2026 January - Citizenship Applicants

[K7moda]

Hey everyone
update for me
Type: Online application
Location: Calgary,AB
Physical Presence Days: 1097 days
Application: single
Application sent: January 31st, 2026
Delivered: January 31st, 2026
AOR: April 9th, 2026
Finger print requested: n/a
Finger print sent to RCMP: n/a
Language skills: july 16, 2026
Background verification: in progress
Physical presence: july 16, 2026
Prohibitions: in progress
Citizenship test: june 1, 2026 completed
Citizenship ceremony: not started
Its shaping up to look as nonroutine for me. Hopefully i hear back soon.

 

[anees661]

Congrats. So, your background & LPP never changed from In Progress at all?

I couldn't able to link the application to tracker .I dont have the timeline or when other things changed ,once the test was submitted in May ,I got email for oath on this Friday.

 

[springknight]

Finally sharing my citizenship timeline - feels unreal to be this close now!

Applied online as a single applicant with 1,108.5 physical presence days.

• Location: GTA
• Application submitted: Jan 5, 2026
• AOR: Mar 11, 2026
• In process: Mar 13, 2026
• Fingerprints requested and submitted: Mar 13, 2026
• Background completed: Mar 31, 2026
• Test invite received: Apr 20, 2026
• Test window opened: Apr 24, 2026 (Took the test on the first day and passed)
• Test marked complete: Apr 30, 2026
• Language, physical presence and prohibitions completed: Jul 7, 2026
• Citizenship ceremony changed to "In Progress": Jul 10, 2026
• Oath email invite received: Jul 20, 2026
• In-person oath ceremony: Aug 4, 2026

Overall processing time: 211 days from application submission to oath ceremony.

Just a couple more weeks to go now. Super excited and honestly a little emotional!

 

[Mas_32]

Type: Online application
Location: Montreal, QC
Physical Presence Days: 1131 days
Application: Individual Adult applicant
Application sent: January 19, 2026
Delivered: January 19, 2026
AOR: March 25, 2026
Tracker Created:
Finger print requested:
Finger print sent to RCMP:
Citizenship Test -
Background verification -
Physical presence -
Prohibitions -
Language Skills
Citizenship ceremony-

Type: Online application
Location: Montreal, QC
Physical Presence Days: 1131 days
Application: Individual Adult applicant
Application sent: January 19, 2026
Delivered: January 19, 2026
AOR: March 25, 2026
Tracker Created:
Finger print requested: n/a
Finger print sent to RCMP: n/a
Citizenship Test - completed may 5
Background verification - completed may 6,2026
Physical presence - completed may 6,2026
Prohibitions -completed may 6,2026
Language Skills - completed may 6,2026
Citizenship ceremony-


More than 2 months now waiting for Oath Ceremony update

 

[rahul00]

Hello
I have applied for my wife citizenship today - 07/21/2026 online. what is the time to get AOR.
Thanks

 

[harryDunn]

Tracker account showing multiple dates for Oath Ceremony.
Initially scheduled for August 3rd and now showing August 17th.

 

[SayeeRaina0503]

Received the Passport today!!


Type: Online application
Location: Toronto, ON
Physical Presence Days: 1098.5 days
Application: Single-Adult
Application sent: January 05, 2026
Delivered: January 05, 2026
AOR: March 20, 2026
Tracker Created: March 25, 2026
Background verification: March 24, 2026
Citizenship Test Invite: April 27, 2026
Test Taken: May 1, 2026
Physical presence: June 11, 2026
Prohibitions: June 11, 2026
Language Skills: June 11, 2026
Citizenship ceremony: June 29, 2026.
Applied for Canadian Passport: July 03, 2026
Passport Delivered: July 21, 2026
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PR Application:
FSW Inland:

Primary VO - RROC, Ottawa
Secondary VO - Etobicoke

ITA - Mar 23, 2023
Application Submission - May 06, 2023
AOR - May 06, 2023
Biometrics - May 16, 2023
Medicals - Jun 05, 2023
Eligibility - Jun 05, 2023
Background Verification - Jun 15, 2023
Medical Expiry Date - Jun 15, 2024
Final Decision - Sep 28, 2023

Portal 1: Oct 5, 2023
Portal 2: Oct 12, 2023
ECOPR: Nov 15, 2023

PR Card:
Update 1: Nov 23, 2023
Update 2: Nov 29, 2023