October 2025 - Citizenship Applications

[sodapop123]

Update : Email for online test came through today (COD Testing Team 3)


Application submitted: October 27th, 2025
AOR Received: January 22nd, 2026
Tracker Email: January 23rd, 2026
Tracker Created: January 24th, 2026
Background Verification Completed : February 2nd,2026 (showed in the tracker on February 4th)
Citizenship Test : Email Invitation received on March 2nd, 2026 (No update on tracker, still says 'Not Started')
Language Skills: In progress
Physical Presence: In progress
Prohibitions: In progress
Citizenship Ceremony: Not started

Update : Citizenship Test marked complete this morning


Application submitted: October 27th, 2025

AOR Received: January 22nd, 2026
Tracker Email: January 23rd, 2026
Tracker Created: January 24th, 2026

Background Verification Completed : February 2nd,2026 (showed in the tracker on February 4th)

Citizenship Test :

• Email Invitation - Received on March 2nd, 2026 (Test window March 6th to April 4th)
• Tracker Update - In progress - Feb 27th, 2026 (showed in the tracker on March 3rd)
• Passed - March 6th, 2026
• Tracker updated - Completed - March 8th, 2026 (showed in the tracker on March 10th)

Language Skills: In progress
Physical Presence: In progress
Prohibitions: In progress

Citizenship Ceremony: Not started

 

[vinjsqjc]

Family of 3 (2 adults and 1 kid)

Whitby, ON

Application Submitted Online: Oct 24th 2025

AOR: Jan 16th 2026. (Processing Centre: Sydney NS)

Fingerprint Request received for one of the adult applicants: Jan 19th 2026

Fingerprints provided: Jan 20th 2026

Tracker accounts created for all: Jan 21st 2026

Background verification complete for 1st adult applicant: Jan 21st 2026

Citizenship Test Tracker Status: ‘In Progress’ for both adults on Jan 23rd 2026

Citizenship Test Invite received for all adults in my group: Jan 26th 2026

Citizenship test given (1st Adult Applicant): Jan 30th 2026

Background verification complete for 2nd adult applicant: Jan 30th 2026

Citizenship test given (2nd Adult Applicant): Jan 31st 2026

Citizenship Test Status updated to Completed (Both Adults): Feb 4th 2026

LPP Completed (Both Adults): Feb 27th 2026 (Tracker updated on Mar 3rd 2026)

First update on my minor kid’s application: Prohibitions - Completed, Language/Physical Presence/ Background verification – In progress : Feb 27th 2026 (Tracker updated on Mar 3rd 2026)

UPDATE: Oath scheduled on Mar 21st 2026

Family of 3 (2 adults and 1 kid)

Whitby, ON

Application Submitted Online: Oct 24th 2025

AOR: Jan 16th 2026. (Processing Centre: Sydney NS)

Fingerprint Request received for one of the adult applicants: Jan 19th 2026

Fingerprints provided: Jan 20th 2026

Tracker accounts created for all: Jan 21st 2026

Background verification complete for 1st adult applicant: Jan 21st 2026

Citizenship Test Tracker Status: ‘In Progress’ for both adults on Jan 23rd 2026

Citizenship Test Invite received for all adults in my group: Jan 26th 2026

Citizenship test given (1st Adult Applicant): Jan 30th 2026

Background verification complete for 2nd adult applicant: Jan 30th 2026

Citizenship test given (2nd Adult Applicant): Jan 31st 2026

Citizenship Test Status updated to Completed (Both Adults): Feb 4th 2026

LPP Completed (Both Adults): Feb 27th 2026 (Tracker updated on Mar 3rd 2026)

First update on my minor kid’s application: Prohibitions - Completed, Language/Physical Presence/ Background verification – In progress : Feb 27th 2026 (Tracker updated on Mar 3rd 2026)

Citizenship Ceremony: In Progress – Mar 7th 2026 (Tracker updated on Mar 10th 2026)

Scheduled for Oath: Mar 21st, 2026 (Tracker updated on Mar 10th 2026)

