DECEMBER 2025 - CITIZENSHIP APPLICATIONS

[frostedgarden]

Type: Online application
Location: Toronto
Application Type: Single - Adult

Application submitted: 22 Sep 2025
Application re-submitted: 11 Dec 2025
AOR: 2 Mar 2026
Fingerprint Request: 4 Mar 2026
Link to tracker: 6 Mar 2026
Fingerprint Submitted: 11 Mar 2026

 

[aku1992]

Hey everyone, looking for some insight into the current IRCC timeline/portal lag. I’m a Dec '25 applicant and received my AOR on March 18.

Current Situation:

• Tracker: Created my account and it shows Background Completed as of today (March 24).
• Main GCKey Account: Still shows the generic "This is not an acknowledgement of your AOR" message. It’s been a week since AOR!
• Email: No official "Background Complete" email received yet.

Two main questions:

1. Is it normal for the main application portal to be this far behind the Tracker? It feels weird that one side says I’m moving along while the other hasn't even acknowledged the AOR.

2. I see people talking about updates 2-3 days before they even hit the Tracker. How are people seeing these "ghost updates" or "hidden" status changes?

 

[Ehsanmajd]

Is anyone still waiting for AOR?

 

[Yourfavbrownguy]

Type: Online application
Location: Edmonton
Application Type: Single - Adult
Application submitted: 23 Dec 2025
AOR: 12 Mar 2026
Tracker Email : 13 Mar 2026
Linked to Tracker: 14 Mar 2026
Fingerprint Request: 13 Mar 2026
Fingerprint Submitted: 13 Mar 2026
Background Completed: 25 Mar 2026

 

[richard R]

Type: Online application
Location: Edmonton
Application Type: Single - Adult
Application submitted: 23 Dec 2025
AOR: 12 Mar 2026
Tracker Email : 13 Mar 2026
Linked to Tracker: 14 Mar 2026
Fingerprint Request: 13 Mar 2026
Fingerprint Submitted: 13 Mar 2026
Background Completed: 25 Mar 2026

May I know when you get the background update? Sydney office?

 

[Yourfavbrownguy]

May I know when you get the background update? Sydney office?

Good morning ,
i didnt get the update i just checked my tracker yesterday and i was showing BC completed.
Yes Sydney office.

 

[HaDenG]

Type: Online application
Location: Vancouver
Physical Presence Days: 1118
Application Type: Single - Adult
Application submitted: 22 December 2025

AOR: 13 March 2026
Linked to Tracker: 18 March 2026
Background Check Completed: 20 March 2026

Still waiting for citizenship test invitation...

 

[gntsomeonu]

Hey everyone, looking for some insight into the current IRCC timeline/portal lag. I’m a Dec '25 applicant and received my AOR on March 18.

Current Situation:

• Tracker: Created my account and it shows Background Completed as of today (March 24).
• Main GCKey Account: Still shows the generic "This is not an acknowledgement of your AOR" message. It’s been a week since AOR!
• Email: No official "Background Complete" email received yet.

Two main questions:

1. Is it normal for the main application portal to be this far behind the Tracker? It feels weird that one side says I’m moving along while the other hasn't even acknowledged the AOR.

2. I see people talking about updates 2-3 days before they even hit the Tracker. How are people seeing these "ghost updates" or "hidden" status changes?

Did you link your GCKey account to your application?