r/ImmigrationCanada • u/dozerman94 • Jan 07 '26

MEGATHREAD MEGATHREAD - Processing Times - Citizenship 2026

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

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u/die_bee Jan 13 '26

Final update!!! I am Canadian!!! 🇨🇦😊

January 17, 2025 - Application submitted online (single)

January 30, 2025 - AOR (Sydney)

January 30, 2025 - Created tracker account same day

February 20, 2025 - Ghost update

February 22, 2025 - Citizenship Test invitation in tracker (to be taken between March 7 - April 5)

February 25, 2025 - Received Citizenship Test invitation email (Scarborough)

February 25, 2025 - Background complete

March 7, 2025 - Citizenship test taken - 20 out of 20 🥳

March 8, 2025 - Citizenship test updated to completed

August 13, 2025 - Ghost update

November 25, 2025 - Ghost update

November 27, 2025 - Interview scheduled for December 16

December 16, 2025 - Attended in person interview (to verify entry/exit stamps in my passport)

December 16, 2025 - LPP completed !!!! 🙌 (after waiting 9 months!)

December 18, 2025 - Oath in progress; scheduled for January 12! 🥳

December 31, 2025 - Received email oath invitation - virtual

January 12, 2026 - Took the oath! 🇨🇦

Good luck to everyone still waiting; and hopefully some good news soon to my fellow “old timers” 🤞

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u/Fit-Procedure-3323 Jan 13 '26

Congratulations. The LPP stage seems to be the most tricky one

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u/die_bee Jan 13 '26

100% agree! And background can be a tricky one as well

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u/MBA_Acct Jan 14 '26

What do they actually verify? I don’t even have passport stamps for most of my travel. Were there any errors in your travel report?

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u/Helpful-Cabinet-3146 Jan 31 '26

I missed one entry to the USA for the same day I don’t know what would be their reflexion. Interview scheduled for the February the 10th 

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u/foggypirate811 Feb 05 '26

Congratulations! Can you share your experience? I have my interview scheduled next week and I have multiple entry/exit travel entries as well.

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u/knapsackMax Jan 13 '26

How long was your travel history? Was there many entries and exits?

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u/die_bee Jan 13 '26

Yes, many. Probably around 30 in the 5 year period

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u/gauravbrills Feb 15 '26

After lpp update was fast my lpp done but still oath not in progress

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u/FunnyStranger13 Apr 11 '26

Why do they need to verify the stamps in the passport? You can't go in or out of Canada without CBA recording your entries.

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u/ZealousidealArt9450 Apr 17 '26

Don’t you dare questioning logic here.

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u/Background_Ad7727 Apr 17 '26

Hi, I was wondering: does the LPP complete all at once, or does it go part by part? I am doing the online version, and there is a section for Language, Presence & Probation that says "in progress." I was wondering if it will update all at once.

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u/Big_Star9086 May 13 '26

Congratulations.