September 2025 - Citizenship Applications

[ImpatientAlligatorRises]

Received test invite.

Type: Online application
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Physical Presence Days: 1100 days
Application: Single
Application sent: September 9, 2025
Delivered: September 9, 2025
Processing centre: Sydney

AOR: November 20th, 2025
Language Skills - in progress
Background verification - November 21st, 2025
Physical presence - in progress
Prohibitions - in progress
Citizenship Test Invite - Jan 19th, 2026
Citizenship Test - to be taken between Jan 23, 2026 and Feb 21, 2026 (COD3)
Citizenship ceremony - not started

Update: passed citizenship test. Took some time to update on tracker

Type: Online application
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Physical Presence Days: 1100 days
Application: Single
Application sent: September 9, 2025
Delivered: September 9, 2025
Processing centre: Sydney

AOR: November 20th, 2025
Background verification - November 21st, 2025

Citizenship Test Invite - Jan 19th, 2026
Citizenship Test - taken on 23rd Jan (had to take between Jan 23, 2026 and Feb 21, 2026) (COD3)
Citizenship test complete: Jan 26th, 2026

Language Skills - in progress
Physical presence - in progress
Prohibitions - in progress

Citizenship oath/ceremony - not started

 

[Tubiti]

congrats to all who passed their tests!! such a big step!! did you just study the book? what else have you used to prepare for the test?

 

[ImpatientAlligatorRises]

congrats to all who passed their tests!! such a big step!! did you just study the book? what else have you used to prepare for the test?

Not a hard test as you only need 15/20. I just read the book a couple of times and learned the names of all the major political leaders at the federal and provincial level. Did some free practice tests as well.

 

[Tubiti]

Not a hard test as you only need 15/20. I just read the book a couple of times and learned the names of all the major political leaders at the federal and provincial level. Did some free practice tests as well.

thanks!

 

[canuckkiwi]

Waiting for LPP

Application submitted Sept 8
AOR Nov 17
Test Completed January 27

 

[chavoshi]

My parent's application just got a ghost update dated Jan 17.

Full timeline:
Applied on September 24, 2025
Type: Online application
Case Processing Centre: Not sure yet
Physical Presence Days: 1,095
Application: Couple
AOR: December 16, 2025
Tracker Creation: December 18, 2025 (After almost 48 hours since AOR)
Background verification: December 18, 2025 (Tracker updated on December 20, 2025)
Ghost Update: January 17, 2026
Citizenship test: Not Applicable (Due to their age) - Not started
Citizenship test completed: TBD
(Most probably - Based on my own experience, there would be one or multiple Ghost Updates here)
LPP: In Progress
Citizenship Oath: Not started
Citizenship Oath Completed: TBD

I’m seeing a behavior in the tracker that I haven’t noticed before.

Only my father’s Physical Presence was marked as completed on Friday, January 30th, while Language and Prohibitions are still in progress. For my mother, however, all three sections remain in progress.
I don’t believe this is anything to worry about, but I wanted to report this behavior and check whether anyone else has experienced something similar.

 

[can_info]

Dear All,
New Update- LPP copleted

Submitted: Sep 10, 2025
AOR: Nov 18, 2025
Tracker activation: Nov 20, 2025
Background check completed: Nov 20, 2025
Test invite updated on tracker: Jan 14, 2026 (test window: Jan 23, 2026 - feb 21, 2026)
Test invite email received: Jan 18, 2026
Test given date: Jan 23, 2026
Test completed: Jan 29, 2026 (updated in tracker: January 31, 2026)
Language Skills, Physical Presence, Prohibitions completed: Feb 1, 2026 (updated in tracker: Feb 3, 2026)
Citizenship ceremony updated to In Progress: Not Started

 

[GoDz85]

LPP Completed today also!

 

[Gohan999]

Type: Online application
Location: Toronto, ON
Physical Presence Days: 1102 days
Application: Single
Application sent: 23 September 2025
AOR: 10 December 2025
LPP (In Progress): 12 December 2025
Test Invite (tracker/email): 03 February 2026 (window: 06Feb to 07Mar)

 

[can_info]

LPP Completed today also!

which province?

 

[GoDz85]

which province?

Newfoundland

 

[MexiCan1309]

LPP Completed today also!

Same submition date, AOR and background but nothing after that

 

[GoDz85]

Same submition date, AOR and background but nothing after that

That doesnt make any sense. Have you asked via webform what is happening?

 

[MexiCan1309]

That doesnt make any sense. Have you asked via webform what is happening?

I haven't but I'm guessing if I do, they are gonna say we are within the processing time limit.

 

[GoDz85]

I haven't but I'm guessing if I do, they are gonna say we are within the processing time limit.

I understand that, Sucks to watch everyone's applications fly through and your application sits and sits and sits. I had the same issue when applying for PR. Everyone's applications took a couple months and mine took 2 and half years.

Hang in there!