citizenship applications stuck for too long - Those with AOR before May 2025 - Let's gather here and update

[GSM786]

Timeline:

- Applied / received: end of March 2025/ Vancouver

- Citizenship test: passed (20/20), late May 2025

- Fingerprints request and submitted- June 2025

- Fingerprints/Criminality (RCMP): passed July 2025 — clean, no record

- Residence + Language assessments: passed February 2026

- Security (CSIS): blank/redacted (s.15 / s.16), no movement

- File location: "Grant Clearance Pending" the whole time

- Last activity on file: Feb 2026 — silent since

I pulled GCMS notes twice. In the February pull, the CLEARANCE REQUEST(S) line read "RCMP/CSIS: Y." In a May pull, the same line read just "RCMP: Y" — CSIS dropped off. The Security assessment field is still blank/redacted in both.

Does this mean anything?

It's been 14 months of processing and it's getting very frustrating now.

 

[onward28332]

Timeline:

- Applied / received: end of March 2025/ Vancouver

- Citizenship test: passed (20/20), late May 2025

- Fingerprints request and submitted- June 2025

- Fingerprints/Criminality (RCMP): passed July 2025 — clean, no record

- Residence + Language assessments: passed February 2026

- Security (CSIS): blank/redacted (s.15 / s.16), no movement

- File location: "Grant Clearance Pending" the whole time

- Last activity on file: Feb 2026 — silent since

I pulled GCMS notes twice. In the February pull, the CLEARANCE REQUEST(S) line read "RCMP/CSIS: Y." In a May pull, the same line read just "RCMP: Y" — CSIS dropped off. The Security assessment field is still blank/redacted in both.

Does this mean anything?

It's been 14 months of processing and it's getting very frustrating now.

Choose CSBA instead of IRCC when getting GCMS notes, ask for unredacted security info. But just a heads up, even you can see what's in there, it's not helpful at all.

 

[zack87]

Did anyone with a group (family) application request the stuck applicant to be split out? Any feedback on that and how long to expect this to take?

 

[radvin2020]

Type : Online application
Location : Vancouver.
Physical Presence Days : 1128.
Application Type : Family, myself and my son
Application sent : 2024/12/12.
Delivered : 2024/12/12.
AOR : 22024/12/19.
F.P Request : 2025/02.
F.P Submitted : 2025/02.
Test invitation email : 2025/02/11
Test taken : 2025/03/05
BG check clearance : 2025/12/29
Language skills : pending
Physical presence: Pending
Prohibitions: Pending

My language was LINC 7, I did CELPIP last week and sent June 15 via webfrom as I think I am stuck with LINC certificate verification

 

[Hwallikniw]

March 2025 AOR stuck in BG and Prob.
language and physical turned green in October

 

[kg12345]

Jan 2025 applicant here:

Application Submitted: Dec 22, 2024
AOR: Jan 5, 2025
Request for Fingerprints: Feb 19, 2025 (done next day)
Test Taken: Mar 13, 2025
Citizenship Test Updated: Mar 21, 2025
Language & PP both completed: Nov 27, 2025
Prohibitions: Pending
Background Verification : Pending (Criminality is passed, security is pending)

I requested GCMS Notes (ATIP) in May.
The latest update in that was on 27 Nov, 2025 and it says “CMB update requested”

What is this cmb update? Anyone heard of it?
And is this a standard procedure?

 

[dzx]

Jan 2025 applicant here:

Application Submitted: Dec 22, 2024
AOR: Jan 5, 2025
Request for Fingerprints: Feb 19, 2025 (done next day)
Test Taken: Mar 13, 2025
Citizenship Test Updated: Mar 21, 2025
Language & PP both completed: Nov 27, 2025
Prohibitions: Pending
Background Verification : Pending (Criminality is passed, security is pending)

I requested GCMS Notes (ATIP) in May.
The latest update in that was on 27 Nov, 2025 and it says “CMB update requested”

What is this cmb update? Anyone heard of it?
And is this a standard procedure?

It stands for case management branch, if your case is there, it’s non-routine

 

[kg12345]

It stands for case management branch, if your case is there, it’s non-routine

Looks like my case has not been transferred to CMB, it’s just some update request I assume. What could be the possible reason? I searched on chatgpt, it says it can be a routine procedure. I am so tensed because it’s has been so long.

 

[maturk]

Hey! This is a Whatsapp group for those with extremely delayed background/prohibitions and people stuck in security CSIS screening ONLY. We can track which month CSIS is completing nowadays and estimate when our turn would come and discuss options for complaints, petitions, and mandamus. Please join and share: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KQ2s2fprgmqDBaOkT12zqu?mode=gi_t

Can't join the group. Is it looked or it can be joined without invitation?

 

[maturk]

Did anyone with a group (family) application request the stuck applicant to be split out? Any feedback on that and how long to expect this to take?

If anyone goes under security, all will be put on wait until the security check complete. They will not allow file separation.

 

[Yadi_092024]

Application Submitted: Sept 13, 2024
AOR: Sept 24,2024
Citizenship Test Completed: Dec 24, 2024
Language Skills Completed: Jan 17, 2025
Physical Presence Completed: Jan 17,2025
Fingerprint Results Received: Jan 19, 2025
Background verification: In-Progress
Prohibitions: In-Progress
Citizenship ceremony: Not Started

Last update on file was: Jan 22,2025.
Sent web forms multiple times and called them but no positive response. Also , Ordered GCMS notes on Jan 25, 2026, but didn't get the notes as well. Don't know what to do.