May 2026 - Citizenship Applications Time Line

[dnomad]

Thanks. what is your timeline? I am May 21, AOR august 20, test done on sept 4 and completed in tracker on sept 11 background completed but LPP not started.

Type: Single
Location: Calgary
Physical Presence Days: 1099
Application Type: Online
Application sent: 2026 May 02
Delivered: 2026 May 02
AOR: 2026 Aug 06
Invitation to take the test: 2026 Aug 18
Test Window:
TEST START DATE: 2026-08-21
TEST END DATE: 2026-09-19
Tracker activated: Done
Background complete: Done
Background complete shown on tracker: Yes
Test taken: September 13, 2026
Test complete in tracker: October 08, 2026
LPP complete: Oct 16
Ceremony in progress: Not started

 

[melkhatib]

Type: Single
Location: Calgary
Physical Presence Days: 1099
Application Type: Online
Application sent: 2026 May 02
Delivered: 2026 May 02
AOR: 2026 Aug 06
Invitation to take the test: 2026 Aug 18
Test Window:
TEST START DATE: 2026-08-21
TEST END DATE: 2026-09-19
Tracker activated: Done
Background complete: Done
Background complete shown on tracker: Yes
Test taken: September 13, 2026
Test complete in tracker: October 08, 2026
LPP complete: Oct 16
Ceremony in progress: Not started

All the best

 

[melkhatib]

Got oath date today on tracker. Email not received yet. Here's my full timeline:

Type: Online application
Location: Toronto
Physical Presence Days: 1135
Application Type: Online, single
Application sent: May 10, 2026
Delivered: May 10, 2026
AOR: August 12, 2026
Tracker activated: August 14, 2026
Background complete: August 17, 2026
Test invitation email received: Aug 18, 2026
Test window: August 18 - September 19, 2026
Test taken: August 21, 2026
Test complete: August 25, 2026
LPP complete: October 9, 2026
Ceremony in progress: Oct 16, 2026
Oath Ceremony scheduled: Nov 18, 2026 (format unknown yet)

Tracker was not updated at all for me from Aug 14 till October 2 like everyone else
Then I got test and background completion update on October 2 (both done in August).
Then LPP completion update on October 13 (shown as completed on October 9).
Then oath date update on Oct 16 (shown as in progress on October 14).

Good luck everyone! The wait is almost over.

Congratulations

 

[melkhatib]

May 17th LPP completed today

All the best

 

[Ishaan2000]

Hello all, for me, Test results and BG checks updated as completed on September 23, LPP is still pending.... I applied in May and got AOR on August 26.