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    AUGUST 2025 - CITIZENSHIP APPLICATIONS

    Has anyone here requested to switch from an online ceremony to an in-person one? How much extra time did IRCC add to your process? A couple of weeks? An extra month? I’m particularly interested in hearing from people in Metro Vancouver.
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    AUGUST 2025 - CITIZENSHIP APPLICATIONS

    Hm... But tons of people receive emails before they even see the update in the tracker...
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    AUGUST 2025 - CITIZENSHIP APPLICATIONS

    Just noticed an update in the tracker - yeah, the oath is finally scheduled for the 18th of March. However, I haven’t received any email yet, which feels... odd. So I’m not sure whether it’s supposed to be online or in person. Has anyone else had their oath appear in the tracker without...
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    AUGUST 2025 - CITIZENSHIP APPLICATIONS

    Just noticed that on the 14th of Jan, the Language, Prohibition, and Physical Presence stages were updated to "Completed". I'm on the final stretch before the citizenship oath :D
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    AUGUST 2025 - CITIZENSHIP APPLICATIONS

    Hi Ad78! Did you request a digital citizenship certificate, which is why a virtual oath ceremony was expected? Or did you request a paper certificate, and the ceremony was ultimately scheduled as virtual instead of in-person for some reason?
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    AUGUST 2025 - CITIZENSHIP APPLICATIONS

    Just got a strange $75 refund from IRCC directly on my credit card. What could it be? My assumption (please, confirm or debunk it) is that during the initial fee payment stage, in the fee payment form, I selected these two options: - Adult (18 and over) (a total of $649.75, which includes the...
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    AUGUST 2025 - CITIZENSHIP APPLICATIONS

    Citizenship test: Completed on 22 Dec.
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    AUGUST 2025 - CITIZENSHIP APPLICATIONS

    Passed the test on the 19th. Waiting for the update on the Tracker.
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    AUGUST 2025 - CITIZENSHIP APPLICATIONS

    Just received an email with the test invitation! :cool:
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    AUGUST 2025 - CITIZENSHIP APPLICATIONS

    Did you see this article about IRCC's recent processing time changes? 13 months left for those who applied in August!!!
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    AUGUST 2025 - CITIZENSHIP APPLICATIONS

    Background verification: Completed
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    AUGUST 2025 - CITIZENSHIP APPLICATIONS

    Does anyone know when the background check is completed, should the applicant receive an email? Or does it happen without any notification, just a status change in the tracker?
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    AUGUST 2025 - CITIZENSHIP APPLICATIONS

    Tracker Activated: September 30, 2025
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    AUGUST 2025 - CITIZENSHIP APPLICATIONS

    Nope, my friend applied at the beginning of July.
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    AUGUST 2025 - CITIZENSHIP APPLICATIONS

    I got the AOR about an hour ago. One of my friends (outside the forum) also got it today.
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    AUGUST 2025 - CITIZENSHIP APPLICATIONS

    Nope =(
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    AUGUST 2025 - CITIZENSHIP APPLICATIONS

    Glad to return to this forum, but this time as a citizenship applicant. My current timeline: Type: Online Application Location: New Westminster, BC Physical Presence Days: 1097 Application Type: Single Application sent: Aug 01 Delivered: Aug 01 AOR: Waiting