 

[qshao17]

Application Type: Single
Application Submitted: Oct 23 2025
AOR: Jan 19 2026.
Background Verification completed: Feb 2 2026
FingerPrint Request: Feb 11 2026
Test Invite: Feb 23 2026
Citizenship test: Given Feb 28 2026 - No Updated on tracker until now
Language skills : in progress
Physical presence: in progress
Prohibitions: in progress
Citizenship ceremony: not sure

Looks like ircc processed some application from specific countries will be much more slower than others

Update:
Application Submitted: Oct 23 2025
AOR: Jan 19 2026.
Background Verification completed: Feb 2 2026
FingerPrint Request: Feb 11 2026
Test Invite: Feb 23 2026
Citizenship test: Given Feb 28 2026 - Completed on March 8, 2026 and Updated on March 10, 2026
Language skills : in progress
Physical presence: in progress
Prohibitions: in progress
Citizenship ceremony:

 

[Darendarens]

How long does it take to go from AOR to Background check? Any tracking excel sheet link??

 

[luanchung]

Update : Citizenship Test marked complete this morning


Application submitted: October 27th, 2025

AOR Received: January 22nd, 2026
Tracker Email: January 23rd, 2026
Tracker Created: January 24th, 2026

Background Verification Completed : February 2nd,2026 (showed in the tracker on February 4th)

Citizenship Test :

• Email Invitation - Received on March 2nd, 2026 (Test window March 6th to April 4th)
• Tracker Update - In progress - Feb 27th, 2026 (showed in the tracker on March 3rd)
• Passed - March 6th, 2026
• Tracker updated - Completed - March 8th, 2026 (showed in the tracker on March 10th)

Language Skills: In progress
Physical Presence: In progress
Prohibitions: In progress

Citizenship Ceremony: Not started

which team is that? mine is team 2, completed the test on March 1st but no updates on tracker yet

 

[sodapop123]

which team is that? mine is team 2, completed the test on March 1st but no updates on tracker yet

Hey ! Mine was team 3.

Hopefully yours gets marked as completed this week as well.

 

[luanchung]

Hey ! Mine was team 3.

Hopefully yours gets marked as completed this week as well.

awesome, congrats

 

[vinjsqjc]

UPDATE: Oath scheduled on Mar 21st 2026

Family of 3 (2 adults and 1 kid)

Whitby, ON

Application Submitted Online: Oct 24th 2025

AOR: Jan 16th 2026. (Processing Centre: Sydney NS)

Fingerprint Request received for one of the adult applicants: Jan 19th 2026

Fingerprints provided: Jan 20th 2026

Tracker accounts created for all: Jan 21st 2026

Background verification complete for 1st adult applicant: Jan 21st 2026

Citizenship Test Tracker Status: ‘In Progress’ for both adults on Jan 23rd 2026

Citizenship Test Invite received for all adults in my group: Jan 26th 2026

Citizenship test given (1st Adult Applicant): Jan 30th 2026

Background verification complete for 2nd adult applicant: Jan 30th 2026

Citizenship test given (2nd Adult Applicant): Jan 31st 2026

Citizenship Test Status updated to Completed (Both Adults): Feb 4th 2026

LPP Completed (Both Adults): Feb 27th 2026 (Tracker updated on Mar 3rd 2026)

First update on my minor kid’s application: Prohibitions - Completed, Language/Physical Presence/ Background verification – In progress : Feb 27th 2026 (Tracker updated on Mar 3rd 2026)

Citizenship Ceremony: In Progress – Mar 7th 2026 (Tracker updated on Mar 10th 2026)

Scheduled for Oath: Mar 21st, 2026 (Tracker updated on Mar 10th 2026)

Update: Got my official invite email. Virtual Ceremony


Family of 3 (2 adults and 1 kid)

Whitby, ON

Application Submitted Online: Oct 24th 2025

AOR: Jan 16th 2026. (Processing Centre: Sydney NS)

