AUGUST 2025 - CITIZENSHIP APPLICATIONS

[novemberrain]

If I get scheduled for in-person ceremony, would it be possible to change it to e-certificate at the ceremony?

I think people did that and the e-certificate can be sent to them later.
But honestly, at my oath, I thought they would confirm again who wanted the paper one or the electronic one, but no. All of us in the room (114 people) got the paper ones.
I guess you can ask them when you check in though.

 

[novemberrain]

oh nice! Maybe I need to move back to Toronto for this

Hmm, at this point, your oath was already handled/ in queue by your Montreal local office or some other offices so not sure if moving could help at all.

 

[Tratata]

oh nice! Maybe I need to move back to Toronto for this

Unfortunately it won’t change your processing office. I asked this question when was calling IRCC. Man I wish I moved to Ontario, didn’t like how sloppy was BC, same vibes were in Alberta just stayed because had a chance to move to Banff

 

[ccaallvviinn]

I got my GCMS report back today as well. It has the same status as "Grant Review Ready PM03” and it is assigned to CPC Sydney with RC code of RC8090

Do you see a due date in that section? Is Vancouver your primary office?

 

[Tratata]

ok ordered my gcms notes as well.

 

[forgotpassword]

Unfortunately it won’t change your processing office. I asked this question when was calling IRCC. Man I wish I moved to Ontario, didn’t like how sloppy was BC, same vibes were in Alberta just stayed because had a chance to move to Banff

Must be riche rich moving to Banff

 

[Tratata]

Must be riche rich moving to Banff

Yeah I wish. just had a work opportunity and stayed

 

[forgotpassword]

Yeah I wish. just had a work opportunity and stayed

You are lucky, Banff is beautiful.

 

[waitingforircc]

Feb 26, 2026 Ceremony updated to in progress
March 24, 2026 Scheduled ceremony

 

[Drakkar]

Finally, some movement on the account:
Feb 26, 2026: Activity status updated: Citizenship oath
Mar 21, 2026: Scheduled for Citizenship oath

Now waiting for the email with instructions and the ceremony itself.

 

[rama_0808]

Hi everyone, I just got an update today that I will need to attend an interview. My physical presence is marked as complete but my language and prohibition are in process. Anyone else faced a similar situation? I was under the impression most interviews are scheduled to confirm the physical presence which in my case is complete. I am scheduled for march 16th and haven’t received any emails yet. If anyone did face something similar- kindly share your experiences.

Application submitted- August 7th
Background completed- October 6th
Test completed - Jan 15th
Physical presence completed - Feb 13 th
I submitted language proof as the celpip LS where I had listening score of 9 and speaking of 10

 

[kanwar144]

how did you order the notes? with lawyer?

No its simple , you can do decision notes with ircc , 10 day avg reply with notes or do with CBSA which gives you more info on security , take 20-25 days for reply ,
Just google cbsa atip notes

 

[sseda]

I'm also waiting for oath invitation. July applicant and LPP was completed on Jan 21... no update since then
@sseda Did you try emailing them to request scheduling an oath?

No I didn't email them because honestly I didn't think it would make a difference.

 

[sseda]

Finally... Oath scheduled to March 24!
Citizenship oath updated to "in progress" on Feb 25, but tracker showed only today (Feb 27).
Now, the wait for the actual invitation email starts but I am guessing that should be fine. My main concern was my work travel and it looks like this should leave enough time for the passport application/receiving.

 

[novemberrain]

Hi everyone, I just got an update today that I will need to attend an interview. My physical presence is marked as complete but my language and prohibition are in process. Anyone else faced a similar situation? I was under the impression most interviews are scheduled to confirm the physical presence which in my case is complete. I am scheduled for march 16th and haven’t received any emails yet. If anyone did face something similar- kindly share your experiences.

Application submitted- August 7th
Background completed- October 6th
Test completed - Jan 15th
Physical presence completed - Feb 13 th
I submitted language proof as the celpip LS where I had listening score of 9 and speaking of 10

Interview can happen for many reasons, not just to confirm your days. Sometimes, it's to check your language skills, etc.

I've seen that people were asked about their work, travel history, etc. They said the questions were fairly simple/ basic.

Don't stress too much!