October 2025 - Citizenship Applications

[ZinnyBoon]

Finally got an update on the oath date! Kitchener applicants - Family of 2

Applied: 22nd October
AOR: 16th January
BG: 21st January
Test invite: 16th Feb
Test Taken: 20th Feb
Test completed on tracker: 6th March
LPP: 18th March
Oath update: 19th May
Oath scheduled for 7th July

 

[AneeshK]

My wife's tracker also shows the same. She's 58 and doesn't need to take test or show language skills. Citizenship oath also shows in progress. And today is our oath ceremony.

Hi,
My dad got citizenship ceremony in person but he is not good in English. He is 69 years old. Can i assist him to in person ceremony i.e. until registration and all that. He is practicing oath already.
Do i need to request for accomodation from the office that sent in person ceremony request?

Do you have any suggestion?

 

[AneeshK]

Jan 9th - Background completed
Feb 5th - Physical Presence completed
Feb 5th - Prohibitions completed
Feb 9th - Citizenship oath in progress ( Language and citizenship tests are bypassed)
Feb 27th - Scheduled for oath

Hi,
My dad got citizenship ceremony in person but he is not good in English. He is 69 years old. Can i assist him to in person ceremony i.e. until registration and all that. He is practicing oath already.
Do i need to request for accomodation from the office that sent in person ceremony request?
Can you advise how did it go with your parents?

 

[teodinho]

Hi,
My dad got citizenship ceremony in person but he is not good in English. He is 69 years old. Can i assist him to in person ceremony i.e. until registration and all that. He is practicing oath already.
Do i need to request for accomodation from the office that sent in person ceremony request?
Can you advise how did it go with your parents?

Seems you are flooding different threads with this message. Would've been best to start a thread with your question.

That said, I think I have seen somewhere that they say the oath and have you repeat after them. Don't take my word for it tho. You can also call the call centre to ask them.

 

[dcowboys]

LPP seems to be all over the place. Some ppl get it right away while others still waiting. Wish they had some consistency with it.

 

[Hrmxn]

LPP seems to be all over the place. Some ppl get it right away while others still waiting. Wish they had some consistency with it.

Its messed up. I've been waiting for almost 3 months now. No updates at all

 

[vkbca]

LPP seems to be all over the place. Some ppl get it right away while others still waiting. Wish they had some consistency with it.

Speed depends on having a unique name, no hits in their criminal db, fast clearance of background, how fast the foreign country responds to CSIS requests etc. Every one is different and hence the times seem erratic. You cannot have consistency when everyone has a different background.

 

[Tepfr45]

I’m looking for time sensitive advice. I have been scheduled for oath on June 9th, but I have an extremely important family trip on June 19th. Does anyone have experience:

A) with requesting a new date for oath based on upcoming travel plans

B) Getting a passport with express service. I’m in Ottawa

Thank you in advance.

 

[AD_CAN]

I’m looking for time sensitive advice. I have been scheduled for oath on June 9th, but I have an extremely important family trip on June 19th. Does anyone have experience:

A) with requesting a new date for oath based on upcoming travel plans

B) Getting a passport with express service. I’m in Ottawa

Thank you in advance.

is it in person or virtual?
Use urgent passport service you will get the passport 1-2 days

 

[velociraptor]

I’m still waiting for an update since I wrote my citizenship test on Jan 26th. No updates since then. Background check completed on Jan 9.

 

[Anik]

For those who already had an oath ceremony, how long did it take you to get the email with certificate download instructions?
my parents had the ceremony on May 22 but still no instructions email
The application status now shows as completed in the tracker (including the oath step) so I presume all is good with the oath form sent back etc.

Should I reach out via web form or just keep waiting? has been 6 business days now .

 

[AD_CAN]

For those who already had an oath ceremony, how long did it take you to get the email with certificate download instructions?
my parents had the ceremony on May 22 but still no instructions email
The application status now shows as completed in the tracker (including the oath step) so I presume all is good with the oath form sent back etc.

Should I reach out via web form or just keep waiting? has been 6 business days now .

Try to create account using different email id, once you create the account then you can able to download the certificate.
check your spam folder they may already sent the instructions else just create account with other email

 

[velociraptor]

I’m still waiting for an update since I wrote my citizenship test on Jan 26th. No updates since then. Background check completed on Jan 9.

What is the best way to contact the IRCC about the delay in my application? Is it via web form ? The last time I had to contact them was in 2020 during Covid and they had an active phone line with a 4+ hr wait. I’m not sure if that’s still a thing or the best way to contact them about my application!

 

[AD_CAN]

What is the best way to contact the IRCC about the delay in my application? Is it via web form ? The last time I had to contact them was in 2020 during Covid and they had an active phone line with a 4+ hr wait. I’m not sure if that’s still a thing or the best way to contact them about my application!

try to call around 8/3.30am, less waiting time

 

[naveens007]

Still waiting for background check. No update after April 18th. Long wait....