Fingerprint Request received for one of the adult applicants: Jan 19th 2026

Fingerprints provided: Jan 20th 2026

Tracker accounts created for all: Jan 21st 2026

Background verification complete for 1st adult applicant: Jan 21st 2026

Citizenship Test Tracker Status: ‘In Progress’ for both adults on Jan 23rd 2026

Citizenship Test Invite received for all adults in my group: Jan 26th 2026

Citizenship test given (1st Adult Applicant): Jan 30th 2026

Background verification complete for 2nd adult applicant: Jan 30th 2026

Citizenship test given (2nd Adult Applicant): Jan 31st 2026

Citizenship Test Status updated to Completed (Both Adults): Feb 4th 2026

LPP Completed (Both Adults): Feb 27th 2026 (Tracker updated on Mar 3rd 2026)

First update on my minor kid’s application: Prohibitions - Completed, Language/Physical Presence/ Background verification – In progress : Feb 27th 2026 (Tracker updated on Mar 3rd 2026)

Citizenship Ceremony: In Progress – Mar 7th 2026 (Tracker updated on Mar 10th 2026)

Scheduled for Oath: Mar 21st, 2026 (Tracker updated on Mar 10th 2026)

Email invite received for virtual ceremony: Mar 10th 2026

 

[silcitapp]

Anyone from London, Ontario?

 

[luanchung]

Update:

Test updated to COMPLETED on tracker today

Applied on Oct 23rd
AOR: Jan 22nd
background verification: Completed Feb 2nd, 2026 (updated in tracker on Feb 4th)
Test invited: Feb 23rd, 2026
Test passed: March 1st (team 2)
Test completed: March 9th (Updated on tracker on March 11th)
LPP: In progress

 

[al05]

Office: Sydney, NS
Citizenship application:
Application submitted: October 12, 2025
AOR Received: January 9, 2026
Background Verification: January 13, 2026
Tracker Created: January 13, 2026
Tracker Email: January 19, 2026
Citizenship Test Invitation Email: February 16, 2026 (test window February 20 - March 21)
Citizenship Test Passed: February 20, 2026 (status updated to completed on March 2, in tracker - on March 4)
LPP Completed: March 10 2026 (updated in tracker on March 12 2026; for a kid - in progress).
Citizenship Ceremony: Not started

 

[Viraj2020]

Family of 3 (2 adults and 1 child), ON
Application submitted: October 10, 2025
AOR: January 13, 2026
BG: January 15, 2026 (updated in tracker on January 17, 2026)
Citizenship test email: February 9, 2026
Test given: February 14, 2026
Test complete: February 20, 2026 (updated on tracker on February 24,2026)
LPP complete: March 9, 2026 (updated on tracker March 11, 2026)
Citizenship oath update: March 10, 2026 (updated on March 12, 2026)
Oath scheduled for March 27, 2026

Thank you to everyone in this group for keeping the hope alive!

 

[Tee0001]

Application Submitted: October 19, 2025
AOR: January 19, 2026
BG: January 23, 2026
Citizenship email: February 16, 2026
Test taken: February 25, 2026
Photo Identity Request: February 28, 2026
Citizenship Test: In Progress

Should I be worried? Citizenship test is not updated after two weeks

 

[sodapop123]

Application Submitted: October 19, 2025
AOR: January 19, 2026
BG: January 23, 2026
Citizenship email: February 16, 2026
Test taken: February 25, 2026
Photo Identity Request: February 28, 2026
Citizenship Test: In Progress

Should I be worried? Citizenship test is not updated after two weeks

Since they requested a clear picture of the photo id after reviewing your test, it should mean that your actual test part was fine.

It'll probably be completed soon enough in the tracker, i wouldn't worry. The slight delay is probably coz they needed the id via email instead.

 

[Tee0001]

Since they requested a clear picture of the photo id after reviewing your test, it should mean that your actual test part was fine.

It'll probably be completed soon enough in the tracker, i wouldn't worry. The slight delay is probably coz they needed the id via email instead.

This makes a lot of sense. Thanks!