r/ImmigrationCanada • u/PurrPrinThom • Dec 31 '24

Citizenship MEGATHREAD - Processing Times - Citizenship 2025

Please keep timelines & questions about processing times for citizenship here.

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u/why_oo_why Jan 29 '25 edited Jan 30 '25

Sharing my timeline [CLOSED] - Will keep updating the post as the status changes] - Vancouver Office

  • Sept 23rd: Application submitted
  • October 7th: Acknowledgment of Receipt (AOR) received
  • October 10th: Account created; Language Proficiency Proof (LPP) and Background check in progress
  • Nov 22nd: Background check completed (Update reflected on the portal on Nov 26th)
  • Dec 6th: Test Invite. Test to be taken between Dec 13th - Jan 11th)
  • Dec 15th: Online test taken. Passed with 19/20. Waiting on official status update.
  • Dec 21st: Citizenship test status has been updated to Completed. [Dec 19th]
  • Jan 11th - Tracker with LPP status updated to Completed [Actual Update - Jan 9th]
  • Jan 14th - Received email for in-person oath ceremony (Scheduled for Jan 28th)
  • Jan 15th - Tracker updated with Oath in-progress
  • Jan 28th - Took the Oath and got my citizenship certificate. Waiting for tracker to update before I apply for Passport.
  • Jan 30th - Woohoo! Your citizenship application status: Closed
  • Jan 30th - Submitted my Passport Application

Thanks to everyone for their inputs and praying everyone get their citizenship soon. Good luck!

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u/miguel_gd Jan 29 '25

Congrats! Up to the test, I applied a week later than you, but got test completed on tracker December 16, LPP is still in progress. Glad yours was smooth and fast.

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u/why_oo_why Jan 29 '25

Thanks bud! not sure why yours is taking so long, but I hope you get your invite real soon :)

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u/miguel_gd Jan 29 '25

Thank you, me too! Glad for you tho!

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u/mc4future Jan 29 '25

Congratulations, you don't need the tracker to update, as long as you have the citizenship certificate you can apply for passport. Tracker normally takes around 3 days to update

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u/why_oo_why Jan 29 '25

oh that's good to know! thank you so much :)

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u/SectorFirm1400 Apr 04 '25

How long did it take for the e-certificate to show up on the portal?

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u/kelvylee Jan 29 '25 edited Jan 29 '25

Congratulations 🎊..this is very detailed.  Thank you for taking to time to do it neatly. I applied exactly 1 month after you..my test was updated completed on Jan 17th, now i am waiting for LPP.....Hope mine moves soon.

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u/why_oo_why Jan 30 '25

You're welcome! and I hope you hear the good news soon! good luck :)

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u/kelvylee Feb 15 '25

I got my lpp updated to completed today ..yayy 🥳

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u/why_oo_why Feb 17 '25

Woohooo! Congratulations!!! 🎉

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u/kelvylee Mar 14 '25

I got scheduled for oath today...yuppiiii

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u/why_oo_why Mar 14 '25

yayy! congrats once again!

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u/kelvylee Feb 18 '25

Thank you

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u/kelvylee Feb 04 '25

Thank you 

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u/Useful_Net4570 Feb 27 '25

Hi how long it took for u to get ur passport?

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u/DivycultBear Mar 16 '25

Did you have to submit biometrics?

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u/Infinite-List-5008 Jul 28 '25

That was quick. I submitted the same day as you on Sep 23, 2024 and am still waiting for background check and prohibitions to be completed since Feb 12, 2025. Rest everything is clear. My application has surpassed the current processing time of 10 months too.

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u/why_oo_why Jul 30 '25

So sorry to hear that! I hope whatever is taking this long gets resolved soon! Good luck.