January 2025 - Citizenship Applications

[dungski]

Status update:

Application filed: January 28, 2025
Background verification: February 21, 2025 completed
Physical Presence: April 8,2026 completed
Prohibitions: April 8,2026 completed
Language: In Progress (exempted 55+)
Citizenship Test: Not started (exempted 55+)
Invite: Hopefully soon

 

[ruka]

Hi friends,
I have started a common thread for all of us waiting for more than a year to get together and share our timelines and progress.
Please add and update your case in the table in that thread.

R

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

May 15, 2026

Hi,
I am starting this thread for those who are waiting for too long more than a year with AOR before April 2025. Let's get together and share our experiences and updates.
The below is a table we can use.
Please reply to the thread and a new row for your case and update. Also please update the table as you see some movements in your case.
I have added my case.
I hope this would be helpful for us to share and see how each other is progressing in this journery.

Many Thanks

Name

AOR

Application history

the date all items were completed

the date you updated...

• ruka
• Replies: 20
• Forum: Citizenship

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[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?