June 2026 - Citizenship Application Timeline

[CNP]

i am just curious why some people get that fingerprint request and some do not?

Few reasons I could think of - applicants from specific countries, travel to/from specific countries, applicant name which is very common and IRCC has some not so good record against that name etc etc

 

[Am11]

For reference My timeline is as follows:
Type: Online
Application sent: June 08, 2026
Delivered: June 08, 2026
AOR: September 11th, 2026
Finger print requested: 14th September
Finger print sent to RCMP: 15th September
Test Invitation: 22nd September ( invitation link invalid , received email from IRCC about technical problem. They'll send new invitation.)
Tracker Created:
Background Completed - 25th September
Citizenship Test 2nd Invite - 14th October
Test Taken - 16th October
Test Marked completed - 21st October
Physical presence - 4th November
Prohibitions - 4th November
Language Skills - 4th November
Citizenship ceremony - Only Tracker updated on 5th November, No Official email invite yet.

Update : Ceremony official email received on 9th November.

 

[toakenobi]

Update : Ceremony official email received on 9th November.

did you get a November , December or January ceremony date ?

 

[WinTemoe]

At what point should I reach out for more information?

My application was submitted on June 16th, AOR received on Sept 25th, test completed on Oct 16th.

Other than the test nothing yet has been completed and everything is in progress. I have been in Canada for almost 4 years when I submitted the application and never left the country once.

 

[toakenobi]

At what point should I reach out for more information?

My application was submitted on June 16th, AOR received on Sept 25th, test completed on Oct 16th.

Other than the test nothing yet has been completed and everything is in progress. I have been in Canada for almost 4 years when I submitted the application and never left the country once.

Weird I got the same but background vérification was completed almost at the same time i got the AOR June 21 application

I aim still waiting for LPP to be completed

 

[toakenobi]

At what point should I reach out for more information?

My application was submitted on June 16th, AOR received on Sept 25th, test completed on Oct 16th.

Other than the test nothing yet has been completed and everything is in progress. I have been in Canada for almost 4 years when I submitted the application and never left the country once.

Weird I got the same but background vérification was completed almost at the same time i got the AOR June 21 application

I aim still waiting for LPP

 

[Mohammad191]

At what point should I reach out for more information?

My application was submitted on June 16th, AOR received on Sept 25th, test completed on Oct 16th.

Other than the test nothing yet has been completed and everything is in progress. I have been in Canada for almost 4 years when I submitted the application and never left the country once.

I think it works differently for every applicant, for instance the background check is faster for those who stayed less than 10 years within the country since their finger prints does not require to be updated. I stayed over 10 years therefore I was requested to do my finger prints and my background check has not been updated in the tracker yet, although I even reached the RCMP and I was advices that my reports were sent to IRCC. Other than that still waiting for LLP. I know it’s pretty stressful but things will workout. I literally check my tracker like 20 times per day.

 

[WinTemoe]

I think it works differently for every applicant, for instance the background check is faster for those who stayed less than 10 years within the country since their finger prints does not require to be updated. I stayed over 10 years therefore I was requested to do my finger prints and my background check has not been updated in the tracker yet, although I even reached the RCMP and I was advices that my reports were sent to IRCC. Other than that still waiting for LLP. I know it’s pretty stressful but things will workout. I literally check my tracker like 20 times per day.

Same here, I constantly check it.

I was not required to provide a finger print, I'm just surprised at the randomness of of the process.

 

[appwarez]

Hi everyone,

I applied for citizenship for my two minor children on June 22, 2026, but we still haven't received our AORs.

I've been following the Excel tracking sheet, and interestingly, three other applicants from June 22 are also still waiting for their AORs, while applicants who submitted after that date have continued receiving theirs.

Is anyone else in a similar situation? Any suggestions on what we should do next?

Thanks in advance!

Sometimes AOR issuance does not follow the exact order of submission, and there can be delays due to application intake or document verification.