delivered" is for paper application only

 

[melkhatib]

Type: Online application
Location: Winnipeg, MB
Physical Presence Days: 1096
Application Type: Online
Application sent: May 27, 2026

 

[haddad287]

People who submitted in March 2026 are just getting their AOR’a in May 2026

So i guess us May Applicants are gnna wait till August 2026.

Is AOR the first update we get in citizenship application? The only reason I’m asking is because apparently some people get background update notifications before the AOR?

 

[Driz001]

Hi everyone

Type: Online application
Location: ON
Physical Presence Days: 1098
Application Type: Online
Application sent: 18-May-2026
Delivered: 18-May-2026

 

[haddad287]

Hi guys, for people who choose an E-Citizenship, not physical, the Oath Ceremony is offered online right? I see alot of people doing in-person, is that a choice?

 

[melkhatib]

Hi guys, for people who choose an E-Citizenship, not physical, the Oath Ceremony is offered online right? I see alot of people doing in-person, is that a choice?

Even if you choose an e-Citizenship Certificate, they may offer either a physical or an online ceremony. It depends on IRCC.

 

[haddad287]

Even if you choose an e-Citizenship Certificate, they may offer either a physical or an online ceremony. It depends on IRCC.

Aha okay. And if am a may applicant. Is it safe to travel sometime in Oct-nov 2026? For a couple weeks

 

[melkhatib]

Aha okay. And if am a may applicant. Is it safe to travel sometime in Oct-nov 2026? For a couple weeks

You can travel after submitting your citizenship application and throughout the process. However, you must be physically present in Canada for the oath ceremony, even if IRCC schedules it online. There are no exceptions to this requirement.

As for the citizenship test, if you are outside Canada when you receive the test invitation, you can contact IRCC and request permission to take the test from abroad, and you will get the approval to do so.

 

[sedsum]

Type: Online application
Location: Scarborough, ON
Physical Presence Days: 1143
Application Type: Online
Application sent: 30-May-2026
Delivered: 30-May-2026